1 #include "threads/switch.h"
3 #### struct thread *switch_threads (struct thread *cur, struct thread *next);
5 #### Switches from CUR, which must be the running thread, to NEXT,
6 #### which must also be running switch_threads(), returning CUR in
9 #### This function works by assuming that the thread we're switching
10 #### into is also running switch_threads(). Thus, all it has to do is
11 #### preserve a few registers on the stack, then switch stacks and
12 #### restore the registers. As part of switching stacks we record the
13 #### current stack pointer in CUR's thread structure.
18 # Save caller's register state.
20 # Note that the SVR4 ABI allows us to destroy %eax, %ecx, %edx,
21 # but requires us to preserve %ebx, %ebp, %esi, %edi. See
22 # [SysV-ABI-386] pages 3-11 and 3-12 for details.
24 # This stack frame must match the one set up by thread_create()
31 # Get offsetof (struct thread, stack).
32 .globl thread_stack_ofs
33 mov thread_stack_ofs, %edx
35 # Save current stack pointer to old thread's stack, if any.
36 movl SWITCH_CUR(%esp), %eax
37 movl %esp, (%eax,%edx,1)
39 # Restore stack pointer from new thread's stack.
40 movl SWITCH_NEXT(%esp), %ecx
41 movl (%ecx,%edx,1), %esp
43 # Restore caller's register state.
54 # Discard switch_threads() arguments.
57 # Call schedule_tail(prev).
63 # Start thread proper.