From: lonniem AT cs DOT utexas DOT edu (Lonnie McCullough)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: [Q] Inline Assembly
Date: Wed, 09 Jul 1997 00:42:44 GMT
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>void vgaBlitBuffer(BYTE *buffer)
>{
>   int
>      selector = _dos_ds;
>      
>   /* Synchronise with vertical retrace to avoid flicker */
>   while ((inportb(IST1_ADDR) & 0x08) == 0); /* Wait for vertical retrace */
>   while ((inportb(IST1_ADDR) & 0x08) == 8); /* Wait for end of retrace */
>
>#if 0
>   /* Blit the double buffer */
>   movedata(_my_ds(), (int) buffer, _dos_ds, 0xA0000, 320 * 200);
>#else
>   asm("movw %%ax, %%es\n\t"
>       "movl $0xA0000, %%edi\n\t"
>       "movl $16000, %%ecx\n\t"
>       "cld\n\t"
>       "rep\n\t"
>       "movsl\n\t"
>       : /* no output registers */
>       : "a" (selector), "S" (buffer)
>       : "%eax", "%esi", "%edi", "%ecx");
>#endif
I don't think you have to put percent signs in front of your clobbered
registers.  When I do inline stuff I never have to.  Not sure if this
will have any effect but maybe gcc ignores percented register's
thinking they will be processed by gas?  I don't know.  Worth a try
maybe.



Lonnie McCullough
lonniem AT cs DOT utexas DOT edu