Re: Support of variable arguments: Re: [ROOT] Form on Alpha OSF

From: cstrato (cstrato@aon.at)
Date: Thu Aug 22 2002 - 21:03:08 MEST


Dear Masaharu

Thank you for your extensive answer.
Enclosed I have attached the stdarg.h and va-ppc.h files
for the Mac/IBM/PowerPC platform. It would be great, if
CINT could support this platform.

Thank you
Christian


Masaharu Goto wrote:

> Hello Jiri and Christian,
> 
> Support for variable arguments (between compiled code and interpreter)
> depends on stack data alignment of specific CPU architecture. So far,
> I investigated  Intel, HP-PA and Sparc.  It turned out passing class/struct
> object as value is a fundamental problem in HP-PA and Sparc. For those
> CPUs, only fundamental type arguments can be passed.  Intel architecture
> is fine for passing class/struct object as value.  I am not sure for
> Mac/PowerPC platform.
> 
> This is implemented in following locations in Cint source code.
> 
> G__ci.h  line 1608-1633
>   Define macro for turning on/off the vaarg feature depending on
>   computer architecture.
> 
> src/size.c line 1258-1266
>   Implements vaarg byte alignment. You can add implementation
>   for other platforms if you'd like. Normally, vaarg alignment rule is
>   described in include/stdarg.h and in va_arg() macro. This macro
>   is a really complicated beast, however, if you try hard, it tells you
>   how variable arguments are implemented in your compiler.
> 
> Probably, I can tell you a little more about Mac/PowerPC if you
> send me include/stdarg.h.
> 
> Thank you
> Masaharu Goto
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "cstrato" <cstrato@aon.at>
> To: "Jiri Masik" <masik@fzu.cz>
> Cc: <roottalk@pcroot.cern.ch>
> Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 4:00 AM
> Subject: Support of variable arguments: Re: [ROOT] Form on Alpha OSF
> 
> 
> 
>>Dear Rooters
>>
>>I am, too, missing support for variable arguments on the Mac,
>>i.e. the PowerPC platform.
>>Does anyone know if support is planned in the future?
>>
>>Best regards
>>Christian
>>_._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._
>>C.h.i.s.t.i.a.n S.t.r.a.t.o.w.a
>>V.i.e.n.n.a       A.u.s.t.r.i.a
>>_._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._
>>
>>
>>Jiri Masik wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Thomas Bretz <tbretz@astro.uni-wuerzburg.de> writes:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Hi,
>>>>
>>>>what's the reason, that Form is not supported on Alphas in the
>>>>
> interpreter?
> 
>>>>Thomas.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>Hi Thomas,
>>>
>>>Form relies on the implementation of variable arguments functions in
>>>Cint which is currently done only for Linux on ia32 and Win32 I think.
>>>You can do grep -r G__VAARG * in Root tree to get an idea what is
>>>needed.
>>>
>>>cheers
>>>        Jiri
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
> 
> 
> 



/* stdarg.h for GNU.
   Note that the type used in va_arg is supposed to match the
   actual type **after default promotions**.
   Thus, va_arg (..., short) is not valid.  */

#ifndef _STDARG_H
#ifndef _ANSI_STDARG_H_
#ifndef __need___va_list
#define _STDARG_H
#define _ANSI_STDARG_H_
#endif /* not __need___va_list */
#undef __need___va_list

#ifdef __clipper__
#include "va-clipper.h"
#else
#ifdef __m88k__
#include "va-m88k.h"
#else
#ifdef __i860__
#include "va-i860.h"
#else
#ifdef __hppa__
#include "va-pa.h"
#else
#ifdef __mips__
#include "va-mips.h"
#else
#ifdef __sparc__
#include "va-sparc.h"
#else
#ifdef __i960__
#include "va-i960.h"
#else
#ifdef __alpha__
#include "va-alpha.h"
#else
#if defined (__H8300__) || defined (__H8300H__) || defined (__H8300S__)
#include "va-h8300.h"
#else
#if defined (_AIX) || (defined (__ppc__) && defined (__APPLE__)) || (defined (__PPC__) && (defined (_CALL_SYSV) || defined (_WIN32)))
#include "va-ppc.h"
#else
#ifdef __arc__
#include "va-arc.h"
#else
#ifdef __M32R__
#include "va-m32r.h"
#else
#ifdef __sh__
#include "va-sh.h"
#else
#ifdef __mn10300__
#include "va-mn10300.h"
#else
#ifdef __mn10200__
#include "va-mn10200.h"
#else
#ifdef __v850__
#include "va-v850.h"
#else
#if defined (_TMS320C4x) || defined (_TMS320C3x)
#include <va-c4x.h>
#else

/* Define __gnuc_va_list.  */

#ifndef __GNUC_VA_LIST
#define __GNUC_VA_LIST
#if defined(__svr4__) || defined(_AIX) || defined(_M_UNIX) || defined(__NetBSD__)
typedef char *__gnuc_va_list;
#else
typedef void *__gnuc_va_list;
#endif
#endif

/* Define the standard macros for the user,
   if this invocation was from the user program.  */
#ifdef _STDARG_H

/* Amount of space required in an argument list for an arg of type TYPE.
   TYPE may alternatively be an expression whose type is used.  */

#if defined(sysV68)
#define __va_rounded_size(TYPE)  \
  (((sizeof (TYPE) + sizeof (short) - 1) / sizeof (short)) * sizeof (short))
#elif defined(_AIX)
#define __va_rounded_size(TYPE)  \
  (((sizeof (TYPE) + sizeof (long) - 1) / sizeof (long)) * sizeof (long))
#else
#define __va_rounded_size(TYPE)  \
  (((sizeof (TYPE) + sizeof (int) - 1) / sizeof (int)) * sizeof (int))
#endif

#define va_start(AP, LASTARG) 						\
 (AP = ((__gnuc_va_list) __builtin_next_arg (LASTARG)))

#undef va_end
void va_end (__gnuc_va_list);		/* Defined in libgcc.a */
#define va_end(AP)	((void)0)

/* We cast to void * and then to TYPE * because this avoids
   a warning about increasing the alignment requirement.  */

#if (defined (__arm__) && ! defined (__ARMEB__)) || defined (__i386__) || defined (__i860__) || defined (__ns32000__) || defined (__vax__)
/* This is for little-endian machines; small args are padded upward.  */
#define va_arg(AP, TYPE)						\
 (AP = (__gnuc_va_list) ((char *) (AP) + __va_rounded_size (TYPE)),	\
  *((TYPE *) (void *) ((char *) (AP) - __va_rounded_size (TYPE))))
#else /* big-endian */
/* This is for big-endian machines; small args are padded downward.  */
#define va_arg(AP, TYPE)						\
 (AP = (__gnuc_va_list) ((char *) (AP) + __va_rounded_size (TYPE)),	\
  *((TYPE *) (void *) ((char *) (AP)					\
		       - ((sizeof (TYPE) < __va_rounded_size (char)	\
			   ? sizeof (TYPE) : __va_rounded_size (TYPE))))))
#endif /* big-endian */

/* Copy __gnuc_va_list into another variable of this type.  */
#define __va_copy(dest, src) (dest) = (src)

#endif /* _STDARG_H */

#endif /* not TMS320C3x or TMS320C4x */
#endif /* not v850 */
#endif /* not mn10200 */
#endif /* not mn10300 */
#endif /* not sh */
#endif /* not m32r */
#endif /* not arc */
#endif /* not powerpc with V.4 calling sequence */
#endif /* not h8300 */
#endif /* not alpha */
#endif /* not i960 */
#endif /* not sparc */
#endif /* not mips */
#endif /* not hppa */
#endif /* not i860 */
#endif /* not m88k */
#endif /* not clipper */

#ifdef _STDARG_H
/* Define va_list, if desired, from __gnuc_va_list. */
/* We deliberately do not define va_list when called from
   stdio.h, because ANSI C says that stdio.h is not supposed to define
   va_list.  stdio.h needs to have access to that data type, 
   but must not use that name.  It should use the name __gnuc_va_list,
   which is safe because it is reserved for the implementation.  */

#ifdef _HIDDEN_VA_LIST  /* On OSF1, this means varargs.h is "half-loaded".  */
#undef _VA_LIST
#endif

#ifdef _BSD_VA_LIST
#undef _BSD_VA_LIST
#endif

#if defined(__svr4__) || (defined(_SCO_DS) && !defined(__VA_LIST))
/* SVR4.2 uses _VA_LIST for an internal alias for va_list,
   so we must avoid testing it and setting it here.
   SVR4 uses _VA_LIST as a flag in stdarg.h, but we should
   have no conflict with that.  */
#ifndef _VA_LIST_
#define _VA_LIST_
#ifdef __i860__
#ifndef _VA_LIST
#define _VA_LIST va_list
#endif
#endif /* __i860__ */
typedef __gnuc_va_list va_list;
#ifdef _SCO_DS
#define __VA_LIST
#endif
#endif /* _VA_LIST_ */
#else /* not __svr4__ || _SCO_DS */

/* The macro _VA_LIST_ is the same thing used by this file in Ultrix.
   But on BSD NET2 we must not test or define or undef it.
   (Note that the comments in NET 2's ansi.h
   are incorrect for _VA_LIST_--see stdio.h!)  */
#if !defined (_VA_LIST_) || defined (__BSD_NET2__) || defined (____386BSD____) || defined (__bsdi__) || defined (__sequent__) || defined (__FreeBSD__) || defined(WINNT)
/* The macro _VA_LIST_DEFINED is used in Windows NT 3.5  */
#ifndef _VA_LIST_DEFINED
/* The macro _VA_LIST is used in SCO Unix 3.2.  */
#ifndef _VA_LIST
/* The macro _VA_LIST_T_H is used in the Bull dpx2  */
#ifndef _VA_LIST_T_H
typedef __gnuc_va_list va_list;
#endif /* not _VA_LIST_T_H */
#endif /* not _VA_LIST */
#endif /* not _VA_LIST_DEFINED */
#if !(defined (__BSD_NET2__) || defined (____386BSD____) || defined (__bsdi__) || defined (__sequent__) || defined (__FreeBSD__))
#define _VA_LIST_
#endif
#ifndef _VA_LIST
#define _VA_LIST
#endif
#ifndef _VA_LIST_DEFINED
#define _VA_LIST_DEFINED
#endif
#ifndef _VA_LIST_T_H
#define _VA_LIST_T_H
#endif

#endif /* not _VA_LIST_, except on certain systems */

#endif /* not __svr4__ */

#endif /* _STDARG_H */

#endif /* not _ANSI_STDARG_H_ */
#endif /* not _STDARG_H */


/* GNU C varargs support for the PowerPC with either the Apple/AIX, V.4 or Windows NT calling sequences */

#if defined(_AIX) || defined (__APPLE__)
/* AIX support */
/* Define __gnuc_va_list.  */

#ifndef __GNUC_VA_LIST
#define __GNUC_VA_LIST
typedef char *__gnuc_va_list;
#endif

/* If this is for internal libc use, don't define anything but
   __gnuc_va_list.  */
#if defined (_STDARG_H) || defined (_VARARGS_H)

#ifdef _STDARG_H /* stdarg.h support */

/* Calling __builtin_next_arg gives the proper error message if LASTARG is
   not indeed the last argument.  */
#define va_start(AP, LASTARG) 						\
 (AP = ((__gnuc_va_list) __builtin_next_arg (LASTARG)))

#else /* varargs.h support */

/* In GCC version 2, we want an ellipsis at the end of the declaration
   of the argument list.  GCC version 1 can't parse it.  */

#if __GNUC__ > 1
#define __va_ellipsis ...
#else
#define __va_ellipsis
#endif

/* These macros implement traditional (non-ANSI) varargs
   for GNU C.  */

#define va_alist  __builtin_va_alist
/* The ... causes current_function_varargs to be set in cc1.  */
#define va_dcl    int __builtin_va_alist; __va_ellipsis

#define va_start(AP)  AP=(char *) &__builtin_va_alist

#endif /* _STDARG_H */

#undef va_end
void va_end (__gnuc_va_list);		/* Defined in libgcc.a */
#define va_end(AP)	((void)0)

/* We cast to void * and then to TYPE * because this avoids
   a warning about increasing the alignment requirement.  */

#define __va_rounded_size(TYPE) ((sizeof (TYPE) + 3) & ~3)
#define __va_align(AP, TYPE)						\
     ((((unsigned long)(AP)) + ((__alignof__ (TYPE) == 16) ? 15 : 3))	\
      & ~((__alignof__ (TYPE) == 16) ? 15 : 3))

#define va_arg(AP,TYPE)							\
( *(TYPE *) (void *) ((AP = (char *) (__va_align(AP, TYPE)		\
			    + __va_rounded_size(TYPE)))			\
	    - __va_rounded_size(TYPE)))

/* Copy __gnuc_va_list into another variable of this type.  */
#define __va_copy(dest, src) (dest) = (src)

#endif /* _STDARG_H */


#else
#ifndef _WIN32
/* System V.4 support */
/* Define __gnuc_va_list.  */

#ifndef __GNUC_VA_LIST
#define __GNUC_VA_LIST

#ifndef _SYS_VA_LIST_H
#define _SYS_VA_LIST_H		/* Solaris sys/va_list.h */

/* Solaris decided to rename overflow_arg_area to input_arg_area,
   so handle it via a macro.  */
#define __va_overflow(AP) (AP)->overflow_arg_area

/* Note that the names in this structure are in the user's namespace, but
   that the V.4 abi explicitly states that these names should be used.  */
typedef struct __va_list_tag {
  unsigned char gpr;		/* index into the array of 8 GPRs stored in the
				   register save area gpr=0 corresponds to r3,
				   gpr=1 to r4, etc. */
  unsigned char fpr;		/* index into the array of 8 FPRs stored in the
				   register save area fpr=0 corresponds to f1,
				   fpr=1 to f2, etc. */
  char *overflow_arg_area;	/* location on stack that holds the next
				   overflow argument */
  char *reg_save_area;		/* where r3:r10 and f1:f8, if saved are stored */
} __va_list[1], __gnuc_va_list[1];

#else /* _SYS_VA_LIST */

typedef __va_list __gnuc_va_list;
#define __va_overflow(AP) (AP)->input_arg_area

#endif /* not _SYS_VA_LIST */
#endif /* not __GNUC_VA_LIST */

/* If this is for internal libc use, don't define anything but
   __gnuc_va_list.  */
#if defined (_STDARG_H) || defined (_VARARGS_H)

/* Register save area located below the frame pointer */
#ifndef __VA_PPC_H__
#define __VA_PPC_H__
typedef struct {
  long   __gp_save[8];		/* save area for GP registers */
  double __fp_save[8];		/* save area for FP registers */
} __va_regsave_t;

/* Macros to access the register save area */
/* We cast to void * and then to TYPE * because this avoids
   a warning about increasing the alignment requirement.  */
#define __VA_FP_REGSAVE(AP,OFS,TYPE)					\
  ((TYPE *) (void *) (&(((__va_regsave_t *)				\
			 (AP)->reg_save_area)->__fp_save[OFS])))

#define __VA_GP_REGSAVE(AP,OFS,TYPE)					\
  ((TYPE *) (void *) (&(((__va_regsave_t *)				\
			 (AP)->reg_save_area)->__gp_save[OFS])))

/* Common code for va_start for both varargs and stdarg.  This depends
   on the format of rs6000_args in rs6000.h.  The fields used are:

   #0	GWORDS			# words used for GP registers
   #1	FREGNO			next available FP register
   #2	NARGS_PROTOTYPE		# args left in the current prototype
   #3	ORIG_NARGS		original value of NARGS_PROTOTYPE
   #4	VARARGS_OFFSET		offset from frame pointer of varargs area */

#define __va_gwords		__builtin_args_info (0)
#define __va_fregno		__builtin_args_info (1)
#define	__va_nargs		__builtin_args_info (2)
#define __va_orig_nargs		__builtin_args_info (3)
#define __va_varargs_offset	__builtin_args_info (4)

#define __va_start_common(AP, LASTARG, FAKE)				\
__extension__ ({							\
   register int __gwords = __va_gwords - FAKE;				\
									\
   (AP)->gpr = (__gwords < 8) ? __gwords : 8;				\
   (AP)->fpr = __va_fregno - 33;					\
   (AP)->reg_save_area = (((char *) __builtin_frame_address (0))	\
			  + __va_varargs_offset);			\
   __va_overflow(AP) = __builtin_next_arg(LASTARG) - FAKE * sizeof (int); \
   (void)0;								\
})

#ifdef _STDARG_H /* stdarg.h support */

/* Calling __builtin_next_arg gives the proper error message if LASTARG is
   not indeed the last argument.  */
#define va_start(AP,LASTARG) __va_start_common (AP, LASTARG, 0)

#else /* varargs.h support */

#define va_start(AP) __va_start_common (AP, __va_1st_arg, 1)
#define va_alist __va_1st_arg
#define va_dcl register int va_alist; ...

#endif /* _STDARG_H */

#ifdef _SOFT_FLOAT
#define __va_float_p(TYPE)	0
#else
#define __va_float_p(TYPE)	(__builtin_classify_type(*(TYPE *)0) == 8)
#endif

#define __va_vector_p(TYPE)	(__builtin_classify_type(*(TYPE *)0) == -2)

#define __va_longlong_p(TYPE) \
  ((__builtin_classify_type(*(TYPE *)0) == 1) && (sizeof(TYPE) == 8))

#define __va_aggregate_p(TYPE)	(__builtin_classify_type(*(TYPE *)0) >= 12)
#define __va_size(TYPE)		((sizeof(TYPE) + sizeof (long) - 1) / sizeof (long))

/* This symbol isn't defined.  It is used to flag type promotion violations
   at link time.  We can only do this when optimizing.  Use __builtin_trap
   instead of abort so that we don't require a prototype for abort.

   __builtin_trap stuff is not available on the gcc-2.95 branch, so we just
   avoid calling it for now.  */

#ifdef __OPTIMIZE__
extern void __va_arg_type_violation(void) __attribute__((__noreturn__));
#else
#define __va_arg_type_violation()
#endif

#define va_arg(AP,TYPE)							   \
__extension__ (*({							   \
  register TYPE *__ptr;							   \
									   \
  if (__va_vector_p (TYPE))						   \
    {									   \
      __va_overflow(AP) = (char*)(((long)(__va_overflow(AP)) + 15) & ~15); \
      __ptr = (TYPE *) (void *) (__va_overflow(AP));			   \
      __va_overflow(AP) += __va_size (TYPE) * sizeof (long);		   \
    }									   \
  else									\
  if (__va_float_p (TYPE) && sizeof (TYPE) < 16)			   \
    {									   \
      unsigned char __fpr = (AP)->fpr;					   \
      if (__fpr < 8)							   \
	{								   \
	  __ptr = __VA_FP_REGSAVE (AP, __fpr, TYPE);			   \
	  (AP)->fpr = __fpr + 1;					   \
	}								   \
      else if (sizeof (TYPE) == 8)					   \
	{								   \
	  unsigned long __addr = (unsigned long) (__va_overflow (AP));	   \
	  __ptr = (TYPE *)((__addr + 7) & -8);				   \
	  __va_overflow (AP) = (char *)(__ptr + 1);			   \
	}								   \
      else								   \
	{								   \
	  /* float is promoted to double.  */				   \
	  __va_arg_type_violation ();					   \
	}								   \
    }									   \
									   \
  /* Aggregates and long doubles are passed by reference.  */		   \
  else if (__va_aggregate_p (TYPE) || __va_float_p (TYPE))		   \
    {									   \
      unsigned char __gpr = (AP)->gpr;					   \
      if (__gpr < 8)							   \
	{								   \
	  __ptr = * __VA_GP_REGSAVE (AP, __gpr, TYPE *);		   \
	  (AP)->gpr = __gpr + 1;					   \
	}								   \
      else								   \
	{								   \
	  TYPE **__pptr = (TYPE **) (__va_overflow (AP));		   \
	  __ptr = * __pptr;						   \
	  __va_overflow (AP) = (char *) (__pptr + 1);			   \
	}								   \
    }									   \
									   \
  /* Only integrals remaining.  */					   \
  else									   \
    {									   \
      /* longlong is aligned.  */					   \
      if (sizeof (TYPE) == 8)						   \
	{								   \
	  unsigned char __gpr = (AP)->gpr;				   \
	  if (__gpr < 7)						   \
	    {								   \
	      __gpr += __gpr & 1;					   \
	      __ptr = __VA_GP_REGSAVE (AP, __gpr, TYPE);		   \
	      (AP)->gpr = __gpr + 2;					   \
	    }								   \
	  else								   \
	    {								   \
	      unsigned long __addr = (unsigned long) (__va_overflow (AP)); \
	      __ptr = (TYPE *)((__addr + 7) & -8);			   \
	      (AP)->gpr = 8;						   \
	      __va_overflow (AP) = (char *)(__ptr + 1);			   \
	    }								   \
	}								   \
      else if (sizeof (TYPE) == 4)					   \
	{								   \
	  unsigned char __gpr = (AP)->gpr;				   \
	  if (__gpr < 8)						   \
	    {								   \
	      __ptr = __VA_GP_REGSAVE (AP, __gpr, TYPE);		   \
	      (AP)->gpr = __gpr + 1;					   \
	    }								   \
	  else								   \
	    {								   \
	      __ptr = (TYPE *) __va_overflow (AP);			   \
	      __va_overflow (AP) = (char *)(__ptr + 1);			   \
	    }								   \
	}								   \
      else								   \
	{								   \
	  /* Everything else was promoted to int.  */			   \
	  __va_arg_type_violation ();					   \
	}								   \
    }									   \
  __ptr;								   \
}))

#define va_end(AP)	((void)0)

/* Copy __gnuc_va_list into another variable of this type.  */
#define __va_copy(dest, src) *(dest) = *(src)

#endif /* __VA_PPC_H__ */
#endif /* defined (_STDARG_H) || defined (_VARARGS_H) */


#else
/* Windows NT */
/* Define __gnuc_va_list.  */

#ifndef __GNUC_VA_LIST
#define __GNUC_VA_LIST
typedef char *__gnuc_va_list;
#endif /* not __GNUC_VA_LIST */

/* If this is for internal libc use, don't define anything but
   __gnuc_va_list.  */
#if defined (_STDARG_H) || defined (_VARARGS_H)

#define __va_start_common(AP, LASTARG, FAKE)				\
  ((__builtin_saveregs ()), ((AP) = ((char *) &LASTARG) + __va_rounded_size (AP)), 0)

#ifdef _STDARG_H /* stdarg.h support */

/* Calling __builtin_next_arg gives the proper error message if LASTARG is
   not indeed the last argument.  */
#define va_start(AP,LASTARG)						\
  (__builtin_saveregs (),						\
   (AP) = __builtin_next_arg (LASTARG),					\
   0)

#else /* varargs.h support */

#define va_start(AP)							\
  (__builtin_saveregs (),						\
   (AP) = __builtin_next_arg (__va_1st_arg) - sizeof (int),		\
   0)

#define va_alist __va_1st_arg
#define va_dcl register int __va_1st_arg; ...

#endif /* _STDARG_H */

#define __va_rounded_size(TYPE) ((sizeof (TYPE) + 3) & ~3)
#define __va_align(AP, TYPE)						\
     ((((unsigned long)(AP)) + ((sizeof (TYPE) >= 8) ? 7 : 3))		\
      & ~((sizeof (TYPE) >= 8) ? 7 : 3))

#define va_arg(AP,TYPE)							\
( *(TYPE *)((AP = (char *) (__va_align(AP, TYPE)			\
			    + __va_rounded_size(TYPE)))			\
	    - __va_rounded_size(TYPE)))

#define va_end(AP)	((void)0)

/* Copy __gnuc_va_list into another variable of this type.  */
#define __va_copy(dest, src) (dest) = (src)

#endif /* defined (_STDARG_H) || defined (_VARARGS_H) */
#endif /* Windows NT */
#endif /* not _AIX */



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