Using win64 unwinding data directives in VSYASM

Question

The code all worked fine, but then I added directives to create unwinding data, and YASM started refusing to assemble my code.

The build settings are for x64, as proven by "-f x64" in the auto-generated command line: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC\bin\"vsyasm.exe -Xvc -f x64 -o "x64\Debug\\" -l "" -P "" --mapdir= "" -E "" --prefix "" --suffix "" -rnasm -pnasm -m amd64

Normally the -m switch isn't in there, but I added it for good measure. That didn't help.

Changing the argument of the -f switch to win64 doesn't help either: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC\bin\"vsyasm.exe -Xvc -f win64 -o "x64\Debug\\" -l "" -P "" --mapdir= "" -E "" --prefix "" --suffix "" -rnasm -pnasm -m amd64

In this code,

    bits 64
    global s24_fl32_sse2_win64
s24_fl32_sse2_win64:
    proc_frame s24_fl32_sse2_win64
    sub rsp, 8 + 4 * 16
    [alloc_stack 8 + 4 * 16]
    movdqa [rsp], xmm6
    [save_xmm128 xmm6, 0]
    [endprolog]

VSYASM complains about a redefinition of the function label, which probably means that it didn't recognize proc_frame as a directive. It also says error: unrecognized directive 'alloc_stack' and the same for save_xmm128. It doesn't complain about endprolog.

Putting the proc_frame in brackets makes the first error go away (the label re-definition), but the manual says to use it without brackets, and it doesn't solve the problem anyway.

How do I fix this? Preferably in a way that creates proper unwind data.

Answer 1

I think PROC_FRAME defines the label, so you don't need the s24_fl32_sse2_win64: line - also a few examples I've seen put global s24_fl32_sse2_win64 after the PROC_FRAME - I'm not sure whether this is required or not.

In addition - alloc_stack and save_xmm128 (without square brackets) are macros (they handle both the stack operation itself and the related unwind primitive) - the unwind primitive versions of these are [allocstack ....] and [savexmm128....].