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authorNick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>2002-02-25 10:34:25 +0000
committerNick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>2002-02-25 10:34:25 +0000
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Add documentation of IA64 port
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@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2002-02-25 David Mosberger <davidm@hpl.hp.com>
+
+ * doc/as.texinfo: Add entry for IA64.
+ * doc/c-ia64.texi: New file.
+
2002-02-25 Alan Modra <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
* config/tc-hppa.c: Update copyright date.
diff --git a/gas/doc/as.texinfo b/gas/doc/as.texinfo
index 2e21a63..f4947e7 100644
--- a/gas/doc/as.texinfo
+++ b/gas/doc/as.texinfo
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
@set I80386
@set I860
@set I960
+@set IA-64
@set M32R
@set M68HC11
@set M680X0
@@ -335,6 +336,13 @@ gcc(1), ld(1), and the Info entries for @file{binutils} and @file{ld}.
@end ifset
@ifset M32R
+@emph{Target IA-64 options:}
+ [@b{-mconstant-gp}|@b{-mauto-pic}]
+ [@b{-milp32}|@b{-milp64}|@b{-mlp64}|@b{-mp64}]
+ [@b{-mle}|@b{mbe}]
+ [@b{-x}|@b{-xexplicit}] [@b{-xauto}] [@b{-xdebug}]
+@end ifset
+
@emph{Target M32R options:}
[@b{--m32rx}|@b{--[no-]warn-explicit-parallel-conflicts}|
@b{--W[n]p}]
@@ -5769,6 +5777,10 @@ family.
@include c-i960.texi
@end ifset
+@ifset IA64
+@include c-ia64.texi
+@end ifset
+
@ifset M32R
@include c-m32r.texi
@end ifset
diff --git a/gas/doc/c-ia64.texi b/gas/doc/c-ia64.texi
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0885f1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gas/doc/c-ia64.texi
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+@c Copyright 2002
+@c Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+@c Contributed by David Mosberger-Tang <davidm@hpl.hp.com>
+@c This is part of the GAS manual.
+@c For copying conditions, see the file as.texinfo.
+
+@ifset GENERIC
+@page
+@node IA-64-Dependent
+@chapter IA-64 Dependent Features
+@end ifset
+
+@ifclear GENERIC
+@node Machine Dependencies
+@chapter IA-64 Dependent Features
+@end ifclear
+
+@cindex IA-64 support
+@menu
+* IA-64 Options:: Options
+* IA-64 Syntax:: Syntax
+@c * IA-64 Floating Point:: Floating Point // to be written
+@c * IA-64 Directives:: IA-64 Machine Directives // to be written
+* IA-64 Opcodes:: Opcodes
+@end menu
+
+@node IA-64 Options
+@section Options
+@cindex IA-64 options
+@cindex options for IA-64
+
+@table @option
+@cindex @code{-mconstant-gp} command line option, IA-64
+
+@item -mconstant-gp
+This option instructs the assembler to mark the resulting object file
+as using the ``constant GP'' model. With this model, it is assumed
+that the entire program uses a single global pointer (GP) value. Note
+that this option does not in any fashion affect the machine code
+emitted by the assembler. All it does is turn on the EF_IA_64_CONS_GP
+flag in the ELF file header.
+
+@item -mauto-pic
+This option instructs the assembler to mark the resulting object file
+as using the ``constant GP without function descriptor'' data model.
+This model is like the ``constant GP'' model, except that it
+additionaly does away with function descriptors. What this means is
+that the address of a function refers directly to the function's code
+entry-point. Normally, such an address would refer to a function
+descriptor, which contains both the code entry-point and the GP-value
+needed by the function. Note that this option does not in any fashion
+affect the machine code emitted by the assembler. All it does is
+turn on the EF_IA_64_NOFUNCDESC_CONS_GP flag in the ELF file header.
+
+@item -milp32
+@item -milp64
+@item -mlp64
+@item -mp64
+These options select the data model. The assembler defaults to @code{-mlp64}
+(LP64 data model).
+
+@item -mle
+@item -mbe
+These options select the byte order. The @code{-mle} option selects little-endian
+byte order (default) and @code{-mbe} selects big-endian byte order. Note that
+IA-64 machine code always uses little-endian byte order.
+
+@item -x
+@item -xexplicit
+These options turn on dependency violation checking. This checking is turned on by
+default.
+
+@item -xauto
+This option instructs the assembler to automatically insert stop bits where necessary
+to remove dependency violations.
+
+@item -xdebug
+This turns on debug output intended to help tracking down bugs in the dependency
+violation checker.
+
+@end table
+
+@cindex IA-64 Syntax
+@node IA-64 Syntax
+@section Syntax
+The assembler syntax closely follows the IA-64 Assembly Language
+Reference Guide.
+
+@menu
+* IA-64-Chars:: Special Characters
+* IA-64-Regs:: Register Names
+* IA-64-Bits:: Bit Names
+* IA-64-Relocs:: Relocations
+@end menu
+
+@node IA-64-Chars
+@subsection Special Characters
+
+@cindex line comment character, IA-64
+@cindex IA-64 line comment character
+@samp{//} is the line comment token.
+
+@cindex line separator, IA-64
+@cindex statement separator, IA-64
+@cindex IA-64 line separator
+@samp{;} can be used instead of a newline to separate statements.
+
+@node IA-64-Regs
+@subsection Register Names
+@cindex IA-64 registers
+@cindex register names, IA-64
+
+The 128 integer registers are refered to as @samp{r@var{n}}.
+The 128 floating-point registers are refered to as @samp{f@var{n}}.
+The 128 application registers are refered to as @samp{ar@var{n}}.
+The 128 control registers are refered to as @samp{cr@var{n}}.
+The 64 one-bit predicate registers are refered to as @samp{p@var{n}}.
+The 8 branch registers are refered to as @samp{b@var{n}}.
+In addition, the assembler defines a number of aliases:
+@samp{gp} (@samp{r1}), @samp{sp} (@samp{r12}), @samp{rp} (@samp{b0}),
+@samp{ret0} (@samp{r8}), @samp{ret1} (@samp{r9}), @samp{ret2} (@samp{r10}),
+@samp{ret3} (@samp{r9}), @samp{farg@var{n}} (@samp{f8+@var{n}}), and
+@samp{fret@var{n}} (@samp{f8+@var{n}}).
+
+For convenience, the assembler also defines aliases for all named application
+and control registers. For example, @samp{ar.bsp} refers to the register
+backing store pointer (@samp{ar17}). Similarly, @samp{cr.eoi} refers to
+the end-of-interrupt register (@samp{cr67}).
+
+@node IA-64-Bits
+@subsection IA-64 Processor-Status-Register (PSR) Bit Names
+@cindex IA-64 Processor-status-Register bit names
+@cindex PSR bits
+@cindex bit names, IA-64
+
+The assembler defines bit masks for each of the bits in the IA-64
+processor status register. For example, @samp{psr.ic} corresponds to
+a value of 0x2000. These masks are primarily intended for use with
+the @sample{ssm}/@sample{sum} and @sample{rsm}/@sample{rum}
+instructions, but they can be used anywhere else where an integer
+constant is expected.
+
+@node IA-64 Opcodes
+@section Opcodes
+For detailed information on the IA-64 machine instruction set, see the
+@c Attempt to work around a very overfull hbox.
+@iftex
+IA-64 Assembly Language Reference Guide available at
+@smallfonts
+@example
+http://developer.intel.com/design/itanium/arch_spec.htm
+@end example
+@textfonts
+@end iftex
+@ifnottex
+@uref{http://developer.intel.com/design/itanium/arch_spec.htm,IA-64 Architecture Handbook}.
+@end ifnottex