fox32os/kernel/allocator.asm

; memory allocator routines

; block header fields:
; data.32 size - size of block, NOT INCLUDING THE HEADER
; data.32 prev - pointer to previous free block, or zero
; data.32 next - pointer to next free block, or zero

const HEADER_SIZE: 12
const MEMORY_TOP:  0x01FEF800 ; 64KB below the stack

initialize_allocator:
    push r0
    push r1

    mov [free_list_head], 0x0000FFFF

    ; set the free block size to MEMORY_TOP - [free_list_head]
    mov r0, [free_list_head]
    mov r1, MEMORY_TOP
    sub r1, r0
    mov [r0], r1

    ; mark this as the only free block
    add r0, 4
    mov [r0], 0
    add r0, 4
    mov [r0], 0

    pop r1
    pop r0
    ret

; allocate a block of memory
; inputs:
; r0: size in bytes
; outputs:
; r0: pointer to allocated block (or zero if no blocks free of requested size)
allocate_memory:
    push r1
    push r10
    push r11

    mov [block], [free_list_head]
    cmp [block], 0
    ifz jmp allocate_memory_bad

    ; r10: real_size = requested size + header size
    mov r10, r0
    add r10, HEADER_SIZE
allocate_memory_while_block:
    mov r0, [block]
    call block_get_size
    cmp r0, r10
    ifgteq jmp allocate_memory_good_block

    ; block = block->next
    mov r0, [block]
    call block_get_next
    mov [block], r0

    cmp [block], 0
    ifnz jmp allocate_memory_while_block
allocate_memory_bad:
    ; if we reach this point, no good blocks were found
    mov r0, 0

    pop r11
    pop r10
    pop r1
    ret
allocate_memory_good_block:
    mov r11, r10
    add r11, HEADER_SIZE
    add r11, 16
    mov r0, [block]
    call block_get_size
    cmp r0, r11
    ifgt jmp allocate_memory_good_block_carve

    ; next = block->next
    ; prev = block->prev
    mov r0, [block]
    call block_get_next
    mov [next], r0
    mov r0, [block]
    call block_get_prev
    mov [prev], r0

    cmp [next], 0
    ifnz call allocate_memory_good_block_set_nextprev

    cmp [prev], 0
    ifnz jmp allocate_memory_good_block_set_prevnext
    mov [free_list_head], [next]
allocate_memory_good_block_ret:
    mov r0, [block]
    add r0, HEADER_SIZE

    pop r11
    pop r10
    pop r1
    ret
allocate_memory_good_block_carve:
    ; block->size -= real_size
    mov r0, [block]
    call block_get_size
    sub r0, r10
    mov r1, r0
    mov r0, [block]
    call block_set_size

    ; block += block->size
    mov r0, [block]
    call block_get_size
    add [block], r0

    ; block->size = real_size
    mov r0, [block]
    mov r1, r10
    call block_set_size

    jmp allocate_memory_good_block_ret
allocate_memory_good_block_set_nextprev:
    ; next->prev = prev
    mov r0, [next]
    mov r1, [prev]
    call block_set_prev
    ret
allocate_memory_good_block_set_prevnext:
    ; prev->next = next
    mov r0, [prev]
    mov r1, [next]
    call block_set_next
    jmp allocate_memory_good_block_ret
block: data.32 0
next:  data.32 0
prev:  data.32 0
block_get_size:
    mov r0, [r0]
    ret
block_set_size:
    mov [r0], r1
    ret
block_get_prev:
    add r0, 4
    mov r0, [r0]
    ret
block_set_prev:
    add r0, 4
    mov [r0], r1
    ret
block_get_next:
    add r0, 8
    mov r0, [r0]
    ret
block_set_next:
    add r0, 8
    mov [r0], r1
    ret

; free a block of memory
; inputs:
; r0: pointer to allocated block
; outputs:
; none
free_memory:
    push r0
    push r1
    push r2

    ; point to the header
    sub r0, HEADER_SIZE
    mov r2, r0

    ; add it to the free list
    mov r1, 0
    call block_set_prev
    mov r0, r2
    mov r1, [free_list_head]
    call block_set_next

    cmp [free_list_head], 0
    ifnz mov r1, r2
    ifnz mov r0, [free_list_head]
    ifnz call block_set_prev

    mov [free_list_head], r2

    pop r2
    pop r1
    pop r0
    ret

free_list_head: data.32 kernel_bottom