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+/* Machine-dependent ELF startup code. PowerPC version.
+ Copyright (C) 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 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_default_scope in 28. */
+ lwz %r28,_dl_default_scope@got(%r31)
+ lwz %r29,_dl_argc@got(%r31)
+ lwz %r27,_dl_argv@got(%r31)
+0:
+/* Set initfunc = _dl_init_next(_dl_default_scope[2]) */
+ lwz %r3,8(%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)