ObjAsm: boring notes

[HSE]

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fInt macro
  sub xsp, @WordSize                                    ;;Reserve stack place for one word
  fstcw WORD ptr [xsp]                                  ;;Store FPU control word
 >>>> push QWORD ptr [xsp]                                  ;;Duplicate value
  BitSet WORD ptr [xsp], (BIT10 or BIT11)               ;;Modify the control word, int(x) = Truncate (toward 0)
  fldcw WORD ptr [xsp]                                  ;;Restore modified FPU control word
  frndint                                               ;;Round down
  fldcw WORD ptr[xsp + @WordSize]                       ;;Restore previous FPU control word
  add rsp, 2*@WordSize              <<<<<<<<                    ;;Restore stack. Don't use pop eax. We wan't destroy it
endm



[Biterider]

Hi
Sorry for the typo. It was midnight when I wrote it 
Should be

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  add xsp, 2*@WordSize        ;;Restore stack. Don't use pop xax. We'll not destroy it.
also correct the same way the fRndDn macro.

Biterider

[HSE]

It's presumed that because main development is oriented to 64bit, this little things will appear when testing in 32bit. 

The title reflect the fact that this things don't even allow any discussion. 

[HSE]

Demo02 don't have Shared.inc

[Biterider]

Thanks!

[HSE]

Demo01b crash because ReadFile don't have storage for number of bytes readed.

[Biterider]

Hi HSE
You are completely right. Fixed now.
Thank you 


Biterider

[HSE]

Hi Biterider!

See again first post. Macros in fMath.inc are pushing QWORDs. I don't know if you maked a dual equate WORD/QWORD for 32/64 BITNESS

[Biterider]

Hi HSE
Yes, you are right. Please try the posted file. I think I've made all necessary corrections.

Biterider

[HSE]

I maked a little mess with my test , but your file looks good 

Thanks.

[HSE]

Hi Biterider:

Nothing was working until I noted change in "m2m" macro 

I solved using old macro if BITNESS = 32. I thing that without register specification m2m have to make push and pop in 32, and use some 64 register not used in 32 (r10...r13) .

Only problem I see using AsmC are 2 or 3 ".elseif macro something" that I changed to ".elseif OA_something" (I will see again if I find where that was!)

Regards.

[jj2007]

Only problem I see using AsmC are 2 or 3 ".elseif macro something" that I changed to ".elseif OA_something"

Remember the old late expansion problem when using .elseif somemac(arg)==123

[Biterider]

Hi HSE
It wasn't an easy decision to extend/change the way m2m works.
But it there is making some troubles, there is an easy way to overcome the issue. Other people are using a mrm macro, that explicitly uses a register to transfer the value. Since the goal was to write code that can be compiled for x86 and x64, I can do a "mass mutation" of the source code changing m2m to mrm, leaving m2m free to work like before.
Is this acceptable for you?

Like JJ said, the ".elseif macro something" is something to avoid. If you can find the code, please let me know. 

Biterider

[HSE]

Remember the old late expansion problem when using .elseif somemac(arg)==123

Thanks JJ. It's that.

Forcing expansion solve the AsmC problem (in XMenu.inc):

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    % .elseif [xbx].$Obj(XMenuItem).dType == MENU_TYPE_SIDEBAR

Since the goal was to write code that can be compiled for x86 and x64

The better practice in 32 bit is to use push and pop because there is few registers (if you don't need to load a value in a register). In 64 bit you have to use a register.  The dual code have to use both, just taking care that in 64 bit registers in use are not trashed (rax,rbx,rcx,etc). 
R8 and r9 are used to pass arguments. R14 and r15 are prefered for some procedures (see Hutch code) and registers with same name have especific use in ARM. That left r10...r13 for choice...
Not very elegant, but I put in system.inc the old m2m for 32 bitness and the new for 64 but using r10 instead of rax.

[jj2007]

Thanks JJ. It's that.

Forcing expansion solve the AsmC problem (in XMenu.inc):

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    % .elseif [xbx].$Obj(XMenuItem).dType == MENU_TYPE_SIDEBAR

Are you sure?

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include \masm32\include\masm32rt.inc
.code
start:
  mov eax, 1
  .if eax==12345678h
print "never"
  % .elseif len("test")>3
print "Len gt 3"
  .else
print "you are screwed, my friend"
  .endif
  exit
end start
P.S.: Replace the mov eax, 1 with mov eax, 4 to enjoy some pleasant nights of bug chasing for Real Men^TM