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+/* Machine-dependent ELF startup code. PowerPC version.
+ Copyright (C) 1995-2000, 2002 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 Lesser General Public
+ License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ version 2.1 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
+ Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ License along with the GNU C Library; 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
+
+ /* FALLTHRU */
+ENTRY(_dl_start_user)
+/* 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_loaded in 28. */
+ lwz r28,_rtld_global@got(r31)
+ lwz r29,_dl_argc@got(r31)
+ lwz r27,_dl_argv@got(r31)
+
+/* Call _dl_init (_dl_loaded, _dl_argc, _dl_argv, _dl_argv+_dl_argc+1). */
+ lwz r3,0(r28)
+ lwz r4,0(r29)
+ lwz r5,0(r27)
+ slwi r6,r4,2
+ add r6,r5,r6
+ addi r6,r6,4
+ bl _dl_init_internal@local
+
+/* 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)