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# Null-terminated vs length-prefixed ascii strings.
#
# By default we create strings with a 4-byte length prefix rather than a null suffix.
# However we still need null-prefixed strings when interacting with the Linux
# kernel in a few places. This layer implements a function for comparing
# a null-terminated 'kernel string' with a length-prefixed 'SubX string'.
#
# To run (from the subx directory):
# $ ./subx translate examples/ex11.subx -o examples/ex11
# $ ./subx run examples/ex11 # runs a series of tests
# ...... # all tests pass
#
# (We can't yet run the tests when given a "test" commandline argument,
# because checking for it would require the function being tested! Breakage
# would cause tests to not run, rather than to fail as we'd like.)
== code
# instruction effective address register displacement immediate
# . op subop mod rm32 base index scale r32
# . 1-3 bytes 3 bits 2 bits 3 bits 3 bits 3 bits 2 bits 2 bits 0/1/2/4 bytes 0/1/2/4 bytes
# main:
e8/call run-tests/disp32 # 'run-tests' is a function created automatically by SubX. It calls all functions that start with 'test-'.
# syscall(exit, EAX)
89/copy 3/mod/direct 3/rm32/EBX . . . 0/r32/EAX . . # copy EAX to EBX
b8/copy-to-EAX 1/imm32/exit
cd/syscall 0x80/imm8
# compare a null-terminated ascii string with a more idiomatic length-prefixed byte array
# reason for the name: the only place we should have null-terminated ascii strings is from commandline args
kernel-string-equal?: # s : null-terminated ascii string, benchmark : length-prefixed ascii string -> EAX : boolean
# pseudocode:
# n = benchmark->length
# s1 = s
# s2 = benchmark->data
# i = 0
# while (i < n)
# c1 = *s1
# c2 = *s2
# if (c1 == 0) return false
# if (c1 != c2) return false
# ++s1, ++s2, ++i
# return *s1 == 0
#
# registers:
# i: ECX
# n: EDX
# s1: EDI
# s2: ESI
# c1: EAX
# c2: EBX
#
# . prolog
55/push-EBP
89/copy 3/mod/direct 5/rm32/EBP . . . 4/r32/ESP . . # copy ESP to EBP
# . save registers
51/push-ECX
52/push-EDX
53/push-EBX
56/push-ESI
57/push-EDI
# s1/EDI = s
8b/copy 1/mod/*+disp8 5/rm32/EBP . . . 7/r32/EDI 8/disp8 . # copy *(EBP+8) to EDI
# n/EDX = benchmark->length
8b/copy 1/mod/*+disp8 5/rm32/EBP . . . 2/r32/EDX 0xc/disp8 . # copy *(EBP+12) to EDX
8b/copy 0/mod/indirect 2/rm32/EDX . . . 2/r32/EDX . . # copy *EDX to EDX
# s2/ESI = benchmark->data
8b/copy 1/mod/*+disp8 5/rm32/EBP . . . 6/r32/ESI 0xc/disp8 . # copy *(EBP+12) to ESI
81 0/subop/add 3/mod/direct 6/rm32/ESI . . . . . 4/imm32 # add to ESI
# i/ECX = c1/EAX = c2/EBX = 0
b9/copy-to-ECX 0/imm32/exit
b8/copy-to-EAX 0/imm32
bb/copy-to-EBX 0/imm32
$kernel-string-equal?:loop:
# if (i >= n) break
39/compare 3/mod/direct 1/rm32/ECX . . . 2/r32/EDX . . # compare ECX with EDX
7d/jump-if-greater-or-equal $kernel-string-equal?:break/disp8
# c1 = *s1
8a/copy-byte 0/mod/indirect 7/rm32/EDI . . . 0/r32/AL . . # copy byte at *EDI to AL
# c2 = *s2
8a/copy-byte 0/mod/indirect 6/rm32/ESI . . . 3/r32/BL . . # copy byte at *ESI to BL
# if (c1 == 0) return false
3d/compare-EAX 0/imm32
74/jump-if-equal $kernel-string-equal?:false/disp8
# if (c1 != c2) return false
39/compare 3/mod/direct 0/rm32/EAX . . . 3/r32/EBX . . # compare EAX with EBX
75/jump-if-not-equal $kernel-string-equal?:false/disp8
# ++i
41/inc-ECX
# ++s1
47/inc-EDI
# ++s2
46/inc-ESI
eb/jump $kernel-string-equal?:loop/disp8
$kernel-string-equal?:break:
# return *s1 == 0
8a/copy-byte 0/mod/indirect 7/rm32/EDI . . . 0/r32/AL . . # copy byte at *EDI to AL
3d/compare-EAX 0/imm32
75/jump-if-not-equal $kernel-string-equal?:false/disp8
$kernel-string-equal?:true:
b8/copy-to-EAX 1/imm32
eb/jump $kernel-string-equal?:end/disp8
$kernel-string-equal?:false:
b8/copy-to-EAX 0/imm32
$kernel-string-equal?:end:
# . restore registers
5f/pop-to-EDI
5e/pop-to-ESI
5b/pop-to-EBX
5a/pop-to-EDX
59/pop-to-ECX
# . epilog
89/copy 3/mod/direct 4/rm32/ESP . . . 5/r32/EBP . . # copy EBP to ESP
5d/pop-to-EBP
c3/return
# - tests
test-compare-null-kernel-string-with-empty-array:
# EAX = kernel-string-equal?(Null-kernel-string, "")
# . . push args
68/push ""/imm32
68/push Null-kernel-string/imm32
# . . call
e8/call kernel-string-equal?/disp32
# . . discard args
81 0/subop/add 3/mod/direct 4/rm32/ESP . . . . . 8/imm32 # add to ESP
# check-ints-equal(EAX, 1, msg)
# . . push args
68/push "F - test-compare-null-kernel-string-with-empty-array"/imm32
68/push 1/imm32/true
50/push-EAX
# . . call
e8/call check-ints-equal/disp32
# . . discard args
81 0/subop/add 3/mod/direct 4/rm32/ESP . . . . . 0xc/imm32 # add to ESP
c3/return
test-compare-null-kernel-string-with-non-empty-array:
# EAX = kernel-string-equal?(Null-kernel-string, "Abc")
# . . push args
68/push "Abc"/imm32
68/push Null-kernel-string/imm32
# . . call
e8/call kernel-string-equal?/disp32
# . . discard args
81 0/subop/add 3/mod/direct 4/rm32/ESP . . . . . 8/imm32 # add to ESP
# check-ints-equal(EAX, 0, msg)
# . . push args
68/push "F - test-compare-null-kernel-string-with-non-empty-array"/imm32
68/push 0/imm32/false
50/push-EAX
# . . call
e8/call check-ints-equal/disp32
# . . discard args
81 0/subop/add 3/mod/direct 4/rm32/ESP . . . . . 0xc/imm32 # add to ESP
c3/return
test-compare-kernel-string-with-equal-array:
# EAX = kernel-string-equal?(_test-Abc-kernel-string, "Abc")
# . . push args
68/push "Abc"/imm32
68/push _test-Abc-kernel-string/imm32
# . . call
e8/call kernel-string-equal?/disp32
# . . discard args
81 0/subop/add 3/mod/direct 4/rm32/ESP . . . . . 8/imm32 # add to ESP
# check-ints-equal(EAX, 1, msg)
# . . push args
68/push "F - test-compare-kernel-string-with-equal-array"/imm32
68/push 1/imm32/true
50/push-EAX
# . . call
e8/call check-ints-equal/disp32
# . . discard args
81 0/subop/add 3/mod/direct 4/rm32/ESP . . . . . 0xc/imm32 # add to ESP
c3/return
test-compare-kernel-string-with-inequal-array:
# EAX = kernel-string-equal?(_test-Abc-kernel-string, "Adc")
# . . push args
68/push "Adc"/imm32
68/push _test-Abc-kernel-string/imm32
# . . call
e8/call kernel-string-equal?/disp32
# . . discard args
81 0/subop/add 3/mod/direct 4/rm32/ESP . . . . . 8/imm32 # add to ESP
# check-ints-equal(EAX, 0, msg)
# . . push args
68/push "F - test-compare-kernel-string-with-equal-array"/imm32
68/push 0/imm32/false
50/push-EAX
# . . call
e8/call check-ints-equal/disp32
# . . discard args
81 0/subop/add 3/mod/direct 4/rm32/ESP . . . . . 0xc/imm32 # add to ESP
c3/return
test-compare-kernel-string-with-empty-array:
# EAX = kernel-string-equal?(_test-Abc-kernel-string, "")
# . . push args
68/push ""/imm32
68/push _test-Abc-kernel-string/imm32
# . . call
e8/call kernel-string-equal?/disp32
# . . discard args
81 0/subop/add 3/mod/direct 4/rm32/ESP . . . . . 8/imm32 # add to ESP
# check-ints-equal(EAX, 0, msg)
# . . push args
68/push "F - test-compare-kernel-string-with-equal-array"/imm32
68/push 0/imm32/false
50/push-EAX
# . . call
e8/call check-ints-equal/disp32
# . . discard args
81 0/subop/add 3/mod/direct 4/rm32/ESP . . . . . 0xc/imm32 # add to ESP
c3/return
test-compare-kernel-string-with-shorter-array:
# EAX = kernel-string-equal?(_test-Abc-kernel-string, "Ab")
# . . push args
68/push "Ab"/imm32
68/push _test-Abc-kernel-string/imm32
# . . call
e8/call kernel-string-equal?/disp32
# . . discard args
81 0/subop/add 3/mod/direct 4/rm32/ESP . . . . . 8/imm32 # add to ESP
# check-ints-equal(EAX, 0, msg)
# . . push args
68/push "F - test-compare-kernel-string-with-shorter-array"/imm32
68/push 0/imm32/false
50/push-EAX
# . . call
e8/call check-ints-equal/disp32
# . . discard args
81 0/subop/add 3/mod/direct 4/rm32/ESP . . . . . 0xc/imm32 # add to ESP
c3/return
test-compare-kernel-string-with-longer-array:
# EAX = kernel-string-equal?(_test-Abc-kernel-string, "Abcd")
# . . push args
68/push "Abcd"/imm32
68/push _test-Abc-kernel-string/imm32
# . . call
e8/call kernel-string-equal?/disp32
# . . discard args
81 0/subop/add 3/mod/direct 4/rm32/ESP . . . . . 8/imm32 # add to ESP
# check-ints-equal(EAX, 0, msg)
# . . push args
68/push "F - test-compare-kernel-string-with-longer-array"/imm32
68/push 0/imm32/false
50/push-EAX
# . . call
e8/call check-ints-equal/disp32
# . . discard args
81 0/subop/add 3/mod/direct 4/rm32/ESP . . . . . 0xc/imm32 # add to ESP
c3/return
# - helpers
# print msg to stderr if a != b, otherwise print "."
check-ints-equal: # (a : int, b : int, msg : (address array byte)) -> boolean
# . prolog
55/push-EBP
89/copy 3/mod/direct 5/rm32/EBP . . . 4/r32/ESP . . # copy ESP to EBP
# . save registers
51/push-ECX
53/push-EBX
# load args into EAX, EBX and ECX
8b/copy 1/mod/*+disp8 5/rm32/EBP . . . 0/r32/EAX 8/disp8 . # copy *(EBP+8) to EAX
8b/copy 1/mod/*+disp8 5/rm32/EBP . . . 3/r32/EBX 0xc/disp8 . # copy *(EBP+12) to EBX
# if (EAX == b/EBX) print('.') and return
39/compare 3/mod/direct 0/rm32/EAX . . . 3/r32/EBX . . # compare EAX and EBX
75/jump-if-unequal $check-ints-equal:else/disp8
# . write-stderr('.')
# . . push args
68/push "."/imm32
# . . call
e8/call write-stderr/disp32
# . . discard args
81 0/subop/add 3/mod/direct 4/rm32/ESP . . . . . 4/imm32 # add to ESP
# . return
eb/jump $check-ints-equal:end/disp8
# otherwise print(msg)
$check-ints-equal:else:
# copy msg into ECX
8b/copy 1/mod/*+disp8 5/rm32/EBP . . . 1/r32/ECX 0x10/disp8 . # copy *(EBP+16) to ECX
# print(ECX)
# . . push args
51/push-ECX
# . . call
e8/call write-stderr/disp32
# . . discard args
81 0/subop/add 3/mod/direct 4/rm32/ESP . . . . . 4/imm32 # add to ESP
# print newline
# . . push args
68/push Newline/imm32
# . . call
e8/call write-stderr/disp32
# . . discard args
81 0/subop/add 3/mod/direct 4/rm32/ESP . . . . . 4/imm32 # add to ESP
$check-ints-equal:end:
# . restore registers
5b/pop-to-EBX
59/pop-to-ECX
# end
89/copy 3/mod/direct 4/rm32/ESP . . . 5/r32/EBP . . # copy EBP to ESP
5d/pop-to-EBP
c3/return
write-stderr: # s : (address array byte) -> <void>
# . prolog
55/push-EBP
89/copy 3/mod/direct 5/rm32/EBP . . . 4/r32/ESP . . # copy ESP to EBP
# . save registers
50/push-EAX
51/push-ECX
52/push-EDX
53/push-EBX
# syscall(write, 2/stderr, (data) s+4, (size) *s)
# . . fd = 2 (stderr)
bb/copy-to-EBX 2/imm32
# . . x = s+4
8b/copy 1/mod/*+disp8 5/rm32/EBP . . . 1/r32/ECX 8/disp8 . # copy *(EBP+8) to ECX
81 0/subop/add 3/mod/direct 1/rm32/ECX . . . . . 4/imm32 # add to ECX
# . . size = *s
8b/copy 1/mod/*+disp8 5/rm32/EBP . . . 2/r32/EDX 8/disp8 . # copy *(EBP+8) to EDX
8b/copy 0/mod/indirect 2/rm32/EDX . . . 2/r32/EDX . . # copy *EDX to EDX
# . . syscall
b8/copy-to-EAX 4/imm32/write
cd/syscall 0x80/imm8
# . restore registers
5b/pop-to-EBX
5a/pop-to-EDX
59/pop-to-ECX
58/pop-to-EAX
# . end
89/copy 3/mod/direct 4/rm32/ESP . . . 5/r32/EBP . . # copy EBP to ESP
5d/pop-to-EBP
c3/return
== data
Newline:
# size
01 00 00 00
# data
0a/newline
# for kernel-string-equal tests
Null-kernel-string:
00/null
_test-Abc-kernel-string:
41/A 62/b 63/c 00/null
# . . vim:nowrap:textwidth=0
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