1//===-- Implementation of _start for x86_64 -------------------------------===//
2//
3// Part of the LLVM Project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
4// See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
5// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
6//
7//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
8#include "src/__support/macros/attributes.h"
9#include "startup/linux/do_start.h"
10
11extern "C" [[noreturn]] void _start() {
12 // This TU is compiled with -fno-omit-frame-pointer. Hence, the previous
13 // value of the base pointer is pushed on to the stack. So, we step over
14 // it (the "+ 1" below) to get to the args.
15 LIBC_NAMESPACE::app.args = reinterpret_cast<LIBC_NAMESPACE::Args *>(
16 reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t *>(__builtin_frame_address(0)) + 1);
17
18 // The x86_64 ABI requires that the stack pointer is aligned to a 16-byte
19 // boundary. We align it here but we cannot use any local variables created
20 // before the following alignment. Best would be to not create any local
21 // variables before the alignment. Also, note that we are aligning the stack
22 // downwards as the x86_64 stack grows downwards. This ensures that we don't
23 // tread on argc, argv etc.
24 // NOTE: Compiler attributes for alignment do not help here as the stack
25 // pointer on entry to this _start function is controlled by the OS. In fact,
26 // compilers can generate code assuming the alignment as required by the ABI.
27 // If the stack pointers as setup by the OS are already aligned, then the
28 // following code is a NOP.
29 asm volatile("andq $0xfffffffffffffff0, %rsp\n\t");
30 asm volatile("andq $0xfffffffffffffff0, %rbp\n\t");
31
32 LIBC_NAMESPACE::do_start();
33}
34

source code of libc/startup/linux/x86_64/start.cpp