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authorJoel Sherrill <joel.sherrill@OARcorp.com>1998-10-19 12:52:31 +0000
committerJoel Sherrill <joel.sherrill@OARcorp.com>1998-10-19 12:52:31 +0000
commit3fdfd51466782c8f229aba096e620dd3ddd292c8 (patch)
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parentAdded 2 chapters (diff)
downloadrtems-3fdfd51466782c8f229aba096e620dd3ddd292c8.tar.bz2
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-rw-r--r--doc/supplements/template/Makefile7
-rw-r--r--doc/supplements/template/callconv.t92
-rw-r--r--doc/supplements/template/template.texi4
3 files changed, 100 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/doc/supplements/template/Makefile b/doc/supplements/template/Makefile
index 048aef9958..2eae2792c3 100644
--- a/doc/supplements/template/Makefile
+++ b/doc/supplements/template/Makefile
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ COMMON_FILES=../../common/cpright.texi ../../common/setup.texi \
FILES= $(PROJECT).texi preface.texi \
$(COMMON_FILES) $(GENERATED_FILES)
GENERATED_FILES=\
- cpumodel.texi
+ cpumodel.texi callconv.texi
# bsp.texi callconv.texi cpumodel.texi cputable.texi fatalerr.texi \
# intr.texi memmodel.texi preface.texi timetbl.texi timedata.texi wksheets.texi
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ cpumodel.texi: cpumodel.t Makefile
-u "Top" \
-n "" ${*}.t
+callconv.texi: callconv.t Makefile
+ $(BMENU) -p "" \
+ -u "Top" \
+ -n "" ${*}.t
+
replace: timedata.texi
intr.texi: intr.t MVME136_TIMES
diff --git a/doc/supplements/template/callconv.t b/doc/supplements/template/callconv.t
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..abdcce0304
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/supplements/template/callconv.t
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+@c
+@c COPYRIGHT (c) 1988-1998.
+@c On-Line Applications Research Corporation (OAR).
+@c All rights reserved.
+@c
+@c $Id$
+@c
+
+@chapter Calling Conventions
+
+@section Introduction
+
+Each high-level language compiler generates
+subroutine entry and exit code based upon a set of rules known
+as the compiler's calling convention. These rules address the
+following issues:
+
+@itemize @bullet
+@item register preservation and usage
+@item parameter passing
+@item call and return mechanism
+@end itemize
+
+A compiler's calling convention is of importance when
+interfacing to subroutines written in another language either
+assembly or high-level. Even when the high-level language and
+target processor are the same, different compilers may use
+different calling conventions. As a result, calling conventions
+are both processor and compiler dependent.
+
+@section Processor Background
+
+The MC68xxx architecture supports a simple yet
+effective call and return mechanism. A subroutine is invoked
+via the branch to subroutine (@code{XXX}) or the jump to subroutine
+(@code{XXX}) instructions. These instructions push the return address
+on the current stack. The return from subroutine (@code{XXX})
+instruction pops the return address off the current stack and
+transfers control to that instruction. It is is important to
+note that the XXX call and return mechanism does not
+automatically save or restore any registers. It is the
+responsibility of the high-level language compiler to define the
+register preservation and usage convention.
+
+@section Calling Mechanism
+
+All RTEMS directives are invoked using either a @code{XXX}
+or @code{XXX} instruction and return to the user application via the
+@code{XXX} instruction.
+
+@section Register Usage
+
+As discussed above, the @code{XXX} and @code{XXX} instructions do
+not automatically save any registers. RTEMS uses the registers
+@b{D0}, @b{D1}, @b{A0}, and @b{A1} as scratch registers. These registers are
+not preserved by RTEMS directives therefore, the contents of
+these registers should not be assumed upon return from any RTEMS
+directive.
+
+@section Parameter Passing
+
+RTEMS assumes that arguments are placed on the
+current stack before the directive is invoked via the @code{XXX} or @code{XXX}
+instruction. The first argument is assumed to be closest to the
+return address on the stack. This means that the first argument
+of the C calling sequence is pushed last. The following
+pseudo-code illustrates the typical sequence used to call a
+RTEMS directive with three (3) arguments:
+
+@example
+@group
+push third argument
+push second argument
+push first argument
+invoke directive
+remove arguments from the stack
+@end group
+@end example
+
+The arguments to RTEMS are typically pushed onto the
+stack using a move instruction with a pre-decremented stack
+pointer as the destination. These arguments must be removed
+from the stack after control is returned to the caller. This
+removal is typically accomplished by adding the size of the
+argument list in bytes to the current stack pointer.
+
+@section User-Provided Routines
+
+All user-provided routines invoked by RTEMS, such as
+user extensions, device drivers, and MPCI routines, must also
+adhere to these calling conventions.
+
diff --git a/doc/supplements/template/template.texi b/doc/supplements/template/template.texi
index fe36128d60..0f8e57bd25 100644
--- a/doc/supplements/template/template.texi
+++ b/doc/supplements/template/template.texi
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ END-INFO-DIR-ENTRY
@include preface.texi
@include cpumodel.texi
-@c @include callconv.texi
+@include callconv.texi
@c @include memmodel.texi
@c @include intr.texi
@c @include fatalerr.texi
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ Applications Supplement.
@menu
* Preface::
* CPU Model Dependent Features::
-** Calling Conventions::
+* Calling Conventions::
** Memory Model::
** Interrupt Processing::
** Default Fatal Error Processing::