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7 @chapter IBM S/390 Dependent Features
10 @node Machine Dependencies
11 @chapter IBM S/390 Dependent Features
16 The s390 version of @code{@value{AS}} supports two architectures modes
17 and eleven chip levels. The architecture modes are the Enterprise System
18 Architecture (ESA) and the newer z/Architecture mode. The chip levels
19 are g5 (or arch3), g6, z900 (or arch5), z990 (or arch6), z9-109, z9-ec
20 (or arch7), z10 (or arch8), z196 (or arch9), zEC12 (or arch10), z13
21 (or arch11), z14 (or arch12), and arch13.
24 * s390 Options:: Command-line Options.
25 * s390 Characters:: Special Characters.
26 * s390 Syntax:: Assembler Instruction syntax.
27 * s390 Directives:: Assembler Directives.
28 * s390 Floating Point:: Floating Point.
33 @cindex options for s390
36 The following table lists all available s390 specific options:
39 @cindex @samp{-m31} option, s390
40 @cindex @samp{-m64} option, s390
42 Select 31- or 64-bit ABI implying a word size of 32- or 64-bit.
44 These options are only available with the ELF object file format, and
45 require that the necessary BFD support has been included (on a 31-bit
46 platform you must add --enable-64-bit-bfd on the call to the configure
47 script to enable 64-bit usage and use s390x as target platform).
49 @cindex @samp{-mesa} option, s390
50 @cindex @samp{-mzarch} option, s390
52 Select the architecture mode, either the Enterprise System Architecture
53 (esa) mode or the z/Architecture mode (zarch).
55 The 64-bit instructions are only available with the z/Architecture mode.
56 The combination of @samp{-m64} and @samp{-mesa} results in a warning
59 @cindex @samp{-march=} option, s390
60 @item -march=@var{CPU}
61 This option specifies the target processor. The following processor names
63 @code{g5} (or @code{arch3}),
65 @code{z900} (or @code{arch5}),
66 @code{z990} (or @code{arch6}),
68 @code{z9-ec} (or @code{arch7}),
69 @code{z10} (or @code{arch8}),
70 @code{z196} (or @code{arch9}),
71 @code{zEC12} (or @code{arch10}),
72 @code{z13} (or @code{arch11}),
73 @code{z14} (or @code{arch12}), and
76 Assembling an instruction that is not supported on the target
77 processor results in an error message.
79 The processor names starting with @code{arch} refer to the edition
80 number in the Principle of Operations manual. They can be used as
81 alternate processor names and have been added for compatibility with
84 @code{arch3}, @code{g5} and @code{g6} cannot be used with the
85 @samp{-mzarch} option since the z/Architecture mode is not supported
86 on these processor levels.
88 There is no @code{arch4} option supported. @code{arch4} matches
89 @code{-march=arch5 -mesa}.
91 @cindex @samp{-mregnames} option, s390
93 Allow symbolic names for registers.
95 @cindex @samp{-mno-regnames} option, s390
97 Do not allow symbolic names for registers.
99 @cindex @samp{-mwarn-areg-zero} option, s390
100 @item -mwarn-areg-zero
101 Warn whenever the operand for a base or index register has been specified
102 but evaluates to zero. This can indicate the misuse of general purpose
103 register 0 as an address register.
107 @node s390 Characters
108 @section Special Characters
109 @cindex line comment character, s390
110 @cindex s390 line comment character
112 @samp{#} is the line comment character.
114 If a @samp{#} appears as the first character of a line then the whole
115 line is treated as a comment, but in this case the line could also be
116 a logical line number directive (@pxref{Comments}) or a preprocessor
117 control command (@pxref{Preprocessing}).
119 @cindex line separator, s390
120 @cindex statement separator, s390
121 @cindex s390 line separator
122 The @samp{;} character can be used instead of a newline to separate
126 @section Instruction syntax
127 @cindex instruction syntax, s390
128 @cindex s390 instruction syntax
130 The assembler syntax closely follows the syntax outlined in
131 Enterprise Systems Architecture/390 Principles of Operation (SA22-7201)
132 and the z/Architecture Principles of Operation (SA22-7832).
134 Each instruction has two major parts, the instruction mnemonic
135 and the instruction operands. The instruction format varies.
138 * s390 Register:: Register Naming
139 * s390 Mnemonics:: Instruction Mnemonics
140 * s390 Operands:: Instruction Operands
141 * s390 Formats:: Instruction Formats
142 * s390 Aliases:: Instruction Aliases
143 * s390 Operand Modifier:: Instruction Operand Modifier
144 * s390 Instruction Marker:: Instruction Marker
145 * s390 Literal Pool Entries:: Literal Pool Entries
149 @subsection Register naming
150 @cindex register naming, s390
151 @cindex s390 register naming
153 The @code{@value{AS}} recognizes a number of predefined symbols for the
154 various processor registers. A register specification in one of the
155 instruction formats is an unsigned integer between 0 and 15. The specific
156 instruction and the position of the register in the instruction format
157 denotes the type of the register. The register symbols are prefixed with
161 @multitable {%rN} {the 16 general purpose registers, 0 <= N <= 15}
162 @item %rN @tab the 16 general purpose registers, 0 <= N <= 15
163 @item %fN @tab the 16 floating point registers, 0 <= N <= 15
164 @item %aN @tab the 16 access registers, 0 <= N <= 15
165 @item %cN @tab the 16 control registers, 0 <= N <= 15
166 @item %lit @tab an alias for the general purpose register %r13
167 @item %sp @tab an alias for the general purpose register %r15
172 @subsection Instruction Mnemonics
173 @cindex instruction mnemonics, s390
174 @cindex s390 instruction mnemonics
176 All instructions documented in the Principles of Operation are supported
177 with the mnemonic and order of operands as described.
178 The instruction mnemonic identifies the instruction format
179 (@ref{s390 Formats}) and the specific operation code for the instruction.
180 For example, the @samp{lr} mnemonic denotes the instruction format @samp{RR}
181 with the operation code @samp{0x18}.
183 The definition of the various mnemonics follows a scheme, where the first
184 character usually hint at the type of the instruction:
187 @multitable {sla, sll} {if r is the last character the instruction operates on registers}
188 @item a @tab add instruction, for example @samp{al} for add logical 32-bit
189 @item b @tab branch instruction, for example @samp{bc} for branch on condition
190 @item c @tab compare or convert instruction, for example @samp{cr} for compare
192 @item d @tab divide instruction, for example @samp{dlr} devide logical register
194 @item i @tab insert instruction, for example @samp{ic} insert character
195 @item l @tab load instruction, for example @samp{ltr} load and test register
196 @item mv @tab move instruction, for example @samp{mvc} move character
197 @item m @tab multiply instruction, for example @samp{mh} multiply halfword
198 @item n @tab and instruction, for example @samp{ni} and immediate
199 @item o @tab or instruction, for example @samp{oc} or character
200 @item sla, sll @tab shift left single instruction
201 @item sra, srl @tab shift right single instruction
202 @item st @tab store instruction, for example @samp{stm} store multiple
203 @item s @tab subtract instruction, for example @samp{slr} subtract
205 @item t @tab test or translate instruction, of example @samp{tm} test under mask
206 @item x @tab exclusive or instruction, for example @samp{xc} exclusive or
211 Certain characters at the end of the mnemonic may describe a property
215 @multitable {c} {if r is the last character the instruction operates on registers}
216 @item c @tab the instruction uses a 8-bit character operand
217 @item f @tab the instruction extends a 32-bit operand to 64 bit
218 @item g @tab the operands are treated as 64-bit values
219 @item h @tab the operand uses a 16-bit halfword operand
220 @item i @tab the instruction uses an immediate operand
221 @item l @tab the instruction uses unsigned, logical operands
222 @item m @tab the instruction uses a mask or operates on multiple values
223 @item r @tab if r is the last character, the instruction operates on registers
224 @item y @tab the instruction uses 20-bit displacements
228 There are many exceptions to the scheme outlined in the above lists, in
229 particular for the privileged instructions. For non-privileged
230 instruction it works quite well, for example the instruction @samp{clgfr}
231 c: compare instruction, l: unsigned operands, g: 64-bit operands,
232 f: 32- to 64-bit extension, r: register operands. The instruction compares
233 an 64-bit value in a register with the zero extended 32-bit value from
235 For a complete list of all mnemonics see appendix B in the Principles
239 @subsection Instruction Operands
240 @cindex instruction operands, s390
241 @cindex s390 instruction operands
243 Instruction operands can be grouped into three classes, operands located
244 in registers, immediate operands, and operands in storage.
246 A register operand can be located in general, floating-point, access,
247 or control register. The register is identified by a four-bit field.
248 The field containing the register operand is called the R field.
250 Immediate operands are contained within the instruction and can have
251 8, 16 or 32 bits. The field containing the immediate operand is called
252 the I field. Dependent on the instruction the I field is either signed
255 A storage operand consists of an address and a length. The address of a
256 storage operands can be specified in any of these ways:
259 @item The content of a single general R
260 @item The sum of the content of a general register called the base
261 register B plus the content of a displacement field D
262 @item The sum of the contents of two general registers called the
263 index register X and the base register B plus the content of a
265 @item The sum of the current instruction address and a 32-bit signed
266 immediate field multiplied by two.
269 The length of a storage operand can be:
272 @item Implied by the instruction
273 @item Specified by a bitmask
274 @item Specified by a four-bit or eight-bit length field L
275 @item Specified by the content of a general register
278 The notation for storage operand addresses formed from multiple fields is
283 the address for operand number n is formed from the content of general
284 register Bn called the base register and the displacement field Dn.
286 the address for operand number n is formed from the content of general
287 register Xn called the index register, general register Bn called the
288 base register and the displacement field Dn.
290 the address for operand number n is formed from the content of general
291 register Bn called the base register and the displacement field Dn.
292 The length of the operand n is specified by the field Ln.
295 The base registers Bn and the index registers Xn of a storage operand can
296 be skipped. If Bn and Xn are skipped, a zero will be stored to the operand
297 field. The notation changes as follows:
300 @multitable @columnfractions 0.30 0.30
301 @headitem full notation @tab short notation
302 @item Dn(0,Bn) @tab Dn(Bn)
303 @item Dn(0,0) @tab Dn
305 @item Dn(Ln,0) @tab Dn(Ln)
311 @subsection Instruction Formats
312 @cindex instruction formats, s390
313 @cindex s390 instruction formats
315 The Principles of Operation manuals lists 26 instruction formats where
316 some of the formats have multiple variants. For the @samp{.insn}
317 pseudo directive the assembler recognizes some of the formats.
318 Typically, the most general variant of the instruction format is used
319 by the @samp{.insn} directive.
321 The following table lists the abbreviations used in the table of
325 @multitable {OpCode / OpCd} {Displacement lower 12 bits for operand x.}
326 @item OpCode / OpCd @tab Part of the op code.
327 @item Bx @tab Base register number for operand x.
328 @item Dx @tab Displacement for operand x.
329 @item DLx @tab Displacement lower 12 bits for operand x.
330 @item DHx @tab Displacement higher 8-bits for operand x.
331 @item Rx @tab Register number for operand x.
332 @item Xx @tab Index register number for operand x.
333 @item Ix @tab Signed immediate for operand x.
334 @item Ux @tab Unsigned immediate for operand x.
338 An instruction is two, four, or six bytes in length and must be aligned
339 on a 2 byte boundary. The first two bits of the instruction specify the
340 length of the instruction, 00 indicates a two byte instruction, 01 and 10
341 indicates a four byte instruction, and 11 indicates a six byte instruction.
343 The following table lists the s390 instruction formats that are available
344 with the @samp{.insn} pseudo directive:
355 @item RI format: <insn> R1,I2
357 +--------+----+----+------------------+
358 | OpCode | R1 |OpCd| I2 |
359 +--------+----+----+------------------+
363 @item RIE format: <insn> R1,R3,I2
365 +--------+----+----+------------------+--------+--------+
366 | OpCode | R1 | R3 | I2 |////////| OpCode |
367 +--------+----+----+------------------+--------+--------+
371 @item RIL format: <insn> R1,I2
373 +--------+----+----+------------------------------------+
374 | OpCode | R1 |OpCd| I2 |
375 +--------+----+----+------------------------------------+
379 @item RILU format: <insn> R1,U2
381 +--------+----+----+------------------------------------+
382 | OpCode | R1 |OpCd| U2 |
383 +--------+----+----+------------------------------------+
387 @item RIS format: <insn> R1,I2,M3,D4(B4)
389 +--------+----+----+----+-------------+--------+--------+
390 | OpCode | R1 | M3 | B4 | D4 | I2 | Opcode |
391 +--------+----+----+----+-------------+--------+--------+
392 0 8 12 16 20 32 36 47
395 @item RR format: <insn> R1,R2
403 @item RRE format: <insn> R1,R2
405 +------------------+--------+----+----+
406 | OpCode |////////| R1 | R2 |
407 +------------------+--------+----+----+
411 @item RRF format: <insn> R1,R2,R3,M4
413 +------------------+----+----+----+----+
414 | OpCode | R3 | M4 | R1 | R2 |
415 +------------------+----+----+----+----+
419 @item RRS format: <insn> R1,R2,M3,D4(B4)
421 +--------+----+----+----+-------------+----+----+--------+
422 | OpCode | R1 | R3 | B4 | D4 | M3 |////| OpCode |
423 +--------+----+----+----+-------------+----+----+--------+
424 0 8 12 16 20 32 36 40 47
427 @item RS format: <insn> R1,R3,D2(B2)
429 +--------+----+----+----+-------------+
430 | OpCode | R1 | R3 | B2 | D2 |
431 +--------+----+----+----+-------------+
435 @item RSE format: <insn> R1,R3,D2(B2)
437 +--------+----+----+----+-------------+--------+--------+
438 | OpCode | R1 | R3 | B2 | D2 |////////| OpCode |
439 +--------+----+----+----+-------------+--------+--------+
440 0 8 12 16 20 32 40 47
443 @item RSI format: <insn> R1,R3,I2
445 +--------+----+----+------------------------------------+
446 | OpCode | R1 | R3 | I2 |
447 +--------+----+----+------------------------------------+
451 @item RSY format: <insn> R1,R3,D2(B2)
453 +--------+----+----+----+-------------+--------+--------+
454 | OpCode | R1 | R3 | B2 | DL2 | DH2 | OpCode |
455 +--------+----+----+----+-------------+--------+--------+
456 0 8 12 16 20 32 40 47
459 @item RX format: <insn> R1,D2(X2,B2)
461 +--------+----+----+----+-------------+
462 | OpCode | R1 | X2 | B2 | D2 |
463 +--------+----+----+----+-------------+
467 @item RXE format: <insn> R1,D2(X2,B2)
469 +--------+----+----+----+-------------+--------+--------+
470 | OpCode | R1 | X2 | B2 | D2 |////////| OpCode |
471 +--------+----+----+----+-------------+--------+--------+
472 0 8 12 16 20 32 40 47
475 @item RXF format: <insn> R1,R3,D2(X2,B2)
477 +--------+----+----+----+-------------+----+---+--------+
478 | OpCode | R3 | X2 | B2 | D2 | R1 |///| OpCode |
479 +--------+----+----+----+-------------+----+---+--------+
480 0 8 12 16 20 32 36 40 47
483 @item RXY format: <insn> R1,D2(X2,B2)
485 +--------+----+----+----+-------------+--------+--------+
486 | OpCode | R1 | X2 | B2 | DL2 | DH2 | OpCode |
487 +--------+----+----+----+-------------+--------+--------+
488 0 8 12 16 20 32 36 40 47
491 @item S format: <insn> D2(B2)
493 +------------------+----+-------------+
495 +------------------+----+-------------+
499 @item SI format: <insn> D1(B1),I2
501 +--------+---------+----+-------------+
502 | OpCode | I2 | B1 | D1 |
503 +--------+---------+----+-------------+
507 @item SIY format: <insn> D1(B1),U2
509 +--------+---------+----+-------------+--------+--------+
510 | OpCode | I2 | B1 | DL1 | DH1 | OpCode |
511 +--------+---------+----+-------------+--------+--------+
512 0 8 16 20 32 36 40 47
515 @item SIL format: <insn> D1(B1),I2
517 +------------------+----+-------------+-----------------+
518 | OpCode | B1 | D1 | I2 |
519 +------------------+----+-------------+-----------------+
523 @item SS format: <insn> D1(R1,B1),D2(B3),R3
525 +--------+----+----+----+-------------+----+------------+
526 | OpCode | R1 | R3 | B1 | D1 | B2 | D2 |
527 +--------+----+----+----+-------------+----+------------+
528 0 8 12 16 20 32 36 47
531 @item SSE format: <insn> D1(B1),D2(B2)
533 +------------------+----+-------------+----+------------+
534 | OpCode | B1 | D1 | B2 | D2 |
535 +------------------+----+-------------+----+------------+
536 0 8 12 16 20 32 36 47
539 @item SSF format: <insn> D1(B1),D2(B2),R3
541 +--------+----+----+----+-------------+----+------------+
542 | OpCode | R3 |OpCd| B1 | D1 | B2 | D2 |
543 +--------+----+----+----+-------------+----+------------+
544 0 8 12 16 20 32 36 47
549 For the complete list of all instruction format variants see the
550 Principles of Operation manuals.
553 @subsection Instruction Aliases
554 @cindex instruction aliases, s390
555 @cindex s390 instruction aliases
557 A specific bit pattern can have multiple mnemonics, for example
558 the bit pattern @samp{0xa7000000} has the mnemonics @samp{tmh} and
559 @samp{tmlh}. In addition, there are a number of mnemonics recognized by
560 @code{@value{AS}} that are not present in the Principles of Operation.
561 These are the short forms of the branch instructions, where the condition
562 code mask operand is encoded in the mnemonic. This is relevant for the
563 branch instructions, the compare and branch instructions, and the
564 compare and trap instructions.
566 For the branch instructions there are 20 condition code strings that can
567 be used as part of the mnemonic in place of a mask operand in the instruction
571 @multitable @columnfractions .30 .30
572 @headitem instruction @tab short form
573 @item bcr M1,R2 @tab b<m>r R2
574 @item bc M1,D2(X2,B2) @tab b<m> D2(X2,B2)
575 @item brc M1,I2 @tab j<m> I2
576 @item brcl M1,I2 @tab jg<m> I2
580 In the mnemonic for a branch instruction the condition code string <m>
581 can be any of the following:
584 @multitable {nle} {jump on not zero / if not zeros}
585 @item o @tab jump on overflow / if ones
586 @item h @tab jump on A high
587 @item p @tab jump on plus
588 @item nle @tab jump on not low or equal
589 @item l @tab jump on A low
590 @item m @tab jump on minus
591 @item nhe @tab jump on not high or equal
592 @item lh @tab jump on low or high
593 @item ne @tab jump on A not equal B
594 @item nz @tab jump on not zero / if not zeros
595 @item e @tab jump on A equal B
596 @item z @tab jump on zero / if zeroes
597 @item nlh @tab jump on not low or high
598 @item he @tab jump on high or equal
599 @item nl @tab jump on A not low
600 @item nm @tab jump on not minus / if not mixed
601 @item le @tab jump on low or equal
602 @item nh @tab jump on A not high
603 @item np @tab jump on not plus
604 @item no @tab jump on not overflow / if not ones
608 For the compare and branch, and compare and trap instructions there
609 are 12 condition code strings that can be used as part of the mnemonic in
610 place of a mask operand in the instruction format:
613 @multitable @columnfractions .40 .40
614 @headitem instruction @tab short form
615 @item crb R1,R2,M3,D4(B4) @tab crb<m> R1,R2,D4(B4)
616 @item cgrb R1,R2,M3,D4(B4) @tab cgrb<m> R1,R2,D4(B4)
617 @item crj R1,R2,M3,I4 @tab crj<m> R1,R2,I4
618 @item cgrj R1,R2,M3,I4 @tab cgrj<m> R1,R2,I4
619 @item cib R1,I2,M3,D4(B4) @tab cib<m> R1,I2,D4(B4)
620 @item cgib R1,I2,M3,D4(B4) @tab cgib<m> R1,I2,D4(B4)
621 @item cij R1,I2,M3,I4 @tab cij<m> R1,I2,I4
622 @item cgij R1,I2,M3,I4 @tab cgij<m> R1,I2,I4
623 @item crt R1,R2,M3 @tab crt<m> R1,R2
624 @item cgrt R1,R2,M3 @tab cgrt<m> R1,R2
625 @item cit R1,I2,M3 @tab cit<m> R1,I2
626 @item cgit R1,I2,M3 @tab cgit<m> R1,I2
627 @item clrb R1,R2,M3,D4(B4) @tab clrb<m> R1,R2,D4(B4)
628 @item clgrb R1,R2,M3,D4(B4) @tab clgrb<m> R1,R2,D4(B4)
629 @item clrj R1,R2,M3,I4 @tab clrj<m> R1,R2,I4
630 @item clgrj R1,R2,M3,I4 @tab clgrj<m> R1,R2,I4
631 @item clib R1,I2,M3,D4(B4) @tab clib<m> R1,I2,D4(B4)
632 @item clgib R1,I2,M3,D4(B4) @tab clgib<m> R1,I2,D4(B4)
633 @item clij R1,I2,M3,I4 @tab clij<m> R1,I2,I4
634 @item clgij R1,I2,M3,I4 @tab clgij<m> R1,I2,I4
635 @item clrt R1,R2,M3 @tab clrt<m> R1,R2
636 @item clgrt R1,R2,M3 @tab clgrt<m> R1,R2
637 @item clfit R1,I2,M3 @tab clfit<m> R1,I2
638 @item clgit R1,I2,M3 @tab clgit<m> R1,I2
642 In the mnemonic for a compare and branch and compare and trap instruction
643 the condition code string <m> can be any of the following:
646 @multitable {nle} {jump on not zero / if not zeros}
647 @item h @tab jump on A high
648 @item nle @tab jump on not low or equal
649 @item l @tab jump on A low
650 @item nhe @tab jump on not high or equal
651 @item ne @tab jump on A not equal B
652 @item lh @tab jump on low or high
653 @item e @tab jump on A equal B
654 @item nlh @tab jump on not low or high
655 @item nl @tab jump on A not low
656 @item he @tab jump on high or equal
657 @item nh @tab jump on A not high
658 @item le @tab jump on low or equal
662 @node s390 Operand Modifier
663 @subsection Instruction Operand Modifier
664 @cindex instruction operand modifier, s390
665 @cindex s390 instruction operand modifier
667 If a symbol modifier is attached to a symbol in an expression for an
668 instruction operand field, the symbol term is replaced with a reference
669 to an object in the global offset table (GOT) or the procedure linkage
670 table (PLT). The following expressions are allowed:
671 @samp{symbol@@modifier + constant},
672 @samp{symbol@@modifier + label + constant}, and
673 @samp{symbol@@modifier - label + constant}.
674 The term @samp{symbol} is the symbol that will be entered into the GOT or
675 PLT, @samp{label} is a local label, and @samp{constant} is an arbitrary
676 expression that the assembler can evaluate to a constant value.
678 The term @samp{(symbol + constant1)@@modifier +/- label + constant2}
679 is also accepted but a warning message is printed and the term is
680 converted to @samp{symbol@@modifier +/- label + constant1 + constant2}.
685 The @@got modifier can be used for displacement fields, 16-bit immediate
686 fields and 32-bit pc-relative immediate fields. The @@got12 modifier is
687 synonym to @@got. The symbol is added to the GOT. For displacement
688 fields and 16-bit immediate fields the symbol term is replaced with
689 the offset from the start of the GOT to the GOT slot for the symbol.
690 For a 32-bit pc-relative field the pc-relative offset to the GOT
691 slot from the current instruction address is used.
693 The @@gotent modifier can be used for 32-bit pc-relative immediate fields.
694 The symbol is added to the GOT and the symbol term is replaced with
695 the pc-relative offset from the current instruction to the GOT slot for the
698 The @@gotoff modifier can be used for 16-bit immediate fields. The symbol
699 term is replaced with the offset from the start of the GOT to the
700 address of the symbol.
702 The @@gotplt modifier can be used for displacement fields, 16-bit immediate
703 fields, and 32-bit pc-relative immediate fields. A procedure linkage
704 table entry is generated for the symbol and a jump slot for the symbol
705 is added to the GOT. For displacement fields and 16-bit immediate
706 fields the symbol term is replaced with the offset from the start of the
707 GOT to the jump slot for the symbol. For a 32-bit pc-relative field
708 the pc-relative offset to the jump slot from the current instruction
711 The @@plt modifier can be used for 16-bit and 32-bit pc-relative immediate
712 fields. A procedure linkage table entry is generated for the symbol.
713 The symbol term is replaced with the relative offset from the current
714 instruction to the PLT entry for the symbol.
716 The @@pltoff modifier can be used for 16-bit immediate fields. The symbol
717 term is replaced with the offset from the start of the PLT to the address
720 The @@gotntpoff modifier can be used for displacement fields. The symbol
721 is added to the static TLS block and the negated offset to the symbol
722 in the static TLS block is added to the GOT. The symbol term is replaced
723 with the offset to the GOT slot from the start of the GOT.
725 The @@indntpoff modifier can be used for 32-bit pc-relative immediate
726 fields. The symbol is added to the static TLS block and the negated offset
727 to the symbol in the static TLS block is added to the GOT. The symbol term
728 is replaced with the pc-relative offset to the GOT slot from the current
732 For more information about the thread local storage modifiers
733 @samp{gotntpoff} and @samp{indntpoff} see the ELF extension documentation
734 @samp{ELF Handling For Thread-Local Storage}.
736 @node s390 Instruction Marker
737 @subsection Instruction Marker
738 @cindex instruction marker, s390
739 @cindex s390 instruction marker
741 The thread local storage instruction markers are used by the linker to
742 perform code optimization.
746 The :tls_load marker is used to flag the load instruction in the initial
747 exec TLS model that retrieves the offset from the thread pointer to a
748 thread local storage variable from the GOT.
750 The :tls_gdcall marker is used to flag the branch-and-save instruction to
751 the __tls_get_offset function in the global dynamic TLS model.
753 The :tls_ldcall marker is used to flag the branch-and-save instruction to
754 the __tls_get_offset function in the local dynamic TLS model.
757 For more information about the thread local storage instruction marker
758 and the linker optimizations see the ELF extension documentation
759 @samp{ELF Handling For Thread-Local Storage}.
761 @node s390 Literal Pool Entries
762 @subsection Literal Pool Entries
763 @cindex literal pool entries, s390
764 @cindex s390 literal pool entries
766 A literal pool is a collection of values. To access the values a pointer
767 to the literal pool is loaded to a register, the literal pool register.
768 Usually, register %r13 is used as the literal pool register
769 (@ref{s390 Register}). Literal pool entries are created by adding the
770 suffix :lit1, :lit2, :lit4, or :lit8 to the end of an expression for an
771 instruction operand. The expression is added to the literal pool and the
772 operand is replaced with the offset to the literal in the literal pool.
776 The literal pool entry is created as an 8-bit value. An operand modifier
777 must not be used for the original expression.
779 The literal pool entry is created as a 16 bit value. The operand modifier
780 @@got may be used in the original expression. The term @samp{x@@got:lit2}
781 will put the got offset for the global symbol x to the literal pool as
784 The literal pool entry is created as a 32-bit value. The operand modifier
785 @@got and @@plt may be used in the original expression. The term
786 @samp{x@@got:lit4} will put the got offset for the global symbol x to the
787 literal pool as a 32-bit value. The term @samp{x@@plt:lit4} will put the
788 plt offset for the global symbol x to the literal pool as a 32-bit value.
790 The literal pool entry is created as a 64-bit value. The operand modifier
791 @@got and @@plt may be used in the original expression. The term
792 @samp{x@@got:lit8} will put the got offset for the global symbol x to the
793 literal pool as a 64-bit value. The term @samp{x@@plt:lit8} will put the
794 plt offset for the global symbol x to the literal pool as a 64-bit value.
797 The assembler directive @samp{.ltorg} is used to emit all literal pool
798 entries to the current position.
800 @node s390 Directives
801 @section Assembler Directives
803 @code{@value{AS}} for s390 supports all of the standard ELF
804 assembler directives as outlined in the main part of this document.
805 Some directives have been extended and there are some additional
806 directives, which are only available for the s390 @code{@value{AS}}.
809 @cindex @code{.insn} directive, s390
811 This directive permits the numeric representation of an instructions
812 and makes the assembler insert the operands according to one of the
813 instructions formats for @samp{.insn} (@ref{s390 Formats}).
814 For example, the instruction @samp{l %r1,24(%r15)} could be written as
815 @samp{.insn rx,0x58000000,%r1,24(%r15)}.
816 @cindex @code{.short} directive, s390
817 @cindex @code{.long} directive, s390
818 @cindex @code{.quad} directive, s390
822 This directive places one or more 16-bit (.short), 32-bit (.long), or
823 64-bit (.quad) values into the current section. If an ELF or TLS modifier
824 is used only the following expressions are allowed:
825 @samp{symbol@@modifier + constant},
826 @samp{symbol@@modifier + label + constant}, and
827 @samp{symbol@@modifier - label + constant}.
828 The following modifiers are available:
832 The @@got modifier can be used for .short, .long and .quad. The @@got12
833 modifier is synonym to @@got. The symbol is added to the GOT. The symbol
834 term is replaced with offset from the start of the GOT to the GOT slot for
837 The @@gotoff modifier can be used for .short, .long and .quad. The symbol
838 term is replaced with the offset from the start of the GOT to the address
841 The @@gotplt modifier can be used for .long and .quad. A procedure linkage
842 table entry is generated for the symbol and a jump slot for the symbol
843 is added to the GOT. The symbol term is replaced with the offset from the
844 start of the GOT to the jump slot for the symbol.
846 The @@plt modifier can be used for .long and .quad. A procedure linkage
847 table entry us generated for the symbol. The symbol term is replaced with
848 the address of the PLT entry for the symbol.
850 The @@pltoff modifier can be used for .short, .long and .quad. The symbol
851 term is replaced with the offset from the start of the PLT to the address
855 The @@tlsgd and @@tlsldm modifier can be used for .long and .quad. A
856 tls_index structure for the symbol is added to the GOT. The symbol term is
857 replaced with the offset from the start of the GOT to the tls_index structure.
860 The @@gotntpoff and @@indntpoff modifier can be used for .long and .quad.
861 The symbol is added to the static TLS block and the negated offset to the
862 symbol in the static TLS block is added to the GOT. For @@gotntpoff the
863 symbol term is replaced with the offset from the start of the GOT to the
864 GOT slot, for @@indntpoff the symbol term is replaced with the address
867 The @@dtpoff modifier can be used for .long and .quad. The symbol term
868 is replaced with the offset of the symbol relative to the start of the
869 TLS block it is contained in.
871 The @@ntpoff modifier can be used for .long and .quad. The symbol term
872 is replaced with the offset of the symbol relative to the TCB pointer.
875 For more information about the thread local storage modifiers see the
876 ELF extension documentation @samp{ELF Handling For Thread-Local Storage}.
878 @cindex @code{.ltorg} directive, s390
880 This directive causes the current contents of the literal pool to be
881 dumped to the current location (@ref{s390 Literal Pool Entries}).
883 @cindex @code{.machine} directive, s390
884 @item .machine @var{STRING}[+@var{EXTENSION}]@dots{}
886 This directive allows changing the machine for which code is
887 generated. @code{string} may be any of the @code{-march=}
888 selection options, or @code{push}, or @code{pop}. @code{.machine
889 push} saves the currently selected cpu, which may be restored with
890 @code{.machine pop}. Be aware that the cpu string has to be put
891 into double quotes in case it contains characters not appropriate
892 for identifiers. So you have to write @code{"z9-109"} instead of
893 just @code{z9-109}. Extensions can be specified after the cpu
894 name, separated by plus characters. Valid extensions are:
899 They extend the basic instruction set with features from a higher
900 cpu level, or remove support for a feature from the given cpu
903 Example: @code{z13+nohtm} allows all instructions of the z13 cpu
904 except instructions from the HTM facility.
906 @cindex @code{.machinemode} directive, s390
907 @item .machinemode string
908 This directive allows to change the architecture mode for which code
909 is being generated. @code{string} may be @code{esa}, @code{zarch},
910 @code{zarch_nohighgprs}, @code{push}, or @code{pop}.
911 @code{.machinemode zarch_nohighgprs} can be used to prevent the
912 @code{highgprs} flag from being set in the ELF header of the output
913 file. This is useful in situations where the code is gated with a
914 runtime check which makes sure that the code is only executed on
915 kernels providing the @code{highgprs} feature.
916 @code{.machinemode push} saves the currently selected mode, which may
917 be restored with @code{.machinemode pop}.
920 @node s390 Floating Point
921 @section Floating Point
922 @cindex floating point, s390
923 @cindex s390 floating point
925 The assembler recognizes both the @sc{ieee} floating-point instruction and
926 the hexadecimal floating-point instructions. The floating-point constructors
927 @samp{.float}, @samp{.single}, and @samp{.double} always emit the
928 @sc{ieee} format. To assemble hexadecimal floating-point constants the
929 @samp{.long} and @samp{.quad} directives must be used.