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@ifset GENERIC

@page

@node ARM-Dependent

@chapter ARM Dependent Features

@end ifset

@ifclear GENERIC

@node Machine Dependencies

@chapter ARM Dependent Features

@end ifclear

@cindex ARM support

@cindex Thumb support

@menu

* ARM Options::              Options

* ARM Syntax::               Syntax

* ARM Floating Point::       Floating Point

* ARM Directives::           ARM Machine Directives

* ARM Opcodes::              Opcodes

* ARM Mapping Symbols::      Mapping Symbols

* ARM Unwinding Tutorial::   Unwinding

@end menu

@node ARM Options

@section Options

@cindex ARM options (none)

@cindex options for ARM (none)

@table @code

@cindex @code{-mcpu=} command line option, ARM

@item -mcpu=@var{processor}[+@var{extension}@dots{}]

This option specifies the target processor.  The assembler will issue an

error message if an attempt is made to assemble an instruction which

will not execute on the target processor.  The following processor names are

recognized:

@code{arm1},

@code{arm2},

@code{arm250},

@code{arm3},

@code{arm6},

@code{arm60},

@code{arm600},

@code{arm610},

@code{arm620},

@code{arm7},

@code{arm7m},

@code{arm7d},

@code{arm7dm},

@code{arm7di},

@code{arm7dmi},

@code{arm70},

@code{arm700},

@code{arm700i},

@code{arm710},

@code{arm710t},

@code{arm720},

@code{arm720t},

@code{arm740t},

@code{arm710c},

@code{arm7100},

@code{arm7500},

@code{arm7500fe},

@code{arm7t},

@code{arm7tdmi},

@code{arm7tdmi-s},

@code{arm8},

@code{arm810},

@code{strongarm},

@code{strongarm1},

@code{strongarm110},

@code{strongarm1100},

@code{strongarm1110},

@code{arm9},

@code{arm920},

@code{arm920t},

@code{arm922t},

@code{arm940t},

@code{arm9tdmi},

@code{fa526} (Faraday FA526 processor),

@code{fa626} (Faraday FA626 processor),

@code{arm9e},

@code{arm926e},

@code{arm926ej-s},

@code{arm946e-r0},

@code{arm946e},

@code{arm946e-s},

@code{arm966e-r0},

@code{arm966e},

@code{arm966e-s},

@code{arm968e-s},

@code{arm10t},

@code{arm10tdmi},

@code{arm10e},

@code{arm1020},

@code{arm1020t},

@code{arm1020e},

@code{arm1022e},

@code{arm1026ej-s},

@code{fa626te} (Faraday FA626TE processor),

@code{fa726te} (Faraday FA726TE processor),

@code{arm1136j-s},

@code{arm1136jf-s},

@code{arm1156t2-s},

@code{arm1156t2f-s},

@code{arm1176jz-s},

@code{arm1176jzf-s},

@code{mpcore},

@code{mpcorenovfp},

@code{cortex-a8},

@code{cortex-a9},

@code{cortex-r4},

@code{cortex-m3},

@code{cortex-m1},

@code{cortex-m0},

@code{ep9312} (ARM920 with Cirrus Maverick coprocessor),

@code{i80200} (Intel XScale processor)

@code{iwmmxt} (Intel(r) XScale processor with Wireless MMX(tm) technology coprocessor)

and

@code{xscale}.

The special name @code{all} may be used to allow the

assembler to accept instructions valid for any ARM processor.

In addition to the basic instruction set, the assembler can be told to

accept various extension mnemonics that extend the processor using the

co-processor instruction space.  For example, @code{-mcpu=arm920+maverick}

is equivalent to specifying @code{-mcpu=ep9312}.  The following extensions

are currently supported:

@code{+maverick}

@code{+iwmmxt}

and

@code{+xscale}.

@cindex @code{-march=} command line option, ARM

@item -march=@var{architecture}[+@var{extension}@dots{}]

This option specifies the target architecture.  The assembler will issue

an error message if an attempt is made to assemble an instruction which

will not execute on the target architecture.  The following architecture

names are recognized:

@code{armv1},

@code{armv2},

@code{armv2a},

@code{armv2s},

@code{armv3},

@code{armv3m},

@code{armv4},

@code{armv4xm},

@code{armv4t},

@code{armv4txm},

@code{armv5},

@code{armv5t},

@code{armv5txm},

@code{armv5te},

@code{armv5texp},

@code{armv6},

@code{armv6j},

@code{armv6k},

@code{armv6z},

@code{armv6zk},

@code{armv7},

@code{armv7-a},

@code{armv7-r},

@code{armv7-m},

@code{iwmmxt}

and

@code{xscale}.

If both @code{-mcpu} and

@code{-march} are specified, the assembler will use

the setting for @code{-mcpu}.

The architecture option can be extended with the same instruction set

extension options as the @code{-mcpu} option.

@cindex @code{-mfpu=} command line option, ARM

@item -mfpu=@var{floating-point-format}

This option specifies the floating point format to assemble for.  The

assembler will issue an error message if an attempt is made to assemble

an instruction which will not execute on the target floating point unit.

The following format options are recognized:

@code{softfpa},

@code{fpe},

@code{fpe2},

@code{fpe3},

@code{fpa},

@code{fpa10},

@code{fpa11},

@code{arm7500fe},

@code{softvfp},

@code{softvfp+vfp},

@code{vfp},

@code{vfp10},

@code{vfp10-r0},

@code{vfp9},

@code{vfpxd},

@code{vfpv2}

@code{vfpv3}

@code{vfpv3-d16}

@code{arm1020t},

@code{arm1020e},

@code{arm1136jf-s},

@code{maverick}

and

@code{neon}.

In addition to determining which instructions are assembled, this option

also affects the way in which the @code{.double} assembler directive behaves

when assembling little-endian code.

The default is dependent on the processor selected.  For Architecture 5 or

later, the default is to assembler for VFP instructions; for earlier

architectures the default is to assemble for FPA instructions.

@cindex @code{-mthumb} command line option, ARM

@item -mthumb

This option specifies that the assembler should start assembling Thumb

instructions; that is, it should behave as though the file starts with a

@code{.code 16} directive.

@cindex @code{-mthumb-interwork} command line option, ARM

@item -mthumb-interwork

This option specifies that the output generated by the assembler should

be marked as supporting interworking.

@cindex @code{-mimplicit-it} command line option, ARM

@item -mimplicit-it=never

@itemx -mimplicit-it=always

@itemx -mimplicit-it=arm

@itemx -mimplicit-it=thumb

The @code{-mimplicit-it} option controls the behavior of the assembler when

conditional instructions are not enclosed in IT blocks.

There are four possible behaviors.

If @code{never} is specified, such constructs cause a warning in ARM

code and an error in Thumb-2 code.

If @code{always} is specified, such constructs are accepted in both

ARM and Thumb-2 code, where the IT instruction is added implicitly.

If @code{arm} is specified, such constructs are accepted in ARM code

and cause an error in Thumb-2 code.

If @code{thumb} is specified, such constructs cause a warning in ARM

code and are accepted in Thumb-2 code.  If you omit this option, the

behavior is equivalent to @code{-mimplicit-it=arm}.

@cindex @code{-mapcs} command line option, ARM

@item -mapcs @code{[26|32]}

This option specifies that the output generated by the assembler should

be marked as supporting the indicated version of the Arm Procedure.

Calling Standard.

@cindex @code{-matpcs} command line option, ARM

@item -matpcs

This option specifies that the output generated by the assembler should

be marked as supporting the Arm/Thumb Procedure Calling Standard.  If

enabled this option will cause the assembler to create an empty

debugging section in the object file called .arm.atpcs.  Debuggers can

use this to determine the ABI being used by.

@cindex @code{-mapcs-float} command line option, ARM

@item -mapcs-float

This indicates the floating point variant of the APCS should be

used.  In this variant floating point arguments are passed in FP

registers rather than integer registers.

@cindex @code{-mapcs-reentrant} command line option, ARM

@item -mapcs-reentrant

This indicates that the reentrant variant of the APCS should be used.

This variant supports position independent code.

@cindex @code{-mfloat-abi=} command line option, ARM

@item -mfloat-abi=@var{abi}

This option specifies that the output generated by the assembler should be

marked as using specified floating point ABI.

The following values are recognized:

@code{soft},

@code{softfp}

and

@code{hard}.

@cindex @code{-eabi=} command line option, ARM

@item -meabi=@var{ver}

This option specifies which EABI version the produced object files should

conform to.

The following values are recognized:

@code{gnu},

@code{4}

and

@code{5}.

@cindex @code{-EB} command line option, ARM

@item -EB

This option specifies that the output generated by the assembler should

be marked as being encoded for a big-endian processor.

@cindex @code{-EL} command line option, ARM

@item -EL

This option specifies that the output generated by the assembler should

be marked as being encoded for a little-endian processor.

@cindex @code{-k} command line option, ARM

@cindex PIC code generation for ARM

@item -k

This option specifies that the output of the assembler should be marked

as position-independent code (PIC).

@cindex @code{--fix-v4bx} command line option, ARM

@item --fix-v4bx

Allow @code{BX} instructions in ARMv4 code.  This is intended for use with

the linker option of the same name.

@cindex @code{-mwarn-deprecated} command line option, ARM

@item -mwarn-deprecated

@itemx -mno-warn-deprecated

Enable or disable warnings about using deprecated options or

features.  The default is to warn.

@end table

@node ARM Syntax

@section Syntax

@menu

* ARM-Instruction-Set::      Instruction Set

* ARM-Chars::                Special Characters

* ARM-Regs::                 Register Names

* ARM-Relocations::          Relocations

@end menu

@node ARM-Instruction-Set

@subsection Instruction Set Syntax

Two slightly different syntaxes are support for ARM and THUMB

instructions.  The default, @code{divided}, uses the old style where

ARM and THUMB instructions had their own, separate syntaxes.  The new,

@code{unified} syntax, which can be selected via the @code{.syntax}

directive, and has the following main features:

@table @bullet

@item

Immediate operands do not require a @code{#} prefix.

@item

The @code{IT} instruction may appear, and if it does it is validated

against subsequent conditional affixes.  In ARM mode it does not

generate machine code, in THUMB mode it does.

@item

For ARM instructions the conditional affixes always appear at the end

of the instruction.  For THUMB instructions conditional affixes can be

used, but only inside the scope of an @code{IT} instruction.

@item

All of the instructions new to the V6T2 architecture (and later) are

available.  (Only a few such instructions can be written in the

@code{divided} syntax).

@item

The @code{.N} and @code{.W} suffixes are recognized and honored.

@item

All instructions set the flags if and only if they have an @code{s}

affix.

@end table

@node ARM-Chars

@subsection Special Characters

@cindex line comment character, ARM

@cindex ARM line comment character

The presence of a @samp{@@} on a line indicates the start of a comment

that extends to the end of the current line.  If a @samp{#} appears as

the first character of a line, the whole line is treated as a comment.

@cindex line separator, ARM

@cindex statement separator, ARM

@cindex ARM line separator

The @samp{;} character can be used instead of a newline to separate

statements.

@cindex immediate character, ARM

@cindex ARM immediate character

Either @samp{#} or @samp{$} can be used to indicate immediate operands.

@cindex identifiers, ARM

@cindex ARM identifiers

*TODO* Explain about /data modifier on symbols.

@node ARM-Regs

@subsection Register Names

@cindex ARM register names

@cindex register names, ARM

*TODO* Explain about ARM register naming, and the predefined names.

@node ARM Floating Point

@section Floating Point

@cindex floating point, ARM (@sc{ieee})

@cindex ARM floating point (@sc{ieee})

The ARM family uses @sc{ieee} floating-point numbers.

@node ARM-Relocations

@subsection ARM relocation generation

@cindex data relocations, ARM

@cindex ARM data relocations

Specific data relocations can be generated by putting the relocation name

in parentheses after the symbol name.  For example:

@smallexample

        .word foo(TARGET1)

@end smallexample

This will generate an @samp{R_ARM_TARGET1} relocation against the symbol

@var{foo}.

The following relocations are supported:

@code{GOT},

@code{GOTOFF},

@code{TARGET1},

@code{TARGET2},

@code{SBREL},

@code{TLSGD},

@code{TLSLDM},

@code{TLSLDO},

@code{GOTTPOFF}

and

@code{TPOFF}.

For compatibility with older toolchains the assembler also accepts

@code{(PLT)} after branch targets.  This will generate the deprecated

@samp{R_ARM_PLT32} relocation.

@cindex MOVW and MOVT relocations, ARM

Relocations for @samp{MOVW} and @samp{MOVT} instructions can be generated

by prefixing the value with @samp{#:lower16:} and @samp{#:upper16}

respectively.  For example to load the 32-bit address of foo into r0:

@smallexample

        MOVW r0, #:lower16:foo

        MOVT r0, #:upper16:foo

@end smallexample

@node ARM Directives

@section ARM Machine Directives

@cindex machine directives, ARM

@cindex ARM machine directives

@table @code

@c AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

@cindex @code{.2byte} directive, ARM

@cindex @code{.4byte} directive, ARM

@cindex @code{.8byte} directive, ARM

@item .2byte @var{expression} [, @var{expression}]*

@itemx .4byte @var{expression} [, @var{expression}]*

@itemx .8byte @var{expression} [, @var{expression}]*

These directives write 2, 4 or 8 byte values to the output section.

@cindex @code{.align} directive, ARM

@item .align @var{expression} [, @var{expression}]

This is the generic @var{.align} directive.  For the ARM however if the

first argument is zero (ie no alignment is needed) the assembler will

behave as if the argument had been 2 (ie pad to the next four byte

boundary).  This is for compatibility with ARM's own assembler.

@cindex @code{.arch} directive, ARM

@item .arch @var{name}

Select the target architecture.  Valid values for @var{name} are the same as

for the @option{-march} commandline option.

@cindex @code{.arm} directive, ARM

@item .arm

This performs the same action as @var{.code 32}.

@anchor{arm_pad}

@cindex @code{.pad} directive, ARM

@item .pad #@var{count}

Generate unwinder annotations for a stack adjustment of @var{count} bytes.

A positive value indicates the function prologue allocated stack space by

decrementing the stack pointer.

@c BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB

@cindex @code{.bss} directive, ARM

@item .bss

This directive switches to the @code{.bss} section.

@c CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

@cindex @code{.cantunwind} directive, ARM

@item .cantunwind

Prevents unwinding through the current function.  No personality routine

or exception table data is required or permitted.

@cindex @code{.code} directive, ARM

@item .code @code{[16|32]}

This directive selects the instruction set being generated. The value 16

selects Thumb, with the value 32 selecting ARM.

@cindex @code{.cpu} directive, ARM

@item .cpu @var{name}

Select the target processor.  Valid values for @var{name} are the same as

for the @option{-mcpu} commandline option.

@c DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

@cindex @code{.dn} and @code{.qn} directives, ARM

@item @var{name} .dn @var{register name} [@var{.type}] [[@var{index}]]

@item @var{name} .qn @var{register name} [@var{.type}] [[@var{index}]]

The @code{dn} and @code{qn} directives are used to create typed

and/or indexed register aliases for use in Advanced SIMD Extension

(Neon) instructions.  The former should be used to create aliases

of double-precision registers, and the latter to create aliases of

quad-precision registers.

If these directives are used to create typed aliases, those aliases can

be used in Neon instructions instead of writing types after the mnemonic

or after each operand.  For example:

@smallexample

        x .dn d2.f32

        y .dn d3.f32

        z .dn d4.f32[1]

        vmul x,y,z

@end smallexample

This is equivalent to writing the following:

@smallexample

        vmul.f32 d2,d3,d4[1]

@end smallexample

Aliases created using @code{dn} or @code{qn} can be destroyed using

@code{unreq}.

@c EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

@cindex @code{.eabi_attribute} directive, ARM

@item .eabi_attribute @var{tag}, @var{value}

Set the EABI object attribute @var{tag} to @var{value}.

The @var{tag} is either an attribute number, or one of the following:

@code{Tag_CPU_raw_name}, @code{Tag_CPU_name}, @code{Tag_CPU_arch},

@code{Tag_CPU_arch_profile}, @code{Tag_ARM_ISA_use},

@code{Tag_THUMB_ISA_use}, @code{Tag_VFP_arch}, @code{Tag_WMMX_arch},

@code{Tag_Advanced_SIMD_arch}, @code{Tag_PCS_config},

@code{Tag_ABI_PCS_R9_use}, @code{Tag_ABI_PCS_RW_data},

@code{Tag_ABI_PCS_RO_data}, @code{Tag_ABI_PCS_GOT_use},

@code{Tag_ABI_PCS_wchar_t}, @code{Tag_ABI_FP_rounding},

@code{Tag_ABI_FP_denormal}, @code{Tag_ABI_FP_exceptions},

@code{Tag_ABI_FP_user_exceptions}, @code{Tag_ABI_FP_number_model},

@code{Tag_ABI_align8_needed}, @code{Tag_ABI_align8_preserved},

@code{Tag_ABI_enum_size}, @code{Tag_ABI_HardFP_use},

@code{Tag_ABI_VFP_args}, @code{Tag_ABI_WMMX_args},

@code{Tag_ABI_optimization_goals}, @code{Tag_ABI_FP_optimization_goals},

@code{Tag_compatibility}, @code{Tag_CPU_unaligned_access},

@code{Tag_VFP_HP_extension}, @code{Tag_ABI_FP_16bit_format},

@code{Tag_nodefaults}, @code{Tag_also_compatible_with},

@code{Tag_conformance}, @code{Tag_T2EE_use},

@code{Tag_Virtualization_use}, @code{Tag_MPextension_use}

The @var{value} is either a @code{number}, @code{"string"}, or

@code{number, "string"} depending on the tag.

@cindex @code{.even} directive, ARM

@item .even

This directive aligns to an even-numbered address.

@cindex @code{.extend} directive, ARM

@cindex @code{.ldouble} directive, ARM

@item .extend  @var{expression} [, @var{expression}]*

@itemx .ldouble  @var{expression} [, @var{expression}]*

These directives write 12byte long double floating-point values to the

output section.  These are not compatible with current ARM processors

or ABIs.

@c FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

@anchor{arm_fnend}

@cindex @code{.fnend} directive, ARM

@item .fnend

Marks the end of a function with an unwind table entry.  The unwind index

table entry is created when this directive is processed.

If no personality routine has been specified then standard personality

routine 0 or 1 will be used, depending on the number of unwind opcodes

required.

@anchor{arm_fnstart}

@cindex @code{.fnstart} directive, ARM

@item .fnstart

Marks the start of a function with an unwind table entry.

@cindex @code{.force_thumb} directive, ARM

@item .force_thumb

This directive forces the selection of Thumb instructions, even if the

target processor does not support those instructions

@cindex @code{.fpu} directive, ARM

@item .fpu @var{name}

Select the floating-point unit to assemble for.  Valid values for @var{name}

are the same as for the @option{-mfpu} commandline option.

@c GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

@c HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

@cindex @code{.handlerdata} directive, ARM

@item .handlerdata

Marks the end of the current function, and the start of the exception table

entry for that function.  Anything between this directive and the

@code{.fnend} directive will be added to the exception table entry.

Must be preceded by a @code{.personality} or @code{.personalityindex}

directive.

@c IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

@cindex @code{.inst} directive, ARM

@item .inst @var{opcode} [ , @dots{} ]

@item .inst.n @var{opcode} [ , @dots{} ]

@item .inst.w @var{opcode} [ , @dots{} ]

Generates the instruction corresponding to the numerical value @var{opcode}.

@code{.inst.n} and @code{.inst.w} allow the Thumb instruction size to be

specified explicitly, overriding the normal encoding rules.

@c JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ

@c KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK

@c LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

@item .ldouble  @var{expression} [, @var{expression}]*

See @code{.extend}.

@cindex @code{.ltorg} directive, ARM

@item .ltorg

This directive causes the current contents of the literal pool to be

dumped into the current section (which is assumed to be the .text

section) at the current location (aligned to a word boundary).

@code{GAS} maintains a separate literal pool for each section and each

sub-section.  The @code{.ltorg} directive will only affect the literal

pool of the current section and sub-section.  At the end of assembly

all remaining, un-empty literal pools will automatically be dumped.

Note - older versions of @code{GAS} would dump the current literal

pool any time a section change occurred.  This is no longer done, since

it prevents accurate control of the placement of literal pools.

@c MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

@cindex @code{.movsp} directive, ARM

@item .movsp @var{reg} [, #@var{offset}]

Tell the unwinder that @var{reg} contains an offset from the current

stack pointer.  If @var{offset} is not specified then it is assumed to be

zero.

@c NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN

@c OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

@cindex @code{.object_arch} directive, ARM

@item .object_arch @var{name}

Override the architecture recorded in the EABI object attribute section.

Valid values for @var{name} are the same as for the @code{.arch} directive.

Typically this is useful when code uses runtime detection of CPU features.

@c PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP

@cindex @code{.packed} directive, ARM

@item .packed  @var{expression} [, @var{expression}]*

This directive writes 12-byte packed floating-point values to the

output section.  These are not compatible with current ARM processors

or ABIs.

@cindex @code{.pad} directive, ARM

@item .pad #@var{count}

Generate unwinder annotations for a stack adjustment of @var{count} bytes.

A positive value indicates the function prologue allocated stack space by

decrementing the stack pointer.

@cindex @code{.personality} directive, ARM

@item .personality @var{name}

Sets the personality routine for the current function to @var{name}.

@cindex @code{.personalityindex} directive, ARM

@item .personalityindex @var{index}

Sets the personality routine for the current function to the EABI standard

routine number @var{index}

@cindex @code{.pool} directive, ARM

@item .pool

This is a synonym for .ltorg.

@c QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ

@c RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

@cindex @code{.req} directive, ARM

@item @var{name} .req @var{register name}

This creates an alias for @var{register name} called @var{name}.  For

example:

@smallexample

        foo .req r0

@end smallexample

@c SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

@anchor{arm_save}

@cindex @code{.save} directive, ARM

@item .save @var{reglist}

Generate unwinder annotations to restore the registers in @var{reglist}.

The format of @var{reglist} is the same as the corresponding store-multiple

instruction.

@smallexample

@exdent @emph{core registers}

  .save @{r4, r5, r6, lr@}

  stmfd sp!, @{r4, r5, r6, lr@}

@exdent @emph{FPA registers}

  .save f4, 2

  sfmfd f4, 2, [sp]!

@exdent @emph{VFP registers}

  .save @{d8, d9, d10@}

  fstmdx sp!, @{d8, d9, d10@}

@exdent @emph{iWMMXt registers}

  .save @{wr10, wr11@}

  wstrd wr11, [sp, #-8]!

  wstrd wr10, [sp, #-8]!

or

  .save wr11

  wstrd wr11, [sp, #-8]!

  .save wr10

  wstrd wr10, [sp, #-8]!

@end smallexample

@anchor{arm_setfp}

@cindex @code{.setfp} directive, ARM

@item .setfp @var{fpreg}, @var{spreg} [, #@var{offset}]

Make all unwinder annotations relative to a frame pointer.  Without this

the unwinder will use offsets from the stack pointer.

The syntax of this directive is the same as the @code{sub} or @code{mov}

instruction used to set the frame pointer.  @var{spreg} must be either

@code{sp} or mentioned in a previous @code{.movsp} directive.

@smallexample

.movsp ip

mov ip, sp

@dots{}

.setfp fp, ip, #4

sub fp, ip, #4

@end smallexample

@cindex @code{.secrel32} directive, ARM

@item .secrel32 @var{expression} [, @var{expression}]*

This directive emits relocations that evaluate to the section-relative

offset of each expression's symbol.  This directive is only supported

for PE targets.

@cindex @code{.syntax} directive, ARM

@item .syntax [@code{unified} | @code{divided}]

This directive sets the Instruction Set Syntax as described in the

@ref{ARM-Instruction-Set} section.

@c TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT

@cindex @code{.thumb} directive, ARM

@item .thumb

This performs the same action as @var{.code 16}.

@cindex @code{.thumb_func} directive, ARM

@item .thumb_func

This directive specifies that the following symbol is the name of a

Thumb encoded function.  This information is necessary in order to allow

the assembler and linker to generate correct code for interworking

between Arm and Thumb instructions and should be used even if

interworking is not going to be performed.  The presence of this

directive also implies @code{.thumb}

This directive is not neccessary when generating EABI objects.  On these

targets the encoding is implicit when generating Thumb code.

@cindex @code{.thumb_set} directive, ARM

@item .thumb_set

This performs the equivalent of a @code{.set} directive in that it

creates a symbol which is an alias for another symbol (possibly not yet

defined).  This directive also has the added property in that it marks

the aliased symbol as being a thumb function entry point, in the same

way that the @code{.thumb_func} directive does.

@c UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

@cindex @code{.unreq} directive, ARM

@item .unreq @var{alias-name}

This undefines a register alias which was previously defined using the

@code{req}, @code{dn} or @code{qn} directives.  For example:

@smallexample

        foo .req r0

        .unreq foo

@end smallexample

An error occurs if the name is undefined.  Note - this pseudo op can

be used to delete builtin in register name aliases (eg 'r0').  This

should only be done if it is really necessary.

@cindex @code{.unwind_raw} directive, ARM

@item .unwind_raw @var{offset}, @var{byte1}, @dots{}

Insert one of more arbitary unwind opcode bytes, which are known to adjust

the stack pointer by @var{offset} bytes.

For example @code{.unwind_raw 4, 0xb1, 0x01} is equivalent to

@code{.save @{r0@}}

@c VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV

@cindex @code{.vsave} directive, ARM

@item .vsave @var{vfp-reglist}

Generate unwinder annotations to restore the VFP registers in @var{vfp-reglist}

using FLDMD.  Also works for VFPv3 registers

that are to be restored using VLDM.

The format of @var{vfp-reglist} is the same as the corresponding store-multiple

instruction.

@smallexample

@exdent @emph{VFP registers}

  .vsave @{d8, d9, d10@}

  fstmdd sp!, @{d8, d9, d10@}

@exdent @emph{VFPv3 registers}

  .vsave @{d15, d16, d17@}

  vstm sp!, @{d15, d16, d17@}

@end smallexample

Since FLDMX and FSTMX are now deprecated, this directive should be

used in favour of @code{.save} for saving VFP registers for ARMv6 and above.

@c WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

@c XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

@c YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

@c ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

@end table

@node ARM Opcodes

@section Opcodes

@cindex ARM opcodes

@cindex opcodes for ARM

@code{@value{AS}} implements all the standard ARM opcodes.  It also

implements several pseudo opcodes, including several synthetic load

instructions.

@table @code

@cindex @code{NOP} pseudo op, ARM

@item NOP

@smallexample

  nop

@end smallexample

This pseudo op will always evaluate to a legal ARM instruction that does

nothing.  Currently it will evaluate to MOV r0, r0.

@cindex @code{LDR reg,=<label>} pseudo op, ARM

@item LDR

@smallexample

  ldr <register> , = <expression>

@end smallexample

If expression evaluates to a numeric constant then a MOV or MVN

instruction will be used in place of the LDR instruction, if the

constant can be generated by either of these instructions.  Otherwise

the constant will be placed into the nearest literal pool (if it not

already there) and a PC relative LDR instruction will be generated.

@cindex @code{ADR reg,<label>} pseudo op, ARM

@item ADR

@smallexample

  adr <register> <label>

@end smallexample

This instruction will load the address of @var{label} into the indicated

register.  The instruction will evaluate to a PC relative ADD or SUB

instruction depending upon where the label is located.  If the label is

out of range, or if it is not defined in the same file (and section) as

the ADR instruction, then an error will be generated.  This instruction

will not make use of the literal pool.

@cindex @code{ADRL reg,<label>} pseudo op, ARM

@item ADRL

@smallexample

  adrl <register> <label>

@end smallexample

This instruction will load the address of @var{label} into the indicated

register.  The instruction will evaluate to one or two PC relative ADD

or SUB instructions depending upon where the label is located.  If a

second instruction is not needed a NOP instruction will be generated in

its place, so that this instruction is always 8 bytes long.

If the label is out of range, or if it is not defined in the same file

(and section) as the ADRL instruction, then an error will be generated.

This instruction will not make use of the literal pool.

@end table

For information on the ARM or Thumb instruction sets, see @cite{ARM

Software Development Toolkit Reference Manual}, Advanced RISC Machines

Ltd.

@node ARM Mapping Symbols

@section Mapping Symbols

The ARM ELF specification requires that special symbols be inserted

into object files to mark certain features:

@table @code

@cindex @code{$a}

@item $a

At the start of a region of code containing ARM instructions.

@cindex @code{$t}

@item $t

At the start of a region of code containing THUMB instructions.

@cindex @code{$d}

@item $d

At the start of a region of data.

@end table

The assembler will automatically insert these symbols for you - there

is no need to code them yourself.  Support for tagging symbols ($b,

$f, $p and $m) which is also mentioned in the current ARM ELF

specification is not implemented.  This is because they have been

dropped from the new EABI and so tools cannot rely upon their

presence.