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* doc/c-arm.texi (ARM Directives): Alphabetize. Document .2byte,
.4byte, .8byte, .bss, .even, .extend, .ldouble, .packed, .secrel32
directives.
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diff --git a/gas/ChangeLog b/gas/ChangeLog index 2e7ab48..d4e2a40 100644 --- a/gas/ChangeLog +++ b/gas/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,10 @@ +2009-01-29 Nathan Sidwell <nathan@codesourcery.com> + Catherine Moore <clm@codesourcery.com? + + * doc/c-arm.texi (ARM Directives): Alphabetize. Document .2byte, + .4byte, .8byte, .bss, .even, .extend, .ldouble, .packed, .secrel32 + directives. + 2009-01-27 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com> * config/tc-mips.c (append_insn): Cope with a complex reloc diff --git a/gas/doc/c-arm.texi b/gas/doc/c-arm.texi index 91c50b7..cc4dd15 100644 --- a/gas/doc/c-arm.texi +++ b/gas/doc/c-arm.texi @@ -393,37 +393,65 @@ respectively. For example to load the 32-bit address of foo into r0: @cindex ARM machine directives @table @code -@cindex @code{align} directive, ARM +@c AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA + +@cindex @code{.2byte} directive, ARM +@cindex @code{.4byte} directive, ARM +@cindex @code{.8byte} directive, ARM +@item .2byte @var{expression} [, @var{expression}]* +@itemx .4byte @var{expression} [, @var{expression}]* +@itemx .8byte @var{expression} [, @var{expression}]* +These directives write 2, 4 or 8 byte values to the output section. + +@cindex @code{.align} directive, ARM @item .align @var{expression} [, @var{expression}] This is the generic @var{.align} directive. For the ARM however if the first argument is zero (ie no alignment is needed) the assembler will behave as if the argument had been 2 (ie pad to the next four byte boundary). This is for compatibility with ARM's own assembler. -@cindex @code{req} directive, ARM -@item @var{name} .req @var{register name} -This creates an alias for @var{register name} called @var{name}. For -example: +@cindex @code{.arch} directive, ARM +@item .arch @var{name} +Select the target architecture. Valid values for @var{name} are the same as +for the @option{-march} commandline option. -@smallexample - foo .req r0 -@end smallexample +@cindex @code{.arm} directive, ARM +@item .arm +This performs the same action as @var{.code 32}. -@cindex @code{unreq} directive, ARM -@item .unreq @var{alias-name} -This undefines a register alias which was previously defined using the -@code{req}, @code{dn} or @code{qn} directives. For example: +@anchor{arm_pad} +@cindex @code{.pad} directive, ARM +@item .pad #@var{count} +Generate unwinder annotations for a stack adjustment of @var{count} bytes. +A positive value indicates the function prologue allocated stack space by +decrementing the stack pointer. -@smallexample - foo .req r0 - .unreq foo -@end smallexample +@c BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB -An error occurs if the name is undefined. Note - this pseudo op can -be used to delete builtin in register name aliases (eg 'r0'). This -should only be done if it is really necessary. +@cindex @code{.bss} directive, ARM +@item .bss +This directive switches to the @code{.bss} section. -@cindex @code{dn} and @code{qn} directives, ARM +@c CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC + +@cindex @code{.cantunwind} directive, ARM +@item .cantunwind +Prevents unwinding through the current function. No personality routine +or exception table data is required or permitted. + +@cindex @code{.code} directive, ARM +@item .code @code{[16|32]} +This directive selects the instruction set being generated. The value 16 +selects Thumb, with the value 32 selecting ARM. + +@cindex @code{.cpu} directive, ARM +@item .cpu @var{name} +Select the target processor. Valid values for @var{name} are the same as +for the @option{-mcpu} commandline option. + +@c DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD + +@cindex @code{.dn} and @code{.qn} directives, ARM @item @var{name} .dn @var{register name} [@var{.type}] [[@var{index}]] @item @var{name} .qn @var{register name} [@var{.type}] [[@var{index}]] @@ -453,43 +481,93 @@ This is equivalent to writing the following: Aliases created using @code{dn} or @code{qn} can be destroyed using @code{unreq}. -@cindex @code{code} directive, ARM -@item .code @code{[16|32]} -This directive selects the instruction set being generated. The value 16 -selects Thumb, with the value 32 selecting ARM. +@c EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE -@cindex @code{thumb} directive, ARM -@item .thumb -This performs the same action as @var{.code 16}. +@cindex @code{.eabi_attribute} directive, ARM +@item .eabi_attribute @var{tag}, @var{value} +Set the EABI object attribute @var{tag} to @var{value}. -@cindex @code{arm} directive, ARM -@item .arm -This performs the same action as @var{.code 32}. +The @var{tag} is either an attribute number, or one of the following: +@code{Tag_CPU_raw_name}, @code{Tag_CPU_name}, @code{Tag_CPU_arch}, +@code{Tag_CPU_arch_profile}, @code{Tag_ARM_ISA_use}, +@code{Tag_THUMB_ISA_use}, @code{Tag_VFP_arch}, @code{Tag_WMMX_arch}, +@code{Tag_Advanced_SIMD_arch}, @code{Tag_PCS_config}, +@code{Tag_ABI_PCS_R9_use}, @code{Tag_ABI_PCS_RW_data}, +@code{Tag_ABI_PCS_RO_data}, @code{Tag_ABI_PCS_GOT_use}, +@code{Tag_ABI_PCS_wchar_t}, @code{Tag_ABI_FP_rounding}, +@code{Tag_ABI_FP_denormal}, @code{Tag_ABI_FP_exceptions}, +@code{Tag_ABI_FP_user_exceptions}, @code{Tag_ABI_FP_number_model}, +@code{Tag_ABI_align8_needed}, @code{Tag_ABI_align8_preserved}, +@code{Tag_ABI_enum_size}, @code{Tag_ABI_HardFP_use}, +@code{Tag_ABI_VFP_args}, @code{Tag_ABI_WMMX_args}, +@code{Tag_ABI_optimization_goals}, @code{Tag_ABI_FP_optimization_goals}, +@code{Tag_compatibility}, @code{Tag_CPU_unaligned_access}, +@code{Tag_VFP_HP_extension}, @code{Tag_ABI_FP_16bit_format}, +@code{Tag_nodefaults}, @code{Tag_also_compatible_with}, +@code{Tag_conformance}, @code{Tag_T2EE_use}, +@code{Tag_Virtualization_use}, @code{Tag_MPextension_use} + +The @var{value} is either a @code{number}, @code{"string"}, or +@code{number, "string"} depending on the tag. + +@cindex @code{.even} directive, ARM +@item .even +This directive aligns to an even-numbered address. + +@cindex @code{.extend} directive, ARM +@cindex @code{.ldouble} directive, ARM +@item .extend @var{expression} [, @var{expression}]* +@itemx .ldouble @var{expression} [, @var{expression}]* +These directives write 12byte long double floating-point values to the +output section. These are not compatible with current ARM processors +or ABIs. + +@c FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF + +@anchor{arm_fnend} +@cindex @code{.fnend} directive, ARM +@item .fnend +Marks the end of a function with an unwind table entry. The unwind index +table entry is created when this directive is processed. -@cindex @code{force_thumb} directive, ARM +If no personality routine has been specified then standard personality +routine 0 or 1 will be used, depending on the number of unwind opcodes +required. + +@anchor{arm_fnstart} +@cindex @code{.fnstart} directive, ARM +@item .fnstart +Marks the start of a function with an unwind table entry. + +@cindex @code{.force_thumb} directive, ARM @item .force_thumb This directive forces the selection of Thumb instructions, even if the target processor does not support those instructions -@cindex @code{thumb_func} directive, ARM -@item .thumb_func -This directive specifies that the following symbol is the name of a -Thumb encoded function. This information is necessary in order to allow -the assembler and linker to generate correct code for interworking -between Arm and Thumb instructions and should be used even if -interworking is not going to be performed. The presence of this -directive also implies @code{.thumb} +@cindex @code{.fpu} directive, ARM +@item .fpu @var{name} +Select the floating-point unit to assemble for. Valid values for @var{name} +are the same as for the @option{-mfpu} commandline option. -This directive is not neccessary when generating EABI objects. On these -targets the encoding is implicit when generating Thumb code. +@c GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG +@c HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH -@cindex @code{thumb_set} directive, ARM -@item .thumb_set -This performs the equivalent of a @code{.set} directive in that it -creates a symbol which is an alias for another symbol (possibly not yet -defined). This directive also has the added property in that it marks -the aliased symbol as being a thumb function entry point, in the same -way that the @code{.thumb_func} directive does. +@cindex @code{.handlerdata} directive, ARM +@item .handlerdata +Marks the end of the current function, and the start of the exception table +entry for that function. Anything between this directive and the +@code{.fnend} directive will be added to the exception table entry. + +Must be preceded by a @code{.personality} or @code{.personalityindex} +directive. + +@c IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII +@c JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ +@c KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK +@c LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL + +@item .ldouble @var{expression} [, @var{expression}]* +See @code{.extend}. @cindex @code{.ltorg} directive, ARM @item .ltorg @@ -505,29 +583,36 @@ Note - older versions of @code{GAS} would dump the current literal pool any time a section change occurred. This is no longer done, since it prevents accurate control of the placement of literal pools. -@cindex @code{.pool} directive, ARM -@item .pool -This is a synonym for .ltorg. +@c MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM -@anchor{arm_fnstart} -@cindex @code{.fnstart} directive, ARM -@item .fnstart -Marks the start of a function with an unwind table entry. +@cindex @code{.movsp} directive, ARM +@item .movsp @var{reg} [, #@var{offset}] +Tell the unwinder that @var{reg} contains an offset from the current +stack pointer. If @var{offset} is not specified then it is assumed to be +zero. -@anchor{arm_fnend} -@cindex @code{.fnend} directive, ARM -@item .fnend -Marks the end of a function with an unwind table entry. The unwind index -table entry is created when this directive is processed. +@c NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN +@c OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO -If no personality routine has been specified then standard personality -routine 0 or 1 will be used, depending on the number of unwind opcodes -required. +@cindex @code{.object_arch} directive, ARM +@item .object_arch @var{name} +Override the architecture recorded in the EABI object attribute section. +Valid values for @var{name} are the same as for the @code{.arch} directive. +Typically this is useful when code uses runtime detection of CPU features. -@cindex @code{.cantunwind} directive, ARM -@item .cantunwind -Prevents unwinding through the current function. No personality routine -or exception table data is required or permitted. +@c PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP + +@cindex @code{.packed} directive, ARM +@item .packed @var{expression} [, @var{expression}]* +This directive writes 12-byte packed floating-point values to the +output section. These are not compatible with current ARM processors +or ABIs. + +@cindex @code{.pad} directive, ARM +@item .pad #@var{count} +Generate unwinder annotations for a stack adjustment of @var{count} bytes. +A positive value indicates the function prologue allocated stack space by +decrementing the stack pointer. @cindex @code{.personality} directive, ARM @item .personality @var{name} @@ -538,14 +623,23 @@ Sets the personality routine for the current function to @var{name}. Sets the personality routine for the current function to the EABI standard routine number @var{index} -@cindex @code{.handlerdata} directive, ARM -@item .handlerdata -Marks the end of the current function, and the start of the exception table -entry for that function. Anything between this directive and the -@code{.fnend} directive will be added to the exception table entry. +@cindex @code{.pool} directive, ARM +@item .pool +This is a synonym for .ltorg. -Must be preceded by a @code{.personality} or @code{.personalityindex} -directive. +@c QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ +@c RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR + +@cindex @code{.req} directive, ARM +@item @var{name} .req @var{register name} +This creates an alias for @var{register name} called @var{name}. For +example: + +@smallexample + foo .req r0 +@end smallexample + +@c SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS @anchor{arm_save} @cindex @code{.save} directive, ARM @@ -575,44 +669,10 @@ or wstrd wr10, [sp, #-8]! @end smallexample -@cindex @code{.vsave} directive, ARM -@item .vsave @var{vfp-reglist} -Generate unwinder annotations to restore the VFP registers in @var{vfp-reglist} -using FLDMD. Also works for VFPv3 registers -that are to be restored using VLDM. -The format of @var{vfp-reglist} is the same as the corresponding store-multiple -instruction. - -@smallexample -@exdent @emph{VFP registers} - .vsave @{d8, d9, d10@} - fstmdd sp!, @{d8, d9, d10@} -@exdent @emph{VFPv3 registers} - .vsave @{d15, d16, d17@} - vstm sp!, @{d15, d16, d17@} -@end smallexample - -Since FLDMX and FSTMX are now deprecated, this directive should be -used in favour of @code{.save} for saving VFP registers for ARMv6 and above. - -@anchor{arm_pad} -@cindex @code{.pad} directive, ARM -@item .pad #@var{count} -Generate unwinder annotations for a stack adjustment of @var{count} bytes. -A positive value indicates the function prologue allocated stack space by -decrementing the stack pointer. - -@anchor{arm_movsp} -@cindex @code{.movsp} directive, ARM -@item .movsp @var{reg} [, #@var{offset}] -Tell the unwinder that @var{reg} contains an offset from the current -stack pointer. If @var{offset} is not specified then it is assumed to be -zero. - @anchor{arm_setfp} @cindex @code{.setfp} directive, ARM @item .setfp @var{fpreg}, @var{spreg} [, #@var{offset}] -Make all unwinder annotations relaive to a frame pointer. Without this +Make all unwinder annotations relative to a frame pointer. Without this the unwinder will use offsets from the stack pointer. The syntax of this directive is the same as the @code{sub} or @code{mov} @@ -627,61 +687,88 @@ mov ip, sp sub fp, ip, #4 @end smallexample +@cindex @code{.secrel32} directive, ARM +@item .secrel32 @var{expression} [, @var{expression}]* +This directive emits relocations that evaluate to the section-relative +offset of each expression's symbol. This directive is only supported +for PE targets. + +@c TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT + +@cindex @code{.thumb} directive, ARM +@item .thumb +This performs the same action as @var{.code 16}. + +@cindex @code{.thumb_func} directive, ARM +@item .thumb_func +This directive specifies that the following symbol is the name of a +Thumb encoded function. This information is necessary in order to allow +the assembler and linker to generate correct code for interworking +between Arm and Thumb instructions and should be used even if +interworking is not going to be performed. The presence of this +directive also implies @code{.thumb} + +This directive is not neccessary when generating EABI objects. On these +targets the encoding is implicit when generating Thumb code. + +@cindex @code{.thumb_set} directive, ARM +@item .thumb_set +This performs the equivalent of a @code{.set} directive in that it +creates a symbol which is an alias for another symbol (possibly not yet +defined). This directive also has the added property in that it marks +the aliased symbol as being a thumb function entry point, in the same +way that the @code{.thumb_func} directive does. + +@c UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU + +@cindex @code{.unreq} directive, ARM +@item .unreq @var{alias-name} +This undefines a register alias which was previously defined using the +@code{req}, @code{dn} or @code{qn} directives. For example: + +@smallexample + foo .req r0 + .unreq foo +@end smallexample + +An error occurs if the name is undefined. Note - this pseudo op can +be used to delete builtin in register name aliases (eg 'r0'). This +should only be done if it is really necessary. + @cindex @code{.unwind_raw} directive, ARM -@item .raw @var{offset}, @var{byte1}, @dots{} +@item .unwind_raw @var{offset}, @var{byte1}, @dots{} Insert one of more arbitary unwind opcode bytes, which are known to adjust the stack pointer by @var{offset} bytes. For example @code{.unwind_raw 4, 0xb1, 0x01} is equivalent to @code{.save @{r0@}} -@cindex @code{.cpu} directive, ARM -@item .cpu @var{name} -Select the target processor. Valid values for @var{name} are the same as -for the @option{-mcpu} commandline option. - -@cindex @code{.arch} directive, ARM -@item .arch @var{name} -Select the target architecture. Valid values for @var{name} are the same as -for the @option{-march} commandline option. +@c VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV -@cindex @code{.object_arch} directive, ARM -@item .object_arch @var{name} -Override the architecture recorded in the EABI object attribute section. -Valid values for @var{name} are the same as for the @code{.arch} directive. -Typically this is useful when code uses runtime detection of CPU features. - -@cindex @code{.fpu} directive, ARM -@item .fpu @var{name} -Select the floating point unit to assemble for. Valid values for @var{name} -are the same as for the @option{-mfpu} commandline option. +@cindex @code{.vsave} directive, ARM +@item .vsave @var{vfp-reglist} +Generate unwinder annotations to restore the VFP registers in @var{vfp-reglist} +using FLDMD. Also works for VFPv3 registers +that are to be restored using VLDM. +The format of @var{vfp-reglist} is the same as the corresponding store-multiple +instruction. -@cindex @code{.eabi_attribute} directive, ARM -@item .eabi_attribute @var{tag}, @var{value} -Set the EABI object attribute @var{tag} to @var{value}. +@smallexample +@exdent @emph{VFP registers} + .vsave @{d8, d9, d10@} + fstmdd sp!, @{d8, d9, d10@} +@exdent @emph{VFPv3 registers} + .vsave @{d15, d16, d17@} + vstm sp!, @{d15, d16, d17@} +@end smallexample -The @var{tag} is either an attribute number, or one of the following: -@code{Tag_CPU_raw_name}, @code{Tag_CPU_name}, @code{Tag_CPU_arch}, -@code{Tag_CPU_arch_profile}, @code{Tag_ARM_ISA_use}, -@code{Tag_THUMB_ISA_use}, @code{Tag_VFP_arch}, @code{Tag_WMMX_arch}, -@code{Tag_Advanced_SIMD_arch}, @code{Tag_PCS_config}, -@code{Tag_ABI_PCS_R9_use}, @code{Tag_ABI_PCS_RW_data}, -@code{Tag_ABI_PCS_RO_data}, @code{Tag_ABI_PCS_GOT_use}, -@code{Tag_ABI_PCS_wchar_t}, @code{Tag_ABI_FP_rounding}, -@code{Tag_ABI_FP_denormal}, @code{Tag_ABI_FP_exceptions}, -@code{Tag_ABI_FP_user_exceptions}, @code{Tag_ABI_FP_number_model}, -@code{Tag_ABI_align8_needed}, @code{Tag_ABI_align8_preserved}, -@code{Tag_ABI_enum_size}, @code{Tag_ABI_HardFP_use}, -@code{Tag_ABI_VFP_args}, @code{Tag_ABI_WMMX_args}, -@code{Tag_ABI_optimization_goals}, @code{Tag_ABI_FP_optimization_goals}, -@code{Tag_compatibility}, @code{Tag_CPU_unaligned_access}, -@code{Tag_VFP_HP_extension}, @code{Tag_ABI_FP_16bit_format}, -@code{Tag_nodefaults}, @code{Tag_also_compatible_with}, -@code{Tag_conformance}, @code{Tag_T2EE_use}, -@code{Tag_Virtualization_use}, @code{Tag_MPextension_use} +Since FLDMX and FSTMX are now deprecated, this directive should be +used in favour of @code{.save} for saving VFP registers for ARMv6 and above. -The @var{value} is either a @code{number}, @code{"string"}, or -@code{number, "string"} depending on the tag. +@c WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW +@c XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX +@c YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY +@c ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ @end table |