* Is it possible to branch to an absolute address ?
@ 2006-07-07 9:46 Amarnath
2006-07-07 10:10 ` Thiemo Seufer
2006-07-07 23:26 ` Eric Christopher
0 siblings, 2 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Amarnath @ 2006-07-07 9:46 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: binutils
HI,
I have a query in my mind. Please check the following sample assembly file:
----------- Snip ---------------
.file 1 "TestingBranch.c"
.set mips16
gcc2_compiled.:
__gnu_compiled_c:
.text
.align 2
.globl func
.align 2
.globl main
.ent main
main:
.frame $17,16,$31 # vars= 8, regs= 2/0, args= 0,
extra= 0
.mask 0x80020000,-4
.fmask 0x00000000,0
b 0x4000 # >>> branch with absolute operand
move $sp,$17
$L2:
.end main
.ent func
func:
.frame $17,16,$31 # vars= 8, regs= 1/0,
args= 0, extra= 0
.mask 0x00020000,-8
.fmask 0x00000000,0
$L1:
.end func
-------------- End Snip ----------------
- In the above, why GCC was not assembling the branch instruction with
absolute value as operand in it?
- Is there any restriction in branching towards absolute value in ELF?
- Is it possible in ELF to emit relocation information without any symbol
information associated with it?
Please help me in the above.
Thank you.
Regards,
Amarnath M
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* Re: Is it possible to branch to an absolute address ?
2006-07-07 9:46 Is it possible to branch to an absolute address ? Amarnath
@ 2006-07-07 10:10 ` Thiemo Seufer
2006-07-07 23:26 ` Eric Christopher
1 sibling, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Thiemo Seufer @ 2006-07-07 10:10 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Amarnath; +Cc: binutils
Amarnath wrote:
> HI,
>
> I have a query in my mind. Please check the following sample assembly file:
>
> ----------- Snip ---------------
>
> .file 1 "TestingBranch.c"
> .set mips16
>
> gcc2_compiled.:
> __gnu_compiled_c:
> .text
> .align 2
> .globl func
>
> .align 2
> .globl main
> .ent main
> main:
> .frame $17,16,$31 # vars= 8, regs= 2/0, args= 0,
> extra= 0
> .mask 0x80020000,-4
> .fmask 0x00000000,0
>
> b 0x4000 # >>> branch with absolute operand
> move $sp,$17
> $L2:
> .end main
>
> .ent func
> func:
> .frame $17,16,$31 # vars= 8, regs= 1/0,
> args= 0, extra= 0
> .mask 0x00020000,-8
> .fmask 0x00000000,0
>
> $L1:
>
> .end func
>
> -------------- End Snip ----------------
>
> - In the above, why GCC was not assembling the branch instruction with
> absolute value as operand in it?
Can you also provide the C source code? I fail to see how C code could
result in such assembly.
> - Is there any restriction in branching towards absolute value in ELF?
The MIPS architecture defines branches as PC relative. For an absolute
address you need a jump.
Thiemo
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* Re: Is it possible to branch to an absolute address ?
2006-07-07 9:46 Is it possible to branch to an absolute address ? Amarnath
2006-07-07 10:10 ` Thiemo Seufer
@ 2006-07-07 23:26 ` Eric Christopher
2006-07-08 4:54 ` Amarnath
1 sibling, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Eric Christopher @ 2006-07-07 23:26 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: amarnath; +Cc: binutils
>
> - In the above, why GCC was not assembling the branch instruction with
> absolute value as operand in it?
You asked these questions in private mail yesterday. Please go read
my response and look at the ISA manual.
-eric
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* RE: Is it possible to branch to an absolute address ?
2006-07-07 23:26 ` Eric Christopher
@ 2006-07-08 4:54 ` Amarnath
0 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Amarnath @ 2006-07-08 4:54 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 'Eric Christopher'; +Cc: binutils
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eric Christopher [mailto:echristo@apple.com]
> Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2006 4:56 AM
> To: amarnath@acmet.com
> Cc: binutils@sourceware.org
> Subject: Re: Is it possible to branch to an absolute address ?
>
> >
> > - In the above, why GCC was not assembling the branch instruction with
> > absolute value as operand in it?
>
> You asked these questions in private mail yesterday. Please go read
> my response and look at the ISA manual.
>
> -eric
Ok, Thank you. I am checking it.
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