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35
36#include <sysdep.h>
37
38/* This is the canonical entry point, usually the first thing in the text
39 segment.
40
41 Note that the code in the .init section has already been run.
42 This includes _init and _libc_init
43
44
45 At this entry point, most registers' values are unspecified, except:
46
47 x0/w0 Contains a function pointer to be registered with `atexit'.
48 This is how the dynamic linker arranges to have DT_FINI
49 functions called for shared libraries that have been loaded
50 before this code runs.
51
52 sp The stack contains the arguments and environment:
53 0(sp) argc
54 8(sp) argv[0]
55 ...
56 (8*argc)(sp) NULL
57 (8*(argc+1))(sp) envp[0]
58 ...
59 NULL
60 */
61
62 .text
63ENTRY(_start)
64 /* Create an initial frame with 0 LR and FP */
65 cfi_undefined (x30)
66 mov x29, #0
67 mov x30, #0
68
69 /* Setup rtld_fini in argument register */
70 mov x5, x0
71
72 /* Load argc and a pointer to argv */
73 ldr PTR_REG (1), [sp, #0]
74 add x2, sp, #PTR_SIZE
75
76 /* Setup stack limit in argument register */
77 mov x6, sp
78
79#ifdef PIC
80# ifdef SHARED
81 adrp x0, :got:main
82 ldr PTR_REG (0), [x0, #:got_lo12:main]
83# else
84 adrp x0, __wrap_main
85 add x0, x0, :lo12:__wrap_main
86# endif
87#else
88 /* Set up the other arguments in registers */
89 MOVL (0, main)
90#endif
91 mov x3, #0 /* Used to be init. */
92 mov x4, #0 /* Used to be fini. */
93
94 /* __libc_start_main (main, argc, argv, init, fini, rtld_fini,
95 stack_end) */
96
97 /* Let the libc call main and exit with its return code. */
98 bl __libc_start_main
99
100 /* should never get here....*/
101 bl abort
102
103#if defined PIC && !defined SHARED
104 /* When main is not defined in the executable but in a shared library
105 then a wrapper is needed in crt1.o of the static-pie enabled libc,
106 because crt1.o and rcrt1.o share code and the later must avoid the
107 use of GOT relocations before __libc_start_main is called. */
108__wrap_main:
109 BTI_C
110 b main
111#endif
112END(_start)
113
114 /* Define a symbol for the first piece of initialized data. */
115 .data
116 .globl __data_start
117__data_start:
118 .long 0
119 .weak data_start
120 data_start = __data_start
121

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