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/* Machine-dependent ELF startup code.  PowerPC version.
   Copyright (C) 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 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>

/* Initial entry point code for the dynamic linker.
   The C function `_dl_start' is the real entry point;
   its return value is the user program's entry point.	*/
ENTRY(_start)
/* We start with the following on the stack, from top:
   argc (4 bytes);
   arguments for program (terminated by NULL);
   environment variables (terminated by NULL);
   arguments for the program loader. */

/* Call _dl_start with one parameter pointing at argc */
	mr	r3,r1
/* (we have to frob the stack pointer a bit to allow room for
   _dl_start to save the link register).  */
	li	r4,0
	addi	r1,r1,-16
	stw	r4,0(r1)
	bl	_dl_start@local

/* Now, we do our main work of calling initialisation procedures.
   The ELF ABI doesn't say anything about parameters for these,
   so we just pass argc, argv, and the environment.
   Changing these is strongly discouraged (not least because argc is
   passed by value!).  */

/*  Put our GOT pointer in r31, */
	bl	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_-4@local
	mflr	r31
/*  the address of _start in r30, */
	mr	r30,r3
/*  &_dl_argc in 29, &_dl_argv in 27, and _dl_main_searchlist in 28.  */
	lwz	r28,_dl_main_searchlist@got(r31)
	lwz	r29,_dl_argc@got(r31)
	lwz	r27,_dl_argv@got(r31)
0:
/*  Set initfunc = _dl_init_next(_dl_main_searchlist) */
	lwz	r3,0(r28)
	bl	_dl_init_next@plt
/* If initfunc is NULL, we exit the loop; otherwise, */
	cmpwi	r3,0
	beq	1f
/* call initfunc(_dl_argc, _dl_argv, _dl_argv+_dl_argc+1) */
	mtlr	r3
	lwz	r3,0(r29)
	lwz	r4,0(r27)
	slwi	r5,r3,2
	add	r5,r4,r5
	addi	r5,r5,4
	blrl
/* and loop.  */
	b	0b
1:
/* Now, to conform to the ELF ABI, we have to: */
/* Pass argc (actually _dl_argc) in r3; */
	lwz	r3,0(r29)
/* pass argv (actually _dl_argv) in r4; */
	lwz	r4,0(r27)
/* pass envp (actually _dl_argv+_dl_argc+1) in r5; */
	slwi	r5,r3,2
	add	r6,r4,r5
	addi	r5,r6,4
/* pass the auxilary vector in r6. This is passed to us just after _envp.  */
2:	lwzu	r0,4(r6)
	cmpwi	r0,0
	bne	2b
	addi	r6,r6,4
/* Pass a termination function pointer (in this case _dl_fini) in r7.  */
	lwz	r7,_dl_fini@got(r31)
/* Now, call the start function in r30... */
	mtctr	r30
	lwz	r26,_dl_starting_up@got(r31)
/* Pass the stack pointer in r1 (so far so good), pointing to a NULL value.
   (This lets our startup code distinguish between a program linked statically,
   which linux will call with argc on top of the stack which will hopefully
   never be zero, and a dynamically linked program which will always have
   a NULL on the top of the stack).
   Take the opportunity to clear LR, so anyone who accidentally returns
   from _start gets SEGV.  Also clear the next few words of the stack.  */

	li	r31,0
	stw	r31,0(r1)
	mtlr	r31
	stw	r31,4(r1)
	stw	r31,8(r1)
	stw	r31,12(r1)
/* Clear _dl_starting_up.  */
	stw	r31,0(r26)
/* Go do it!  */
	bctr
END(_start)