//===-- Implementation of _start for x86_64 -------------------------------===// // // Part of the LLVM Project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions. // See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information. // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception // //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===// #include "src/__support/macros/attributes.h" #include "startup/linux/do_start.h" extern "C" [[noreturn]] void _start() { // This TU is compiled with -fno-omit-frame-pointer. Hence, the previous // value of the base pointer is pushed on to the stack. So, we step over // it (the "+ 1" below) to get to the args. LIBC_NAMESPACE::app.args = reinterpret_cast( reinterpret_cast(__builtin_frame_address(0)) + 1); // The x86_64 ABI requires that the stack pointer is aligned to a 16-byte // boundary. We align it here but we cannot use any local variables created // before the following alignment. Best would be to not create any local // variables before the alignment. Also, note that we are aligning the stack // downwards as the x86_64 stack grows downwards. This ensures that we don't // tread on argc, argv etc. // NOTE: Compiler attributes for alignment do not help here as the stack // pointer on entry to this _start function is controlled by the OS. In fact, // compilers can generate code assuming the alignment as required by the ABI. // If the stack pointers as setup by the OS are already aligned, then the // following code is a NOP. asm volatile("andq $0xfffffffffffffff0, %rsp\n\t"); asm volatile("andq $0xfffffffffffffff0, %rbp\n\t"); LIBC_NAMESPACE::do_start(); }