vbcc bind a variable to a register

[iliak]

Hi
source code :

    __reg("d6") ULONG test = 10;
    tests++;

Asm output :

    moveq    #10,d0
    addq.l    #1,d0

command line :

vbccm68k -quiet "test.c" -o= "test.asm" -c99 -sc -cpu=68020  -O=1

What am I doing wrong to make test assigned to d6 ??

[matthey]

Originally Posted by iliak

What am I doing wrong to make test assigned to d6 ??

I don't believe what you are trying to do is currently possible with the 68k vbcc backend. I don't believe it is possible to specify a register for a variable or even give a hint to the compiler to use a register for a variable (like GCC "register" variables). It is possible to specify a register for functions and inlines and it is possible to leave values in certain registers but vbcc will only use returns in d0 (d0/d1 for 64 bit returns). It is only possible to reserve a4 (when not in a function or inline) so vbcc doesn't use it although it doesn't look difficult to add support to reserve other registers. In general, what you are trying to do is not a good programming practice. If you do have a legitimate reason to do what you are doing then you may want to contact Volker Barthelmann.

[phx]

The __reg() attribute only works for function arguments at the moment. You can still use __asm() to insert any kind of assembler code into a function you like:

  ...
  __asm("\tmoveq\t#11,d6");
  ...

[iliak]

The idea is to rewrite the function RawDoFmt in C. It takes a callback function :

 PutChProc(Char (d0.w),  PutChData (a3));

I must send the arguments in the right registers.

My first (naive) try was in my question. Another approach, as suggest phx is to write some asm (I'll give it a try). Another way is maybe define the callback like this :

PutChrProc(__reg("d0") UBYTE Char, __reg("a3") APTR PutChData)

Any (better) idea ?

[iliak]

Originally Posted by phx

The __reg() attribute only works for function arguments at the moment. You can still use __asm() to insert any kind of assembler code into a function you like:

  ...
  __asm("\tmoveq\t#11,d6");
  ...

How can I set in a register the value of a variable :

ULONG test = 0x100;
__asm("\tmove.l test,d5");

?

[thomas]

Originally Posted by iliak

Another way is maybe define the callback like this :

PutChrProc(__reg("d0") UBYTE Char, __reg("a3") APTR PutChData)

This is what you should do. It properly tells the compiler what to do. Everything else is dirty.

[iliak]

Seems to be a the solution :

typedef void (*callback)(__reg("d0") UBYTE, __reg("a3") APTR);
UBYTE t = '#';
APTR aptr = NULL;

callback cb = putChProc;
cb(t, aptr);

Thanks !