[SeaBIOS] [PATCH] Don't reserve %ebx in code32seg chunk.

Kevin O'Connor kevin at koconnor.net
Tue Dec 29 05:23:51 CET 2009


It occurred to me that reserving %ebx is unnecessary because gcc can
calculate the code offset when it needs it.

This patch is on top of the 32bit PCI BIOS series.

-Kevin


diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a5fd63d..b71d1a1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ CFLAGS32FLAT = $(COMMONCFLAGS) -g -DMODE16=0 -DMODESEGMENT=0
 CFLAGSSEG = $(COMMONCFLAGS) -DMODESEGMENT=1 -fno-defer-pop \
             $(call cc-option,$(CC),-fno-jump-tables,-DMANUAL_NO_JUMP_TABLE) \
             $(call cc-option,$(CC),-fno-tree-switch-conversion,)
-CFLAGS32SEG = $(CFLAGSSEG) -DMODE16=0
+CFLAGS32SEG = $(CFLAGSSEG) -DMODE16=0 -g
 CFLAGS16INC = $(CFLAGSSEG) -DMODE16=1 \
               $(call cc-option,$(CC),--param large-stack-frame=4,)
 CFLAGS16 = $(CFLAGS16INC) -g
diff --git a/src/biosvar.h b/src/biosvar.h
index eb34286..db6783e 100644
--- a/src/biosvar.h
+++ b/src/biosvar.h
@@ -263,18 +263,28 @@ get_ebda_ptr()
 #if MODE16 == 0 && MODESEGMENT == 1
 // In 32bit segmented mode %cs may not be readable and the code may be
 // relocated.  The entry code sets up %gs with a readable segment and
-// %ebx with the base code offset.
+// the code offset can be determined by get_global_offset().
 #define GLOBAL_SEGREG GS
-#define GLOBAL_OFFSET __CodeOffset
+static inline u32 __attribute_const get_global_offset(void) {
+    u32 ret;
+    asm("  calll 1f\n"
+        "1:popl %0\n"
+        "  subl $1b, %0"
+        : "=r"(ret));
+    return ret;
+}
 #else
 #define GLOBAL_SEGREG CS
-#define GLOBAL_OFFSET 0
+static inline u32 __attribute_const get_global_offset(void) {
+    return 0;
+}
 #endif
 static inline u16 get_global_seg() {
     return GET_SEG(GLOBAL_SEGREG);
 }
-#define GET_GLOBAL(var)                         \
-    GET_VAR(GLOBAL_SEGREG, *(typeof(&(var)))((void*)&(var) + GLOBAL_OFFSET))
+#define GET_GLOBAL(var)                                                 \
+    GET_VAR(GLOBAL_SEGREG, *(typeof(&(var)))((void*)&(var)              \
+                                             + get_global_offset()))
 #define SET_GLOBAL(var, val) do {               \
         ASSERT32FLAT();                         \
         (var) = (val);                          \
diff --git a/src/pcibios.c b/src/pcibios.c
index 91b7655..2425a65 100644
--- a/src/pcibios.c
+++ b/src/pcibios.c
@@ -157,7 +157,8 @@ handle_1ab10e(struct bregs *regs)
 
     // Memcpy pir table slots to dest buffer.
     memcpy_far(buf_seg, buf_far
-               , get_global_seg(), (void*)(pirtable_g->slots) + GLOBAL_OFFSET
+               , get_global_seg()
+               , (void*)(pirtable_g->slots) + get_global_offset()
                , pirsize);
 
     // XXX - bochs bios sets bx to (1 << 9) | (1 << 11)
diff --git a/src/romlayout.S b/src/romlayout.S
index afdefed..43af112 100644
--- a/src/romlayout.S
+++ b/src/romlayout.S
@@ -390,9 +390,6 @@ pcibios32_entry:
         pushl %edi
         pushw %es
         pushw %ds
-        calll 1f                // Setup %ebx to be code base
-1:      popl %ebx
-        subl $1b, %ebx
         movl %ds, %eax          // Move %ds to %gs
         movl %eax, %gs
         movl %ss, %eax          // Move %ss to %ds
diff --git a/src/types.h b/src/types.h
index cc64cba..cfa47fe 100644
--- a/src/types.h
+++ b/src/types.h
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ extern void __force_link_error__only_in_16bit() __attribute__ ((noreturn));
 #define ASSERT16() do { } while (0)
 #define ASSERT32FLAT() __force_link_error__only_in_32bit_flat()
 #elif MODESEGMENT == 1
-register u32 __CodeOffset asm ("ebx") __VISIBLE;
 # define VISIBLE16
 # define VISIBLE32FLAT
 # define VISIBLE32SEG __VISIBLE
@@ -122,6 +121,7 @@ register u32 __CodeOffset asm ("ebx") __VISIBLE;
 
 #define noinline __attribute__((noinline))
 #define __always_inline inline __attribute__((always_inline))
+#define __attribute_const __attribute__((__const__))
 
 #define __stringify_1(x)        #x
 #define __stringify(x)          __stringify_1(x)



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