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diff --git a/binutils-2.20.1/gas/doc/c-sparc.texi b/binutils-2.20.1/gas/doc/c-sparc.texi new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7913606 --- /dev/null +++ b/binutils-2.20.1/gas/doc/c-sparc.texi @@ -0,0 +1,793 @@ +@c Copyright 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2008 +@c Free Software Foundation, Inc. +@c This is part of the GAS manual. +@c For copying conditions, see the file as.texinfo. +@ifset GENERIC +@page +@node Sparc-Dependent +@chapter SPARC Dependent Features +@end ifset +@ifclear GENERIC +@node Machine Dependencies +@chapter SPARC Dependent Features +@end ifclear + +@cindex SPARC support +@menu +* Sparc-Opts:: Options +* Sparc-Aligned-Data:: Option to enforce aligned data +* Sparc-Syntax:: Syntax +* Sparc-Float:: Floating Point +* Sparc-Directives:: Sparc Machine Directives +@end menu + +@node Sparc-Opts +@section Options + +@cindex options for SPARC +@cindex SPARC options +@cindex architectures, SPARC +@cindex SPARC architectures +The SPARC chip family includes several successive versions, using the same +core instruction set, but including a few additional instructions at +each version. There are exceptions to this however. For details on what +instructions each variant supports, please see the chip's architecture +reference manual. + +By default, @code{@value{AS}} assumes the core instruction set (SPARC +v6), but ``bumps'' the architecture level as needed: it switches to +successively higher architectures as it encounters instructions that +only exist in the higher levels. + +If not configured for SPARC v9 (@code{sparc64-*-*}) GAS will not bump +past sparclite by default, an option must be passed to enable the +v9 instructions. + +GAS treats sparclite as being compatible with v8, unless an architecture +is explicitly requested. SPARC v9 is always incompatible with sparclite. + +@c The order here is the same as the order of enum sparc_opcode_arch_val +@c to give the user a sense of the order of the "bumping". + +@table @code +@kindex -Av6 +@kindex Av7 +@kindex -Av8 +@kindex -Asparclet +@kindex -Asparclite +@kindex -Av9 +@kindex -Av9a +@item -Av6 | -Av7 | -Av8 | -Asparclet | -Asparclite +@itemx -Av8plus | -Av8plusa | -Av9 | -Av9a +Use one of the @samp{-A} options to select one of the SPARC +architectures explicitly. If you select an architecture explicitly, +@code{@value{AS}} reports a fatal error if it encounters an instruction +or feature requiring an incompatible or higher level. + +@samp{-Av8plus} and @samp{-Av8plusa} select a 32 bit environment. + +@samp{-Av9} and @samp{-Av9a} select a 64 bit environment and are not +available unless GAS is explicitly configured with 64 bit environment +support. + +@samp{-Av8plusa} and @samp{-Av9a} enable the SPARC V9 instruction set with +UltraSPARC extensions. + +@item -xarch=v8plus | -xarch=v8plusa +For compatibility with the SunOS v9 assembler. These options are +equivalent to -Av8plus and -Av8plusa, respectively. + +@item -bump +Warn whenever it is necessary to switch to another level. +If an architecture level is explicitly requested, GAS will not issue +warnings until that level is reached, and will then bump the level +as required (except between incompatible levels). + +@item -32 | -64 +Select the word size, either 32 bits or 64 bits. +These options are only available with the ELF object file format, +and require that the necessary BFD support has been included. +@end table + +@node Sparc-Aligned-Data +@section Enforcing aligned data + +@cindex data alignment on SPARC +@cindex SPARC data alignment +SPARC GAS normally permits data to be misaligned. For example, it +permits the @code{.long} pseudo-op to be used on a byte boundary. +However, the native SunOS assemblers issue an error when they see +misaligned data. + +@kindex --enforce-aligned-data +You can use the @code{--enforce-aligned-data} option to make SPARC GAS +also issue an error about misaligned data, just as the SunOS +assemblers do. + +The @code{--enforce-aligned-data} option is not the default because gcc +issues misaligned data pseudo-ops when it initializes certain packed +data structures (structures defined using the @code{packed} attribute). +You may have to assemble with GAS in order to initialize packed data +structures in your own code. + +@cindex SPARC syntax +@cindex syntax, SPARC +@node Sparc-Syntax +@section Sparc Syntax +The assembler syntax closely follows The Sparc Architecture Manual, +versions 8 and 9, as well as most extensions defined by Sun +for their UltraSPARC and Niagara line of processors. + +@menu +* Sparc-Chars:: Special Characters +* Sparc-Regs:: Register Names +* Sparc-Constants:: Constant Names +* Sparc-Relocs:: Relocations +* Sparc-Size-Translations:: Size Translations +@end menu + +@node Sparc-Chars +@subsection Special Characters + +@cindex line comment character, Sparc +@cindex Sparc line comment character +@samp{#} is the line comment character. + +@cindex line separator, Sparc +@cindex statement separator, Sparc +@cindex Sparc line separator +@samp{;} can be used instead of a newline to separate statements. + +@node Sparc-Regs +@subsection Register Names +@cindex Sparc registers +@cindex register names, Sparc + +The Sparc integer register file is broken down into global, +outgoing, local, and incoming. + +@itemize @bullet +@item +The 8 global registers are referred to as @samp{%g@var{n}}. + +@item +The 8 outgoing registers are referred to as @samp{%o@var{n}}. + +@item +The 8 local registers are referred to as @samp{%l@var{n}}. + +@item +The 8 incoming registers are referred to as @samp{%i@var{n}}. + +@item +The frame pointer register @samp{%i6} can be referenced using +the alias @samp{%fp}. + +@item +The stack pointer register @samp{%o6} can be referenced using +the alias @samp{%sp}. +@end itemize + +Floating point registers are simply referred to as @samp{%f@var{n}}. +When assembling for pre-V9, only 32 floating point registers +are available. For V9 and later there are 64, but there are +restrictions when referencing the upper 32 registers. They +can only be accessed as double or quad, and thus only even +or quad numbered accesses are allowed. For example, @samp{%f34} +is a legal floating point register, but @samp{%f35} is not. + +Certain V9 instructions allow access to ancillary state registers. +Most simply they can be referred to as @samp{%asr@var{n}} where +@var{n} can be from 16 to 31. However, there are some aliases +defined to reference ASR registers defined for various UltraSPARC +processors: + +@itemize @bullet +@item +The tick compare register is referred to as @samp{%tick_cmpr}. + +@item +The system tick register is referred to as @samp{%stick}. An alias, +@samp{%sys_tick}, exists but is deprecated and should not be used +by new software. + +@item +The system tick compare register is referred to as @samp{%stick_cmpr}. +An alias, @samp{%sys_tick_cmpr}, exists but is deprecated and should +not be used by new software. + +@item +The software interrupt register is referred to as @samp{%softint}. + +@item +The set software interrupt register is referred to as @samp{%set_softint}. +The mnemonic @samp{%softint_set} is provided as an alias. + +@item +The clear software interrupt register is referred to as +@samp{%clear_softint}. The mnemonic @samp{%softint_clear} is provided +as an alias. + +@item +The performance instrumentation counters register is referred to as +@samp{%pic}. + +@item +The performance control register is referred to as @samp{%pcr}. + +@item +The graphics status register is referred to as @samp{%gsr}. + +@item +The V9 dispatch control register is referred to as @samp{%dcr}. +@end itemize + +Various V9 branch and conditional move instructions allow +specification of which set of integer condition codes to +test. These are referred to as @samp{%xcc} and @samp{%icc}. + +In V9, there are 4 sets of floating point condition codes +which are referred to as @samp{%fcc@var{n}}. + +Several special privileged and non-privileged registers +exist: + +@itemize @bullet +@item +The V9 address space identifier register is referred to as @samp{%asi}. + +@item +The V9 restorable windows register is referred to as @samp{%canrestore}. + +@item +The V9 savable windows register is referred to as @samp{%cansave}. + +@item +The V9 clean windows register is referred to as @samp{%cleanwin}. + +@item +The V9 current window pointer register is referred to as @samp{%cwp}. + +@item +The floating-point queue register is referred to as @samp{%fq}. + +@item +The V8 co-processor queue register is referred to as @samp{%cq}. + +@item +The floating point status register is referred to as @samp{%fsr}. + +@item +The other windows register is referred to as @samp{%otherwin}. + +@item +The V9 program counter register is referred to as @samp{%pc}. + +@item +The V9 next program counter register is referred to as @samp{%npc}. + +@item +The V9 processor interrupt level register is referred to as @samp{%pil}. + +@item +The V9 processor state register is referred to as @samp{%pstate}. + +@item +The trap base address register is referred to as @samp{%tba}. + +@item +The V9 tick register is referred to as @samp{%tick}. + +@item +The V9 trap level is referred to as @samp{%tl}. + +@item +The V9 trap program counter is referred to as @samp{%tpc}. + +@item +The V9 trap next program counter is referred to as @samp{%tnpc}. + +@item +The V9 trap state is referred to as @samp{%tstate}. + +@item +The V9 trap type is referred to as @samp{%tt}. + +@item +The V9 condition codes is referred to as @samp{%ccr}. + +@item +The V9 floating-point registers state is referred to as @samp{%fprs}. + +@item +The V9 version register is referred to as @samp{%ver}. + +@item +The V9 window state register is referred to as @samp{%wstate}. + +@item +The Y register is referred to as @samp{%y}. + +@item +The V8 window invalid mask register is referred to as @samp{%wim}. + +@item +The V8 processor state register is referred to as @samp{%psr}. + +@item +The V9 global register level register is referred to as @samp{%gl}. +@end itemize + +Several special register names exist for hypervisor mode code: + +@itemize @bullet +@item +The hyperprivileged processor state register is referred to as +@samp{%hpstate}. + +@item +The hyperprivileged trap state register is referred to as @samp{%htstate}. + +@item +The hyperprivileged interrupt pending register is referred to as +@samp{%hintp}. + +@item +The hyperprivileged trap base address register is referred to as +@samp{%htba}. + +@item +The hyperprivileged implementation version register is referred +to as @samp{%hver}. + +@item +The hyperprivileged system tick compare register is referred +to as @samp{%hstick_cmpr}. Note that there is no @samp{%hstick} +register, the normal @samp{%stick} is used. +@end itemize + +@node Sparc-Constants +@subsection Constants +@cindex Sparc constants +@cindex constants, Sparc + +Several Sparc instructions take an immediate operand field for +which mnemonic names exist. Two such examples are @samp{membar} +and @samp{prefetch}. Another example are the set of V9 +memory access instruction that allow specification of an +address space identifier. + +The @samp{membar} instruction specifies a memory barrier that is +the defined by the operand which is a bitmask. The supported +mask mnemonics are: + +@itemize @bullet +@item +@samp{#Sync} requests that all operations (including nonmemory +reference operations) appearing prior to the @code{membar} must have +been performed and the effects of any exceptions become visible before +any instructions after the @code{membar} may be initiated. This +corresponds to @code{membar} cmask field bit 2. + +@item +@samp{#MemIssue} requests that all memory reference operations +appearing prior to the @code{membar} must have been performed before +any memory operation after the @code{membar} may be initiated. This +corresponds to @code{membar} cmask field bit 1. + +@item +@samp{#Lookaside} requests that a store appearing prior to the +@code{membar} must complete before any load following the +@code{membar} referencing the same address can be initiated. This +corresponds to @code{membar} cmask field bit 0. + +@item +@samp{#StoreStore} defines that the effects of all stores appearing +prior to the @code{membar} instruction must be visible to all +processors before the effect of any stores following the +@code{membar}. Equivalent to the deprecated @code{stbar} instruction. +This corresponds to @code{membar} mmask field bit 3. + +@item +@samp{#LoadStore} defines all loads appearing prior to the +@code{membar} instruction must have been performed before the effect +of any stores following the @code{membar} is visible to any other +processor. This corresponds to @code{membar} mmask field bit 2. + +@item +@samp{#StoreLoad} defines that the effects of all stores appearing +prior to the @code{membar} instruction must be visible to all +processors before loads following the @code{membar} may be performed. +This corresponds to @code{membar} mmask field bit 1. + +@item +@samp{#LoadLoad} defines that all loads appearing prior to the +@code{membar} instruction must have been performed before any loads +following the @code{membar} may be performed. This corresponds to +@code{membar} mmask field bit 0. + +@end itemize + +These values can be ored together, for example: + +@example +membar #Sync +membar #StoreLoad | #LoadLoad +membar #StoreLoad | #StoreStore +@end example + +The @code{prefetch} and @code{prefetcha} instructions take a prefetch +function code. The following prefetch function code constant +mnemonics are available: + +@itemize @bullet +@item +@samp{#n_reads} requests a prefetch for several reads, and corresponds +to a prefetch function code of 0. + +@samp{#one_read} requests a prefetch for one read, and corresponds +to a prefetch function code of 1. + +@samp{#n_writes} requests a prefetch for several writes (and possibly +reads), and corresponds to a prefetch function code of 2. + +@samp{#one_write} requests a prefetch for one write, and corresponds +to a prefetch function code of 3. + +@samp{#page} requests a prefetch page, and corresponds to a prefetch +function code of 4. + +@samp{#invalidate} requests a prefetch invalidate, and corresponds to +a prefetch function code of 16. + +@samp{#unified} requests a prefetch to the nearest unified cache, and +corresponds to a prefetch function code of 17. + +@samp{#n_reads_strong} requests a strong prefetch for several reads, +and corresponds to a prefetch function code of 20. + +@samp{#one_read_strong} requests a strong prefetch for one read, +and corresponds to a prefetch function code of 21. + +@samp{#n_writes_strong} requests a strong prefetch for several writes, +and corresponds to a prefetch function code of 22. + +@samp{#one_write_strong} requests a strong prefetch for one write, +and corresponds to a prefetch function code of 23. + +Onle one prefetch code may be specified. Here are some examples: + +@example +prefetch [%l0 + %l2], #one_read +prefetch [%g2 + 8], #n_writes +prefetcha [%g1] 0x8, #unified +prefetcha [%o0 + 0x10] %asi, #n_reads +@end example + +The actual behavior of a given prefetch function code is processor +specific. If a processor does not implement a given prefetch +function code, it will treat the prefetch instruction as a nop. + +For instructions that accept an immediate address space identifier, +@code{@value{AS}} provides many mnemonics corresponding to +V9 defined as well as UltraSPARC and Niagara extended values. +For example, @samp{#ASI_P} and @samp{#ASI_BLK_INIT_QUAD_LDD_AIUS}. +See the V9 and processor specific manuals for details. + +@end itemize + +@node Sparc-Relocs +@subsection Relocations +@cindex Sparc relocations +@cindex relocations, Sparc + +ELF relocations are available as defined in the 32-bit and 64-bit +Sparc ELF specifications. + +@code{R_SPARC_HI22} is obtained using @samp{%hi} and @code{R_SPARC_LO10} +is obtained using @samp{%lo}. Likewise @code{R_SPARC_HIX22} is +obtained from @samp{%hix} and @code{R_SPARC_LOX10} is obtained +using @samp{%lox}. For example: + +@example +sethi %hi(symbol), %g1 +or %g1, %lo(symbol), %g1 + +sethi %hix(symbol), %g1 +xor %g1, %lox(symbol), %g1 +@end example + +These ``high'' mnemonics extract bits 31:10 of their operand, +and the ``low'' mnemonics extract bits 9:0 of their operand. + +V9 code model relocations can be requested as follows: + +@itemize @bullet +@item +@code{R_SPARC_HH22} is requested using @samp{%hh}. It can +also be generated using @samp{%uhi}. +@item +@code{R_SPARC_HM10} is requested using @samp{%hm}. It can +also be generated using @samp{%ulo}. +@item +@code{R_SPARC_LM22} is requested using @samp{%lm}. + +@item +@code{R_SPARC_H44} is requested using @samp{%h44}. +@item +@code{R_SPARC_M44} is requested using @samp{%m44}. +@item +@code{R_SPARC_L44} is requested using @samp{%l44}. +@end itemize + +The PC relative relocation @code{R_SPARC_PC22} can be obtained by +enclosing an operand inside of @samp{%pc22}. Likewise, the +@code{R_SPARC_PC10} relocation can be obtained using @samp{%pc10}. +These are mostly used when assembling PIC code. For example, the +standard PIC sequence on Sparc to get the base of the global offset +table, PC relative, into a register, can be performed as: + +@example +sethi %pc22(_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_-4), %l7 +add %l7, %pc10(_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_+4), %l7 +@end example + +Several relocations exist to allow the link editor to potentially +optimize GOT data references. The @code{R_SPARC_GOTDATA_OP_HIX22} +relocation can obtained by enclosing an operand inside of +@samp{%gdop_hix22}. The @code{R_SPARC_GOTDATA_OP_LOX10} +relocation can obtained by enclosing an operand inside of +@samp{%gdop_lox10}. Likewise, @code{R_SPARC_GOTDATA_OP} can be +obtained by enclosing an operand inside of @samp{%gdop}. +For example, assuming the GOT base is in register @code{%l7}: + +@example +sethi %gdop_hix22(symbol), %l1 +xor %l1, %gdop_lox10(symbol), %l1 +ld [%l7 + %l1], %l2, %gdop(symbol) +@end example + +There are many relocations that can be requested for access to +thread local storage variables. All of the Sparc TLS mnemonics +are supported: + +@itemize @bullet +@item +@code{R_SPARC_TLS_GD_HI22} is requested using @samp{%tgd_hi22}. +@item +@code{R_SPARC_TLS_GD_LO10} is requested using @samp{%tgd_lo10}. +@item +@code{R_SPARC_TLS_GD_ADD} is requested using @samp{%tgd_add}. +@item +@code{R_SPARC_TLS_GD_CALL} is requested using @samp{%tgd_call}. + +@item +@code{R_SPARC_TLS_LDM_HI22} is requested using @samp{%tldm_hi22}. +@item +@code{R_SPARC_TLS_LDM_LO10} is requested using @samp{%tldm_lo10}. +@item +@code{R_SPARC_TLS_LDM_ADD} is requested using @samp{%tldm_add}. +@item +@code{R_SPARC_TLS_LDM_CALL} is requested using @samp{%tldm_call}. + +@item +@code{R_SPARC_TLS_LDO_HIX22} is requested using @samp{%tldo_hix22}. +@item +@code{R_SPARC_TLS_LDO_LOX10} is requested using @samp{%tldo_lox10}. +@item +@code{R_SPARC_TLS_LDO_ADD} is requested using @samp{%tldo_add}. + +@item +@code{R_SPARC_TLS_IE_HI22} is requested using @samp{%tie_hi22}. +@item +@code{R_SPARC_TLS_IE_LO10} is requested using @samp{%tie_lo10}. +@item +@code{R_SPARC_TLS_IE_LD} is requested using @samp{%tie_ld}. +@item +@code{R_SPARC_TLS_IE_LDX} is requested using @samp{%tie_ldx}. +@item +@code{R_SPARC_TLS_IE_ADD} is requested using @samp{%tie_add}. + +@item +@code{R_SPARC_TLS_LE_HIX22} is requested using @samp{%tle_hix22}. +@item +@code{R_SPARC_TLS_LE_LOX10} is requested using @samp{%tle_lox10}. +@end itemize + +Here are some example TLS model sequences. + +First, General Dynamic: + +@example +sethi %tgd_hi22(symbol), %l1 +add %l1, %tgd_lo10(symbol), %l1 +add %l7, %l1, %o0, %tgd_add(symbol) +call __tls_get_addr, %tgd_call(symbol) +nop +@end example + +Local Dynamic: + +@example +sethi %tldm_hi22(symbol), %l1 +add %l1, %tldm_lo10(symbol), %l1 +add %l7, %l1, %o0, %tldm_add(symbol) +call __tls_get_addr, %tldm_call(symbol) +nop + +sethi %tldo_hix22(symbol), %l1 +xor %l1, %tldo_lox10(symbol), %l1 +add %o0, %l1, %l1, %tldo_add(symbol) +@end example + +Initial Exec: + +@example +sethi %tie_hi22(symbol), %l1 +add %l1, %tie_lo10(symbol), %l1 +ld [%l7 + %l1], %o0, %tie_ld(symbol) +add %g7, %o0, %o0, %tie_add(symbol) + +sethi %tie_hi22(symbol), %l1 +add %l1, %tie_lo10(symbol), %l1 +ldx [%l7 + %l1], %o0, %tie_ldx(symbol) +add %g7, %o0, %o0, %tie_add(symbol) +@end example + +And finally, Local Exec: + +@example +sethi %tle_hix22(symbol), %l1 +add %l1, %tle_lox10(symbol), %l1 +add %g7, %l1, %l1 +@end example + +When assembling for 64-bit, and a secondary constant addend is +specified in an address expression that would normally generate +an @code{R_SPARC_LO10} relocation, the assembler will emit an +@code{R_SPARC_OLO10} instead. + +@node Sparc-Size-Translations +@subsection Size Translations +@cindex Sparc size translations +@cindex size, translations, Sparc + +Often it is desirable to write code in an operand size agnostic +manner. @code{@value{AS}} provides support for this via +operand size opcode translations. Translations are supported +for loads, stores, shifts, compare-and-swap atomics, and the +@samp{clr} synthetic instruction. + +If generating 32-bit code, @code{@value{AS}} will generate the +32-bit opcode. Whereas if 64-bit code is being generated, +the 64-bit opcode will be emitted. For example @code{ldn} +will be transformed into @code{ld} for 32-bit code and +@code{ldx} for 64-bit code. + +Here is an example meant to demonstrate all the supported +opcode translations: + +@example +ldn [%o0], %o1 +ldna [%o0] %asi, %o2 +stn %o1, [%o0] +stna %o2, [%o0] %asi +slln %o3, 3, %o3 +srln %o4, 8, %o4 +sran %o5, 12, %o5 +casn [%o0], %o1, %o2 +casna [%o0] %asi, %o1, %o2 +clrn %g1 +@end example + +In 32-bit mode @code{@value{AS}} will emit: + +@example +ld [%o0], %o1 +lda [%o0] %asi, %o2 +st %o1, [%o0] +sta %o2, [%o0] %asi +sll %o3, 3, %o3 +srl %o4, 8, %o4 +sra %o5, 12, %o5 +cas [%o0], %o1, %o2 +casa [%o0] %asi, %o1, %o2 +clr %g1 +@end example + +And in 64-bit mode @code{@value{AS}} will emit: + +@example +ldx [%o0], %o1 +ldxa [%o0] %asi, %o2 +stx %o1, [%o0] +stxa %o2, [%o0] %asi +sllx %o3, 3, %o3 +srlx %o4, 8, %o4 +srax %o5, 12, %o5 +casx [%o0], %o1, %o2 +casxa [%o0] %asi, %o1, %o2 +clrx %g1 +@end example + +Finally, the @samp{.nword} translating directive is supported +as well. It is documented in the section on Sparc machine +directives. + +@node Sparc-Float +@section Floating Point + +@cindex floating point, SPARC (@sc{ieee}) +@cindex SPARC floating point (@sc{ieee}) +The Sparc uses @sc{ieee} floating-point numbers. + +@node Sparc-Directives +@section Sparc Machine Directives + +@cindex SPARC machine directives +@cindex machine directives, SPARC +The Sparc version of @code{@value{AS}} supports the following additional +machine directives: + +@table @code +@cindex @code{align} directive, SPARC +@item .align +This must be followed by the desired alignment in bytes. + +@cindex @code{common} directive, SPARC +@item .common +This must be followed by a symbol name, a positive number, and +@code{"bss"}. This behaves somewhat like @code{.comm}, but the +syntax is different. + +@cindex @code{half} directive, SPARC +@item .half +This is functionally identical to @code{.short}. + +@cindex @code{nword} directive, SPARC +@item .nword +On the Sparc, the @code{.nword} directive produces native word sized value, +ie. if assembling with -32 it is equivalent to @code{.word}, if assembling +with -64 it is equivalent to @code{.xword}. + +@cindex @code{proc} directive, SPARC +@item .proc +This directive is ignored. Any text following it on the same +line is also ignored. + +@cindex @code{register} directive, SPARC +@item .register +This directive declares use of a global application or system register. +It must be followed by a register name %g2, %g3, %g6 or %g7, comma and +the symbol name for that register. If symbol name is @code{#scratch}, +it is a scratch register, if it is @code{#ignore}, it just suppresses any +errors about using undeclared global register, but does not emit any +information about it into the object file. This can be useful e.g. if you +save the register before use and restore it after. + +@cindex @code{reserve} directive, SPARC +@item .reserve +This must be followed by a symbol name, a positive number, and +@code{"bss"}. This behaves somewhat like @code{.lcomm}, but the +syntax is different. + +@cindex @code{seg} directive, SPARC +@item .seg +This must be followed by @code{"text"}, @code{"data"}, or +@code{"data1"}. It behaves like @code{.text}, @code{.data}, or +@code{.data 1}. + +@cindex @code{skip} directive, SPARC +@item .skip +This is functionally identical to the @code{.space} directive. + +@cindex @code{word} directive, SPARC +@item .word +On the Sparc, the @code{.word} directive produces 32 bit values, +instead of the 16 bit values it produces on many other machines. + +@cindex @code{xword} directive, SPARC +@item .xword +On the Sparc V9 processor, the @code{.xword} directive produces +64 bit values. +@end table |