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[PATCH][Newlib][AArch32] Add support for HLT to Mixed Mode models


Hi All,

The Semihosting v2 protocol requires us to output the Armv8-a HLT instruction
when in mixed mode (SEMIHOST_V2_MIXED_MODE), however it also requires this to
be done for Armv7-a and earlier architectures.

The HLT instruction is defined in the undefined encoding space for older
architectures but simulators such as QEMU already trap on it [1] for all
architectures and is a requirement for semihosting v2 [2]

Unfortunately the GAS restricts the use of HLT to Armv8-a which requires us to
use the instruction encodings we want directly in crt0.

This patch does this, I have not updated newlib/libc/* as that is quite out of
date already.  A proper sync is needed in order to get things back in sync.

A different patch for this would be best.

[1] https://github.com/qemu/qemu/commit/19a6e31c9d2701ef648b70ddcfc3bf64cec8c37e
[2] https://developer.arm.com/docs/100863/latest/the-semihosting-interface

Regtested on arm-none-eabi and no issues.

Ok for trunk?

Thanks,
Tamar

libgloss/ChangeLog:

2019-02-07  Tamar Christina  <tamar.christina@arm.com>

	PR libgloss/24070
	* arm/crt0.S: Convert macros to function Macros.
	* arm/swi.h (AngelSWI_ARM, AngelSWI): Use raw insn encoding for
	SEMIHOST_V2_MIXED_MODE case.
	(AngelSWIAsm): Make function.
	(AngelSWIInsn, AngelSWIAsm): Use .inst directive as instruction.

-- 
diff --git a/libgloss/arm/crt0.S b/libgloss/arm/crt0.S
index 48f3d6b1db9d82d542966752c367239b4e796b9d..c708f63d8361a8862880a40687f3cdd979762a15 100644
--- a/libgloss/arm/crt0.S
+++ b/libgloss/arm/crt0.S
@@ -116,10 +116,10 @@
 	bkpt	AngelSWI
 #elif defined(__thumb2__)
 	/*  We are in thumb mode for startup on armv7 architectures. */
-	AngelSWIAsm	AngelSWI
+	AngelSWIAsm (AngelSWI)
 #else
 	/*  We are always in ARM mode for startup on pre armv7 archs. */
-	AngelSWIAsm	AngelSWI_ARM
+	AngelSWIAsm (AngelSWI_ARM)
 #endif
 	ldr	r0, .LC0	/*  point at values read */
 
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ __change_mode:
 #else
 	movs	r0, #AngelSWI_Reason_GetCmdLine
 	ldr	r1, .LC30	/*  Space for command line */
-	AngelSWIAsm	AngelSWI
+	AngelSWIAsm (AngelSWI)
 	ldr	r1, .LC30
 	ldr	r1, [r1]
 #endif
diff --git a/libgloss/arm/swi.h b/libgloss/arm/swi.h
index 67eb36b3fa1ad5fb3367e25d3b626da89d496e52..8f50ee7d9b58984537dc60675f6ace954f682341 100644
--- a/libgloss/arm/swi.h
+++ b/libgloss/arm/swi.h
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@
 
 /* Now the SWI numbers and reason codes for RDI (Angel) monitors.  */
 #if defined (SEMIHOST_V2) && defined (SEMIHOST_V2_MIXED_MODE)
-  #define AngelSWI_ARM			0xF000 /* HLT A32.  */
+  #define AngelSWI_ARM			0xE10F0070 /* HLT #0xF000 A32.  */
   #ifdef __thumb__
-    #define AngelSWI			0x3C /* HLT T32.  */
+    #define AngelSWI			0xBABC /* HLT #0x3c T32.  */
   #else /* __thumb__.  */
     #define AngelSWI			AngelSWI_ARM
   #endif /* __thumb__.  */
@@ -49,10 +49,16 @@
 /* For thumb only architectures use the BKPT instruction instead of SWI.  */
 #ifdef THUMB_VXM
   #define AngelSWIInsn			"bkpt"
-  #define AngelSWIAsm			bkpt
+  #define AngelSWIAsm(IMM)		bkpt IMM
+#elif defined (SEMIHOST_V2) && defined (SEMIHOST_V2_MIXED_MODE)
+  /* This is actually encoding the HLT instruction, however we don't have
+     support for this in older assemblers.  So we have to encode the
+     instruction manually.  */
+  #define AngelSWIInsn			".inst"
+  #define AngelSWIAsm(IMM)		.inst IMM
 #else
   #define AngelSWIInsn			"swi"
-  #define AngelSWIAsm			swi
+  #define AngelSWIAsm(IMM)		swi IMM
 #endif
 
 /* The reason codes:  */


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