[uClibc-cvs] r9826 - in trunk/uClibc/libc/sysdeps/linux/cris: .

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Wed Feb 9 08:42:14 UTC 2005


Author: pkj
Date: 2005-02-09 01:42:13 -0700 (Wed, 09 Feb 2005)
New Revision: 9826

Log:
Implement _start completely in assembler. Otherwise the compiler will
push the frame pointer when DO_DEBUG is enabled (and thus incorrect
argc, argv and envp will be passed to the program).

Modified:
   trunk/uClibc/libc/sysdeps/linux/cris/crt0.c


Changeset:
Modified: trunk/uClibc/libc/sysdeps/linux/cris/crt0.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/uClibc/libc/sysdeps/linux/cris/crt0.c	2005-02-09 08:40:55 UTC (rev 9825)
+++ trunk/uClibc/libc/sysdeps/linux/cris/crt0.c	2005-02-09 08:42:13 UTC (rev 9826)
@@ -8,23 +8,27 @@
 /* 
  * It is important that this be the first function.
  * This file is the first thing in the text section.  
+ * This is implemented completely in assembler to avoid that the
+ * compiler pushes stuff on the stack (e.g. the frame pointer when
+ * debuging).
  */
-void
-_start (void)
-{
-	/* 
-	 * On the stack we have argc. We can calculate argv/envp
-	 * from that and the succeeding stack location, but fix so
-	 * we get the right calling convention (regs in r10/r11).
-	 *
-	 * Please view linux/fs/binfmt_elf.c for a complete
-	 * understanding of this.
-	 */
-	__asm__ volatile("pop $r10");
-	__asm__ volatile("move.d $sp, $r11");
-	__asm__ volatile("jump start1");
-}
 
+/*
+ * On the stack we have argc. We can calculate argv/envp
+ * from that and the succeeding stack location, but fix so
+ * we get the right calling convention (regs in r10/r11).
+ *
+ * Please view linux/fs/binfmt_elf.c for a complete
+ * understanding of this.
+ */
+__asm__ ( \
+          ".text\n\t" \
+          ".global _start\n\t" \
+          "_start:\n\t" \
+          "pop $r10\n\t" \
+          "move.d $sp, $r11\n\t" \
+          "jump start1\n\t");
+
 #include <features.h>
 
 extern void __uClibc_main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)




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