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author | Andreas Jaeger <aj@suse.de> | 2001-01-06 11:07:06 +0000 |
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committer | Andreas Jaeger <aj@suse.de> | 2001-01-06 11:07:06 +0000 |
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2001-01-06 Jan Hubicka <jh@suse.cz>, Andreas Jaeger <aj@suse.de>
* doc/as.texinfo: Document '#' as comment character for i386 and
x86_64. Add AMD x86-64 into menu of machine dependent information.
* doc/c-i386.texi: Document x86_64 extensions.
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diff --git a/gas/doc/as.texinfo b/gas/doc/as.texinfo index 2ff2103..82734b2 100644 --- a/gas/doc/as.texinfo +++ b/gas/doc/as.texinfo @@ -1667,6 +1667,9 @@ is considered a comment and is ignored. The line comment character is @ifset HPPA @samp{;} for the HPPA; @end ifset +@ifset I80386 +@samp{#} on the i386 and x86-64; +@end ifset @ifset I960 @samp{#} on the i960; @end ifset @@ -1698,7 +1701,7 @@ is considered a comment and is ignored. The line comment character is @samp{#} on the V850; @end ifset see @ref{Machine Dependencies}. @refill -@c FIXME What about i386, m88k, i860? +@c FIXME What about m88k, i860? @ifset GENERIC On some machines there are two different line comment characters. One @@ -5244,7 +5247,7 @@ subject, see the hardware manufacturer's manual. * ESA/390-Dependent:: IBM ESA/390 Dependent Features @end ifset @ifset I80386 -* i386-Dependent:: Intel 80386 Dependent Features +* i386-Dependent:: Intel 80386 and AMD x86-64 Dependent Features @end ifset @ifset I860 * i860-Dependent:: Intel 80860 Dependent Features diff --git a/gas/doc/c-i386.texi b/gas/doc/c-i386.texi index 84139db..43bee79 100644 --- a/gas/doc/c-i386.texi +++ b/gas/doc/c-i386.texi @@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ @cindex i386 support @cindex i80306 support +@cindex x86-64 support + +The i386 version @code{@value{AS}} supports both the original Intel 386 +architecture in both 16 and 32-bit mode as well as AMD x86-64 architecture +extending the Intel architecture to 64-bits. + @menu * i386-Options:: Options * i386-Syntax:: AT&T Syntax versus Intel Syntax @@ -32,10 +38,29 @@ @node i386-Options @section Options -@cindex options for i386 (none) -@cindex i386 options (none) -The 80386 has no machine dependent options. - +@cindex options for i386 +@cindex options for x86-64 +@cindex i386 options +@cindex x86-64 options + +The i386 version of @code{@value{AS}} has a few machine +dependent options: + +@table @code +@cindex @samp{--32} option, i386 +@cindex @samp{--32} option, x86-64 +@cindex @samp{--64} option, i386 +@cindex @samp{--64} option, x86-64 +@item --32 | --64 +Select the word size, either 32 bits or 64 bits. Selecting 32-bit +implies Intel i386 architecture, while 64-bit implies AMD x86-64 +architecture. + +These options are only available with the ELF object file format, and +require that the necessary BFD support has been included (on a 32-bit +platform you have to add --enable-64-bit-bfd to configure enable 64-bit +usage and use x86-64 as target platform). +@end table @node i386-Syntax @section AT&T Syntax versus Intel Syntax @@ -46,6 +71,12 @@ The 80386 has no machine dependent options. @cindex att_syntax pseudo op, i386 @cindex i386 syntax compatibility @cindex syntax compatibility, i386 +@cindex x86-64 intel_syntax pseudo op +@cindex intel_syntax pseudo op, x86-64 +@cindex x86-64 att_syntax pseudo op +@cindex att_syntax pseudo op, x86-64 +@cindex x86-64 syntax compatibility +@cindex syntax compatibility, x86-64 @code{@value{AS}} now supports assembly using Intel assembler syntax. @code{.intel_syntax} selects Intel mode, and @code{.att_syntax} switches @@ -64,6 +95,14 @@ between the two syntaxes are: @cindex jump/call operands, i386 @cindex i386 jump/call operands @cindex operand delimiters, i386 + +@cindex immediate operands, x86-64 +@cindex x86-64 immediate operands +@cindex register operands, x86-64 +@cindex x86-64 register operands +@cindex jump/call operands, x86-64 +@cindex x86-64 jump/call operands +@cindex operand delimiters, x86-64 @itemize @bullet @item AT&T immediate operands are preceded by @samp{$}; Intel immediate @@ -74,6 +113,8 @@ operands are prefixed by @samp{*}; they are undelimited in Intel syntax. @cindex i386 source, destination operands @cindex source, destination operands; i386 +@cindex x86-64 source, destination operands +@cindex source, destination operands; x86-64 @item AT&T and Intel syntax use the opposite order for source and destination operands. Intel @samp{add eax, 4} is @samp{addl $4, %eax}. The @@ -85,17 +126,23 @@ reversed order. @ref{i386-Bugs}. @cindex mnemonic suffixes, i386 @cindex sizes operands, i386 @cindex i386 size suffixes +@cindex mnemonic suffixes, x86-64 +@cindex sizes operands, x86-64 +@cindex x86-64 size suffixes @item In AT&T syntax the size of memory operands is determined from the last character of the instruction mnemonic. Mnemonic suffixes of @samp{b}, -@samp{w}, and @samp{l} specify byte (8-bit), word (16-bit), and long -(32-bit) memory references. Intel syntax accomplishes this by prefixing -memory operands (@emph{not} the instruction mnemonics) with @samp{byte -ptr}, @samp{word ptr}, and @samp{dword ptr}. Thus, Intel @samp{mov al, -byte ptr @var{foo}} is @samp{movb @var{foo}, %al} in AT&T syntax. +@samp{w}, @samp{l} and @samp{q} specify byte (8-bit), word (16-bit), long +(32-bit) and quadruple word (64-bit) memory references. Intel syntax accomplishes +this by prefixing memory operands (@emph{not} the instruction mnemonics) with +@samp{byte ptr}, @samp{word ptr}, @samp{dword ptr} and @samp{qword ptr}. Thus, +Intel @samp{mov al, byte ptr @var{foo}} is @samp{movb @var{foo}, %al} in AT&T +syntax. @cindex return instructions, i386 @cindex i386 jump, call, return +@cindex return instructions, x86-64 +@cindex x86-64 jump, call, return @item Immediate form long jumps and calls are @samp{lcall/ljmp $@var{section}, $@var{offset}} in AT&T syntax; the @@ -107,6 +154,8 @@ is @samp{lret $@var{stack-adjust}} in AT&T syntax; Intel syntax is @cindex sections, i386 @cindex i386 sections +@cindex sections, x86-64 +@cindex x86-64 sections @item The AT&T assembler does not provide support for multiple section programs. Unix style systems expect all programs to be single sections. @@ -117,17 +166,20 @@ programs. Unix style systems expect all programs to be single sections. @cindex i386 instruction naming @cindex instruction naming, i386 +@cindex x86-64 instruction naming +@cindex instruction naming, x86-64 + Instruction mnemonics are suffixed with one character modifiers which -specify the size of operands. The letters @samp{b}, @samp{w}, and -@samp{l} specify byte, word, and long operands. If no suffix is -specified by an instruction then @code{@value{AS}} tries to fill in the -missing suffix based on the destination register operand (the last one -by convention). Thus, @samp{mov %ax, %bx} is equivalent to @samp{movw -%ax, %bx}; also, @samp{mov $1, %bx} is equivalent to @samp{movw $1, -%bx}. Note that this is incompatible with the AT&T Unix assembler which -assumes that a missing mnemonic suffix implies long operand size. (This -incompatibility does not affect compiler output since compilers always -explicitly specify the mnemonic suffix.) +specify the size of operands. The letters @samp{b}, @samp{w}, @samp{l} +and @samp{q} specify byte, word, long and quadruple word operands. If +no suffix is specified by an instruction then @code{@value{AS}} tries to +fill in the missing suffix based on the destination register operand +(the last one by convention). Thus, @samp{mov %ax, %bx} is equivalent +to @samp{movw %ax, %bx}; also, @samp{mov $1, %bx} is equivalent to +@samp{movw $1, bx}. Note that this is incompatible with the AT&T Unix +assembler which assumes that a missing mnemonic suffix implies long +operand size. (This incompatibility does not affect compiler output +since compilers always explicitly specify the mnemonic suffix.) Almost all instructions have the same names in AT&T and Intel format. There are a few exceptions. The sign extend and zero extend @@ -141,10 +193,14 @@ are tacked on to this base name, the @emph{from} suffix before the @emph{to} suffix. Thus, @samp{movsbl %al, %edx} is AT&T syntax for ``move sign extend @emph{from} %al @emph{to} %edx.'' Possible suffixes, thus, are @samp{bl} (from byte to long), @samp{bw} (from byte to word), -and @samp{wl} (from word to long). +@samp{wl} (from word to long), @samp{bq} (from byte to quadruple word), +@samp{wq} (from word to quadruple word), and @samp{lq} (from long to +quadruple word). @cindex conversion instructions, i386 @cindex i386 conversion instructions +@cindex conversion instructions, x86-64 +@cindex x86-64 conversion instructions The Intel-syntax conversion instructions @itemize @bullet @@ -159,14 +215,25 @@ The Intel-syntax conversion instructions @item @samp{cdq} --- sign-extend dword in @samp{%eax} to quad in @samp{%edx:%eax}, + +@item +@samp{cdqe} --- sign-extend dword in @samp{%eax} to quad in @samp{%rax} +(x86-64 only), + +@item +@samp{cdo} --- sign-extend quad in @samp{%rax} to octuple in +@samp{%rdx:%rax} (x86-64 only), @end itemize @noindent -are called @samp{cbtw}, @samp{cwtl}, @samp{cwtd}, and @samp{cltd} in -AT&T naming. @code{@value{AS}} accepts either naming for these instructions. +are called @samp{cbtw}, @samp{cwtl}, @samp{cwtd}, @samp{cltd}, @samp{cltq}, and +@samp{cqto} in AT&T naming. @code{@value{AS}} accepts either naming for these +instructions. @cindex jump instructions, i386 @cindex call instructions, i386 +@cindex jump instructions, x86-64 +@cindex call instructions, x86-64 Far call/jump instructions are @samp{lcall} and @samp{ljmp} in AT&T syntax, but are @samp{call far} and @samp{jump far} in Intel convention. @@ -176,6 +243,8 @@ convention. @cindex i386 registers @cindex registers, i386 +@cindex x86-64 registers +@cindex registers, x86-64 Register operands are always prefixed with @samp{%}. The 80386 registers consist of @@ -215,6 +284,44 @@ the 2 test registers @samp{%tr6} and @samp{%tr7}. the 8 floating point register stack @samp{%st} or equivalently @samp{%st(0)}, @samp{%st(1)}, @samp{%st(2)}, @samp{%st(3)}, @samp{%st(4)}, @samp{%st(5)}, @samp{%st(6)}, and @samp{%st(7)}. +These registers are overloaded by 8 MMX registers @samp{%mm0}, +@samp{%mm1}, @samp{%mm2}, @samp{%mm3}, @samp{%mm4}, @samp{%mm5}, +@samp{%mm6} and @samp{%mm7}. + +@item +the 8 SSE registers registers @samp{%xmm0}, @samp{%xmm1}, @samp{%xmm2}, +@samp{%xmm3}, @samp{%xmm4}, @samp{%xmm5}, @samp{%xmm6} and @samp{%xmm7}. +@end itemize + +The AMD x86-64 architecture extends the register set by: + +@itemize @bullet +@item +enhancing the 8 32-bit registers to 64-bit: @samp{%rax} (the +accumulator), @samp{%rbx}, @samp{%rcx}, @samp{%rdx}, @samp{%rdi}, +@samp{%rsi}, @samp{%rbp} (the frame pointer), @samp{%rsp} (the stack +pointer) + +@item +the 8 extended registers @samp{%r8}--@samp{%r15}. + +@item +the 8 32-bit low ends of the extended registers: @samp{%r8d}--@samp{%r15d} + +@item +the 8 16-bit low ends of the extended registers: @samp{%r8w}--@samp{%r15w} + +@item +the 8 8-bit low ends of the extended registers: @samp{%r8b}--@samp{%r15b} + +@item +the 4 8-bit registers: @samp{%sil}, @samp{%dil}, @samp{%bpl}, @samp{%spl}. + +@item +the 8 debug registers: @samp{%db8}--@samp{%db15}. + +@item +the 8 SSE registers: @samp{%xmm8}--@samp{%xmm15}. @end itemize @node i386-Prefixes @@ -281,6 +388,20 @@ complete the current instruction. This should never be needed for the The @samp{rep}, @samp{repe}, and @samp{repne} prefixes are added to string instructions to make them repeat @samp{%ecx} times (@samp{%cx} times if the current address size is 16-bits). +@cindex REX prefixes, i386 +@item +The @samp{rex} family of prefixes is used by x86-64 to encode +extensions to i386 instruction set. The @samp{rex} prefix has four +bits --- an operand size overwrite (@code{64}) used to change operand size +from 32-bit to 64-bit and X, Y and Z extensions bits used to extend the +register set. + +You may write the @samp{rex} prefixes directly. The @samp{rex64xyz} +instruction emits @samp{rex} prefix with all the bits set. By omitting +the @code{64}, @code{x}, @code{y} or @code{z} you may write other +prefixes as well. Normally, there is no need to write the prefixes +explicitly, since gas will automatically generate them based on the +instruction operands. @end itemize @node i386-Memory @@ -288,6 +409,8 @@ times if the current address size is 16-bits). @cindex i386 memory references @cindex memory references, i386 +@cindex x86-64 memory references +@cindex memory references, x86-64 An Intel syntax indirect memory reference of the form @smallexample @@ -344,14 +467,34 @@ prefixed with @samp{*}. If no @samp{*} is specified, @code{@value{AS}} always chooses PC relative addressing for jump/call labels. Any instruction that has a memory operand, but no register operand, -@emph{must} specify its size (byte, word, or long) with an instruction -mnemonic suffix (@samp{b}, @samp{w}, or @samp{l}, respectively). +@emph{must} specify its size (byte, word, long, or quadruple) with an +instruction mnemonic suffix (@samp{b}, @samp{w}, @samp{l} or @samp{q}, +respectively). + +The x86-64 architecture adds an RIP (instruction pointer relative) +addressing. This addressing mode is specified by using @samp{rip} as a +base register. Only constant offsets are valid. For example: + +@table @asis +@item AT&T: @samp{1234(%rip)}, Intel: @samp{[rip + 1234]} +Points to the address 1234 bytes past the end of the current +instruction. + +@item AT&T: @samp{symbol(%rip)}, Intel: @samp{[rip + symbol]} +Points to the @code{symbol} in RIP relative way, this is shorter than +the default absolute addressing. +@end table + +Other addressing modes remain unchanged in x86-64 architecture, except +registers used are 64-bit instead of 32-bit. @node i386-jumps @section Handling of Jump Instructions @cindex jump optimization, i386 @cindex i386 jump optimization +@cindex jump optimization, x86-64 +@cindex x86-64 jump optimization Jump instructions are always optimized to use the smallest possible displacements. This is accomplished by using byte (8-bit) displacement jumps whenever the target is sufficiently close. If a byte displacement @@ -380,6 +523,8 @@ cx_nonzero: @cindex i386 floating point @cindex floating point, i386 +@cindex x86-64 floating point +@cindex floating point, x86-64 All 80387 floating point types except packed BCD are supported. (BCD support may be added without much difficulty). These data types are 16-, 32-, and 64- bit integers, and single (32-bit), @@ -392,6 +537,10 @@ data type. Constructors build these data types into memory. @cindex @code{single} directive, i386 @cindex @code{double} directive, i386 @cindex @code{tfloat} directive, i386 +@cindex @code{float} directive, x86-64 +@cindex @code{single} directive, x86-64 +@cindex @code{double} directive, x86-64 +@cindex @code{tfloat} directive, x86-64 @itemize @bullet @item Floating point constructors are @samp{.float} or @samp{.single}, @@ -405,6 +554,10 @@ top) and @samp{fstpt} (store 80-bit real and pop stack) instructions. @cindex @code{long} directive, i386 @cindex @code{int} directive, i386 @cindex @code{quad} directive, i386 +@cindex @code{word} directive, x86-64 +@cindex @code{long} directive, x86-64 +@cindex @code{int} directive, x86-64 +@cindex @code{quad} directive, x86-64 @item Integer constructors are @samp{.word}, @samp{.long} or @samp{.int}, and @samp{.quad} for the 16-, 32-, and 64-bit integer formats. The @@ -428,6 +581,9 @@ then stores the result in the 4 byte location @samp{mem}) @cindex MMX, i386 @cindex 3DNow!, i386 @cindex SIMD, i386 +@cindex MMX, x86-64 +@cindex 3DNow!, x86-64 +@cindex SIMD, x86-64 @code{@value{AS}} supports Intel's MMX instruction set (SIMD instructions for integer data), available on Intel's Pentium MMX @@ -457,7 +613,10 @@ instructions is reversed from the Intel syntax. @cindex @code{code16gcc} directive, i386 @cindex @code{code16} directive, i386 @cindex @code{code32} directive, i386 -While @code{@value{AS}} normally writes only ``pure'' 32-bit i386 code, +@cindex @code{code64} directive, i386 +@cindex @code{code64} directive, x86-64 +While @code{@value{AS}} normally writes only ``pure'' 32-bit i386 code +or 64-bit x86-64 code depending on the default configuration, it also supports writing code to run in real mode or in 16-bit protected mode code segments. To do this, put a @samp{.code16} or @samp{.code16gcc} directive before the assembly language instructions to @@ -522,6 +681,8 @@ register is @samp{%st(i)}. @cindex arch directive, i386 @cindex i386 arch directive +@cindex arch directive, x86-64 +@cindex x86-64 arch directive @code{@value{AS}} may be told to assemble for a particular CPU architecture with the @code{.arch @var{cpu_type}} directive. This @@ -531,7 +692,8 @@ supported on the CPU specified. The choices for @var{cpu_type} are: @multitable @columnfractions .20 .20 .20 .20 @item @samp{i8086} @tab @samp{i186} @tab @samp{i286} @tab @samp{i386} @item @samp{i486} @tab @samp{i586} @tab @samp{i686} @tab @samp{pentium} -@item @samp{pentiumpro} @tab @samp{k6} @tab @samp{athlon} +@item @samp{pentiumpro} @tab @samp {pentium4} @tab @samp {k6} @tab @samp {athlon} +@item @samp{sledgehammer} @end multitable Apart from the warning, there is only one other effect on @@ -548,8 +710,10 @@ explicitly request the two byte opcode by writing @samp{sarl %eax}. @cindex i386 @code{mul}, @code{imul} instructions @cindex @code{mul} instruction, i386 @cindex @code{imul} instruction, i386 +@cindex @code{mul} instruction, x86-64 +@cindex @code{imul} instruction, x86-64 There is some trickery concerning the @samp{mul} and @samp{imul} -instructions that deserves mention. The 16-, 32-, and 64-bit expanding +instructions that deserves mention. The 16-, 32-, 64- and 128-bit expanding multiplies (base opcode @samp{0xf6}; extension 4 for @samp{mul} and 5 for @samp{imul}) can be output only in the one operand form. Thus, @samp{imul %ebx, %eax} does @emph{not} select the expanding multiply; |