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ArmAsm

/* https://cirosantilli.com/linux-kernel-module-cheat#assembly-registers */
#include <lkmc.h>
LKMC_PROLOGUE
#if 0
/* Unlike v7, we can't use PC like any other register in ARMv8,
* since it is not a general purpose register anymore.
*
* Only branch instructions can modify the PC.
*
* B1.2.1 "Registers in AArch64 state" says:
*
* Software cannot write directly to the PC. It
* can only be updated on a branch, exception entry or
* exception return.
*/
ldr pc, =10f
LKMC_ASSERT_FAIL
10:
#endif
#if 0
mov x0, pc
#endif
/* LDR PC-relative loads exist in ARMv8, but they have a separate encoding
* "LDR (literal)" instead of "LDR (immediate)":
* https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28638981/howto-write-pc-relative-adressing-on-arm-asm/54480999#54480999
*/
ldr x0, .Lpc_relative_ldr
b 2f
.Lpc_relative_ldr:
.quad 0x123456789ABCDEF0
2:
LKMC_ASSERT_EQ(x0, =0x123456789ABCDEF0)
/* Just for fun, we can also use relative numbers instead of labels.
* https://reverseengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/17666/how-does-the-ldr-instruction-work-on-arm/20567#20567
*/
ldr x0, 0x8
b 1f
.quad 0x123456789ABCDEF0
1:
LKMC_ASSERT_EQ(x0, =0x123456789ABCDEF0)
/* Analogous for b with PC. */
mov x0, 0
/* Jumps over mov to LKMC_ASSERT_EQ. */
b 8
mov x0, 1
LKMC_ASSERT_EQ(x0, =0)
/* Trying to use the old "LDR (immediate)" PC-relative
* syntax does not work.
*/
#if 0
/* 64-bit integer or SP register expected at operand 2 -- `ldr x0,[pc]' */
ldr x0, [pc]
#endif
/* There is however no analogue for str. TODO rationale? */
#if 0
/* Error: invalid addressing mode at operand 2 -- `str x0,pc_relative_str' */
str x0, pc_relative_str
#endif
/* You just have to use adr + "STR (register)". */
ldr x0, pc_relative_str
LKMC_ASSERT_EQ(x0, =0x0)
adr x1, pc_relative_str
ldr x0, .Lpc_relative_ldr
str x0, [x1]
ldr x0, pc_relative_str
LKMC_ASSERT_EQ(x0, =0x123456789ABCDEF0)
LKMC_EPILOGUE
.data
.align 4
pc_relative_str:
.quad 0x0000000000000000