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diff --git a/sysdeps/i386/memcmp.S b/sysdeps/i386/memcmp.S new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..f16b44a1b4 --- /dev/null +++ b/sysdeps/i386/memcmp.S @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +/* memcmp -- compare two memory blocks for differences in the first COUNT + bytes. +Copyright (C) 1995 Free Software Foundation, Inc. +This file is part of the GNU C Library. + +The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or +modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as +published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the +License, or (at your option) any later version. + +The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, +but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of +MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU +Library General Public License for more details. + +You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public +License along with the GNU C Library; see the file COPYING.LIB. If +not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, +Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. */ + +#include <sysdep.h> +#include "asm-syntax.h" + +/* + INPUT PARAMETERS: + block1 (sp + 4) + block2 (sp + 8) + len (sp + 12) +*/ + + .text +ENTRY (memcmp) + pushl %esi /* Save callee-safe registers. */ + movl %edi, %edx /* Note that %edx is not used and can + so be used to save %edi. It's faster. */ + + movl 12(%esp), %esi /* Load address of block #1. */ + movl 16(%esp), %edi /* Load address of block #2. */ + movl 20(%esp), %ecx /* Load maximal length of compare area. */ + + cld /* Set direction of comparison. */ + + xorl %eax, %eax /* Default result. */ + + repe /* Compare at most %ecx bytes. */ + cmpsb + jz L1 /* If even last byte was equal we return 0. */ + + /* The memory blocks are not equal. So result of the last + subtraction is present in the carry flag. It is set when + the byte in block #2 is bigger. In this case we have to + return -1 (=0xffffffff), else 1. */ + sbbl %eax, %eax /* This is tricky. %eax == 0 and carry is set + or not depending on last subtraction. */ + + /* At this point %eax == 0, if the byte of block #1 was bigger, and + 0xffffffff if the last byte of block #2 was bigger. The later + case is already correct but the former needs a little adjustment. + Note that the following operation does not change 0xffffffff. */ + orb $1, %al /* Change 0 to 1. */ + +L1: popl %esi /* Restore registers. */ + movl %edx, %edi + + ret + +#undef bcmp +weak_alias (memcmp, bcmp) |