i386/bits/syscalls.h: explain how it works. no code changes

Signed-off-by: Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com>

1 files changed, 116 insertions, 100 deletions

diff --git a/libc/sysdeps/linux/i386/bits/syscalls.h b/libc/sysdeps/linux/i386/bits/syscalls.h
index 23d872a29..46c2d9962 100644
--- a/libc/sysdeps/linux/i386/bits/syscalls.h
+++ b/libc/sysdeps/linux/i386/bits/syscalls.h
@@ -1,128 +1,144 @@
 #ifndef _BITS_SYSCALLS_H
 #define _BITS_SYSCALLS_H
+
 #ifndef _SYSCALL_H
 # error "Never use <bits/syscalls.h> directly; include <sys/syscall.h> instead."
 #endif
 
 /*
-   Some of the sneaky macros in the code were taken from
-   glibc-2.2.5/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/sysdep.h
-*/
+ * Some of the sneaky macros in the code were taken from
+ * glibc-2.2.5/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/sysdep.h
+ */
 
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLER__
 
 #include <errno.h>
 
-/* We need some help from the assembler to generate optimal code.  We
-   define some macros here which later will be used.  */
+/* We need some help from the assembler to generate optimal code.
+ * We define some macros here which later will be used.  */
 
-#if defined  __SUPPORT_LD_DEBUG__ && defined __DOMULTI__
+#if defined __SUPPORT_LD_DEBUG__ && defined __DOMULTI__
 #error LD debugging and DOMULTI are incompatible
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __DOMULTI__
-__asm__ (".L__X'%ebx = 1\n\t"
-     ".L__X'%ecx = 2\n\t"
-     ".L__X'%edx = 2\n\t"
-     ".L__X'%eax = 3\n\t"
-     ".L__X'%esi = 3\n\t"
-     ".L__X'%edi = 3\n\t"
-     ".L__X'%ebp = 3\n\t"
-     ".L__X'%esp = 3\n\t"
-     ".ifndef _BITS_SYSCALLS_ASM\n\t"
-     ".set _BITS_SYSCALLS_ASM,1\n\t"
-     ".macro bpushl name reg\n\t"
-     ".if 1 - \\name\n\t"
-     ".if 2 - \\name\n\t"
-     "pushl %ebx\n\t"
-     ".else\n\t"
-     "xchgl \\reg, %ebx\n\t"
-     ".endif\n\t"
-     ".endif\n\t"
-     ".endm\n\t"
-     ".macro bpopl name reg\n\t"
-     ".if 1 - \\name\n\t"
-     ".if 2 - \\name\n\t"
-     "popl %ebx\n\t"
-     ".else\n\t"
-     "xchgl \\reg, %ebx\n\t"
-     ".endif\n\t"
-     ".endif\n\t"
-     ".endm\n\t"
-     ".macro bmovl name reg\n\t"
-     ".if 1 - \\name\n\t"
-     ".if 2 - \\name\n\t"
-     "movl \\reg, %ebx\n\t"
-     ".endif\n\t"
-     ".endif\n\t"
-     ".endm\n\t"
-     ".endif\n\t");
+__asm__ (
+	".L__X'%ebx = 1\n\t"
+	".L__X'%ecx = 2\n\t"
+	".L__X'%edx = 2\n\t"
+	".L__X'%eax = 3\n\t"
+	".L__X'%esi = 3\n\t"
+	".L__X'%edi = 3\n\t"
+	".L__X'%ebp = 3\n\t"
+	".L__X'%esp = 3\n\t"
+
+	".ifndef _BITS_SYSCALLS_ASM\n\t"
+	".set _BITS_SYSCALLS_ASM,1\n\t"
+
+	/* Loading param #1 (ebx) is done by loading it into
+	 * another register, and then performing bpushl+bmovl,
+	 * since we must preserve ebx */
+
+	".macro bpushl name reg\n\t"
+	".if 1 - \\name\n\t"    /* if reg!=ebx... */
+	".if 2 - \\name\n\t"    /* if reg can't be clobbered... */
+	"pushl %ebx\n\t"        /* save ebx on stack */
+	".else\n\t"
+	"xchgl \\reg, %ebx\n\t" /* else save ebx in reg, and load reg to ebx */
+	".endif\n\t"
+	".endif\n\t"
+	".endm\n\t"
+
+	".macro bmovl name reg\n\t"
+	".if 1 - \\name\n\t"
+	".if 2 - \\name\n\t"    /* if reg can't be clobbered... */
+	"movl \\reg, %ebx\n\t"  /* load reg to ebx */
+	".endif\n\t"
+	".endif\n\t"
+	".endm\n\t"
+
+	".endif\n\t" /* _BITS_SYSCALLS_ASM */
+
+	".macro bpopl name reg\n\t"
+	".if 1 - \\name\n\t"
+	".if 2 - \\name\n\t"    /* if reg can't be clobbered... */
+	"popl %ebx\n\t"         /* restore ebx from stack */
+	".else\n\t"
+	"xchgl \\reg, %ebx\n\t" /* else restore ebx from reg */
+	".endif\n\t"
+	".endif\n\t"
+	".endm\n\t"
+);
 #else
-__asm__ (".L__X'%ebx = 1\n\t"
-     ".L__X'%ecx = 2\n\t"
-     ".L__X'%edx = 2\n\t"
-     ".L__X'%eax = 3\n\t"
-     ".L__X'%esi = 3\n\t"
-     ".L__X'%edi = 3\n\t"
-     ".L__X'%ebp = 3\n\t"
-     ".L__X'%esp = 3\n\t"
-     ".macro bpushl name reg\n\t"
-     ".if 1 - \\name\n\t"
-     ".if 2 - \\name\n\t"
-     "pushl %ebx\n\t"
-     ".else\n\t"
-     "xchgl \\reg, %ebx\n\t"
-     ".endif\n\t"
-     ".endif\n\t"
-     ".endm\n\t"
-     ".macro bpopl name reg\n\t"
-     ".if 1 - \\name\n\t"
-     ".if 2 - \\name\n\t"
-     "popl %ebx\n\t"
-     ".else\n\t"
-     "xchgl \\reg, %ebx\n\t"
-     ".endif\n\t"
-     ".endif\n\t"
-     ".endm\n\t"
-     ".macro bmovl name reg\n\t"
-     ".if 1 - \\name\n\t"
-     ".if 2 - \\name\n\t"
-     "movl \\reg, %ebx\n\t"
-     ".endif\n\t"
-     ".endif\n\t"
-     ".endm\n\t");
+__asm__ (
+	".L__X'%ebx = 1\n\t"
+	".L__X'%ecx = 2\n\t"
+	".L__X'%edx = 2\n\t"
+	".L__X'%eax = 3\n\t"
+	".L__X'%esi = 3\n\t"
+	".L__X'%edi = 3\n\t"
+	".L__X'%ebp = 3\n\t"
+	".L__X'%esp = 3\n\t"
+
+	".macro bpushl name reg\n\t"
+	".if 1 - \\name\n\t"
+	".if 2 - \\name\n\t"
+	"pushl %ebx\n\t"
+	".else\n\t"
+	"xchgl \\reg, %ebx\n\t"
+	".endif\n\t"
+	".endif\n\t"
+	".endm\n\t"
+
+	".macro bmovl name reg\n\t"
+	".if 1 - \\name\n\t"
+	".if 2 - \\name\n\t"
+	"movl \\reg, %ebx\n\t"
+	".endif\n\t"
+	".endif\n\t"
+	".endm\n\t"
+
+	".macro bpopl name reg\n\t"
+	".if 1 - \\name\n\t"
+	".if 2 - \\name\n\t"
+	"popl %ebx\n\t"
+	".else\n\t"
+	"xchgl \\reg, %ebx\n\t"
+	".endif\n\t"
+	".endif\n\t"
+	".endm\n\t"
+);
 #endif
 
 #define INTERNAL_SYSCALL_NCS(name, err, nr, args...) \
-  ({                                                                          \
-    register unsigned int resultvar;                                          \
-    __asm__ __volatile__ (                                                    \
-    LOADARGS_##nr                                                             \
-    "movl %1, %%eax\n\t"                                                      \
-    "int $0x80\n\t"                                                           \
-    RESTOREARGS_##nr                                                          \
-    : "=a" (resultvar)                                                        \
-    : "i" (name) ASMFMT_##nr(args) : "memory", "cc");                         \
-     (int) resultvar; })
+({ \
+	register unsigned int resultvar; \
+	__asm__ __volatile__ ( \
+		LOADARGS_##nr                                   \
+		"movl	%1, %%eax\n\t"                          \
+		"int	$0x80\n\t"                              \
+		RESTOREARGS_##nr                                \
+		: "=a" (resultvar)                              \
+		: "i" (name) ASMFMT_##nr(args) : "memory", "cc" \
+	); \
+	(int) resultvar; \
+})
 
 #define LOADARGS_0
-#define LOADARGS_1 \
-    "bpushl .L__X'%k2, %k2\n\t"						      \
-    "bmovl .L__X'%k2, %k2\n\t"
-#define LOADARGS_2	LOADARGS_1
-#define LOADARGS_3	LOADARGS_1
-#define LOADARGS_4	LOADARGS_1
-#define LOADARGS_5	LOADARGS_1
-#define LOADARGS_6	LOADARGS_1 "push %%ebp ; movl %7, %%ebp\n\t"
+#define LOADARGS_1  "bpushl .L__X'%k2, %k2\n\t" "bmovl .L__X'%k2, %k2\n\t"
+#define LOADARGS_2  LOADARGS_1
+#define LOADARGS_3  LOADARGS_1
+#define LOADARGS_4  LOADARGS_1
+#define LOADARGS_5  LOADARGS_1
+#define LOADARGS_6  LOADARGS_1 "push %%ebp\n\t" "movl %7, %%ebp\n\t"
 
 #define RESTOREARGS_0
-#define RESTOREARGS_1 \
-    "bpopl .L__X'%k2, %k2\n\t"
-#define RESTOREARGS_2	RESTOREARGS_1
-#define RESTOREARGS_3	RESTOREARGS_1
-#define RESTOREARGS_4	RESTOREARGS_1
-#define RESTOREARGS_5	RESTOREARGS_1
-#define RESTOREARGS_6	"pop %%ebp\n\t" RESTOREARGS_1
+#define RESTOREARGS_1  "bpopl .L__X'%k2, %k2\n\t"
+#define RESTOREARGS_2  RESTOREARGS_1
+#define RESTOREARGS_3  RESTOREARGS_1
+#define RESTOREARGS_4  RESTOREARGS_1
+#define RESTOREARGS_5  RESTOREARGS_1
+#define RESTOREARGS_6  "pop %%ebp\n\t" RESTOREARGS_1
 
 #define ASMFMT_0()
 #define ASMFMT_1(arg1) \