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+/*
+ * String handling functions for PowerPC.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 1996 Paul Mackerras.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version
+ * 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ */
+#include <ppc_asm.tmpl>
+#include <asm/errno.h>
+
+	.globl	strcpy
+strcpy:
+	addi	r5,r3,-1
+	addi	r4,r4,-1
+1:	lbzu	r0,1(r4)
+	cmpwi	0,r0,0
+	stbu	r0,1(r5)
+	bne	1b
+	blr
+
+	.globl	strncpy
+strncpy:
+	cmpwi	0,r5,0
+	beqlr
+	mtctr	r5
+	addi	r6,r3,-1
+	addi	r4,r4,-1
+1:	lbzu	r0,1(r4)
+	cmpwi	0,r0,0
+	stbu	r0,1(r6)
+	bdnzf	2,1b		/* dec ctr, branch if ctr != 0 && !cr0.eq */
+	blr
+
+	.globl	strcat
+strcat:
+	addi	r5,r3,-1
+	addi	r4,r4,-1
+1:	lbzu	r0,1(r5)
+	cmpwi	0,r0,0
+	bne	1b
+	addi	r5,r5,-1
+1:	lbzu	r0,1(r4)
+	cmpwi	0,r0,0
+	stbu	r0,1(r5)
+	bne	1b
+	blr
+
+	.globl	strcmp
+strcmp:
+	addi	r5,r3,-1
+	addi	r4,r4,-1
+1:	lbzu	r3,1(r5)
+	cmpwi	1,r3,0
+	lbzu	r0,1(r4)
+	subf.	r3,r0,r3
+	beqlr	1
+	beq	1b
+	blr
+
+	.globl	strlen
+strlen:
+	addi	r4,r3,-1
+1:	lbzu	r0,1(r4)
+	cmpwi	0,r0,0
+	bne	1b
+	subf	r3,r3,r4
+	blr
+
+	.globl	memset
+memset:
+	rlwimi	r4,r4,8,16,23
+	rlwimi	r4,r4,16,0,15
+	addi	r6,r3,-4
+	cmplwi	0,r5,4
+	blt	7f
+	stwu	r4,4(r6)
+	beqlr
+	andi.	r0,r6,3
+	add	r5,r0,r5
+	subf	r6,r0,r6
+	rlwinm	r0,r5,32-2,2,31
+	mtctr	r0
+	bdz	6f
+1:	stwu	r4,4(r6)
+	bdnz	1b
+6:	andi.	r5,r5,3
+7:	cmpwi	0,r5,0
+	beqlr
+	mtctr	r5
+	addi	r6,r6,3
+8:	stbu	r4,1(r6)
+	bdnz	8b
+	blr
+
+	.globl	bcopy
+bcopy:
+	mr	r6,r3
+	mr	r3,r4
+	mr	r4,r6
+	b	memcpy
+
+	.globl	memmove
+memmove:
+	cmplw	0,r3,r4
+	bgt	backwards_memcpy
+	/* fall through */
+
+	.globl	memcpy
+memcpy:
+	rlwinm.	r7,r5,32-3,3,31		/* r0 = r5 >> 3 */
+	addi	r6,r3,-4
+	addi	r4,r4,-4
+	beq	2f			/* if less than 8 bytes to do */
+	andi.	r0,r6,3			/* get dest word aligned */
+	mtctr	r7
+	bne	5f
+1:	lwz	r7,4(r4)
+	lwzu	r8,8(r4)
+	stw	r7,4(r6)
+	stwu	r8,8(r6)
+	bdnz	1b
+	andi.	r5,r5,7
+2:	cmplwi	0,r5,4
+	blt	3f
+	lwzu	r0,4(r4)
+	addi	r5,r5,-4
+	stwu	r0,4(r6)
+3:	cmpwi	0,r5,0
+	beqlr
+	mtctr	r5
+	addi	r4,r4,3
+	addi	r6,r6,3
+4:	lbzu	r0,1(r4)
+	stbu	r0,1(r6)
+	bdnz	4b
+	blr
+5:	subfic	r0,r0,4
+	mtctr	r0
+6:	lbz	r7,4(r4)
+	addi	r4,r4,1
+	stb	r7,4(r6)
+	addi	r6,r6,1
+	bdnz	6b
+	subf	r5,r0,r5
+	rlwinm.	r7,r5,32-3,3,31
+	beq	2b
+	mtctr	r7
+	b	1b
+
+	.globl	backwards_memcpy
+backwards_memcpy:
+	rlwinm.	r7,r5,32-3,3,31		/* r0 = r5 >> 3 */
+	add	r6,r3,r5
+	add	r4,r4,r5
+	beq	2f
+	andi.	r0,r6,3
+	mtctr	r7
+	bne	5f
+1:	lwz	r7,-4(r4)
+	lwzu	r8,-8(r4)
+	stw	r7,-4(r6)
+	stwu	r8,-8(r6)
+	bdnz	1b
+	andi.	r5,r5,7
+2:	cmplwi	0,r5,4
+	blt	3f
+	lwzu	r0,-4(r4)
+	subi	r5,r5,4
+	stwu	r0,-4(r6)
+3:	cmpwi	0,r5,0
+	beqlr
+	mtctr	r5
+4:	lbzu	r0,-1(r4)
+	stbu	r0,-1(r6)
+	bdnz	4b
+	blr
+5:	mtctr	r0
+6:	lbzu	r7,-1(r4)
+	stbu	r7,-1(r6)
+	bdnz	6b
+	subf	r5,r0,r5
+	rlwinm.	r7,r5,32-3,3,31
+	beq	2b
+	mtctr	r7
+	b	1b
+
+	.globl	memcmp
+memcmp:
+	cmpwi	0,r5,0
+	ble-	2f
+	mtctr	r5
+	addi	r6,r3,-1
+	addi	r4,r4,-1
+1:	lbzu	r3,1(r6)
+	lbzu	r0,1(r4)
+	subf.	r3,r0,r3
+	bdnzt	2,1b
+	blr
+2:	li	r3,0
+	blr
+
+	.global	memchr
+memchr:
+	cmpwi	0,r5,0
+	ble-	2f
+	mtctr	r5
+	addi	r3,r3,-1
+1:	lbzu	r0,1(r3)
+	cmpw	0,r0,r4
+	bdnzf	2,1b
+	beqlr
+2:	li	r3,0
+	blr