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Learn to generate MIPS assembly code from complex C examples, focusing on arrays vs. pointers and efficient parameter passing techniques.
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CS170 Computer Organization and Architecture I Ayman Abdel-Hamid Department of Computer Science Old Dominion University Lecture 20: 11/12/2002 CS170 Fall 2002
Outline • A more complex example Procedure sort (section 3.10) • Arrays versus pointers Section 3.11 CS170 Fall 2002
sort procedure1/4 • void sort (int v[], int n) • { • int i, j; • for (i=0; i < n; i = i+1) • for (j = i-1 ; j >= 0 && v[j] > v[j+1] ; j = j –1) • swap (v, j); • } • What is the generated MIPS assembly code? Outer for loop move $s0, $zero # i 0 for1tst: slt $t0,$s0,$a1 #$t0 0 if $s0 >= $a1 beq $t0, $zero, exit1 # if i >= n go to exit1 …. …..(body of loop) addi $s0,$s0,1 # i = i +1 j for1tst # jump to test Exit1: v, n assigned to $a0, $a1 i, j assigned to registers $s0, $s1 CS170 Fall 2002
sort procedure2/4 Inner for loop addi $s1, $s0,-1 # j = i-1 for2tst: slti $t0,$s1,0 # $t0 1 if $s1 <0 bne $t0,$zero,exit2 # if j <0 go to exit 2 add $t1,$s1,$s1 # $t1 j *2 add $t1,$t1,$t1 # $t1 j *4 add $t2,$a0,$t1 # $t2 v + (j*4) lw $t3 , 0($t2) #$t3 v[j] lw $t4,4($t2) #$t4 v[j+1] slt $t0,$t4,$t3 # $t0 0 if $t4 >= $t3 beq $t0, $zero,exit2 # if $t4 >= $t3 go to exit2 …. addi $s1.$s1,-1 # j = j-1 j for2tst # jump to test Exit2: • void sort (int v[], int n) • { • …… • for (j = i-1 ; j >= 0 && v[j] > v[j+1] ; j = j –1) • swap (v, j); • } • What is the generated MIPS assembly code? v, n assigned to $a0, $a1 i, j assigned to registers $s0, $s1 CS170 Fall 2002
sort procedure3/4 Procedure call and parameter passing ….. move $s2,$a0 # copy $a0 into $s2 move $s3,$a1 # copy $a1 into $s3 ….. move $a0, $s2 #first swap parameter is v move $a1,$s1 # second swap parameter is j jal swap Preserving registers in sort ($ra,$s0-$s3) addi $sp,$sp,-20 # make room for 5 regs sw $ra, 16($sp) # save $ra on stack sw $s3,12($sp) # save $s3 on stack .. … • void sort (int v[], int n) • { • …… • for (j = i-1 ; j >= 0 && v[j] > v[j+1] ; j = j –1) • swap (v, j); • } • What is the generated MIPS assembly code? v, n assigned to $a0, $a1 i, j assigned to registers $s0, $s1 swap needs parameters in $a0, $a1, then sort must save these registers before calling swap. An efficient solution stores $a0, $a1 in other registers instead of saving on stack CS170 Fall 2002
sort procedure4/4 CS170 Fall 2002
Arrays versus Pointers1/2 • void clear2 (int *array, int size) • { • int *p; • for ( p = &array[0]; p < &array[size] ; p =p+1) • *p = 0; • } • What is the generated MIPS assembly code? • void clear1 (int array[], int size) • { • int i; • for ( i = 0; i < size ; i = i+1) • array[i] = 0; • } • What is the generated MIPS assembly code? move $t0, $a0 #p = address of array[0] Loop2: sw $zero 0($t0) # Memory[p] = 0 addi $t0, $t0,4 # p = p +4 add $t1,$a1,$a1 # $t1 size * 2 add $t1,$t1,$t1 # $t1 size*4 add $t2,$a0,$t1 #$t2 address of array[size] slt $t3,$t0,$t2 #$t3 = 1 if (p < &array[size]) bne $t3,$zero,loop2 # go to loop2 if more iterations #This code works as long as size is greater than zero move $t0, $zero #i = 0 Loop1: add $t1, $t0,$t0 #$t1 = i*2 add $t1,$t1,$t1 #$t1= i *4 add $t2,$a0,$t1 # $t2 = array + 4 *I sw $zero,0($t2) #array[i] = 0 addi $t0,$t0,1 # i = i+1 slt $t3,$t0,$a1 # $t3 = 1 if i < size bne $t3,$zero,loop1 # go to loop1 if more iterations #This code works as long as size is greater than zero CS170 Fall 2002
Arrays versus Pointers2/2 • void clear2 (int *array, int size) • { • int *p; • for ( p = &array[0]; p < &array[size] ; p =p+1) • *p = 0; • } • What is the generated MIPS assembly code? • void clear1 (int array[], int size) • { • int i; • for ( i = 0; i < size ; i = i+1) • array[i] = 0; • } • What is the generated MIPS assembly code? A more optimized solution move $t0, $a0 #p = address of array[0] add $t1,$a1,$a1 # $t1 size * 2 add $t1,$t1,$t1 # $t1 size*4 add $t2,$a0,$t1 #$t2 address of array[size] Loop2: sw $zero 0($t0) # Memory[p] = 0 addi $t0, $t0,4 # p = p +4 slt $t3,$t0,$t2 #$t3 = 1 if (p < &array[size]) bne $t3,$zero,loop2 # go to loop2 if more iterations #This code works as long as size is greater than zero move $t0, $zero #i = 0 Loop1: add $t1, $t0,$t0 #$t1 = i*2 add $t1,$t1,$t1 #$t1= i *4 add $t2,$a0,$t1 # $t2 = array + 4 *I sw $zero,0($t2) #array[i] = 0 addi $t0,$t0,1 # i = i+1 slt $t3,$t0,$a1 # $t3 = 1 if i < size bne $t3,$zero,loop1 # go to loop1 if more iterations #This code works as long as size is greater than zero CS170 Fall 2002