sectorlisp.S

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│ Copyright 2020 Justine Alexandra Roberts Tunney                              │
│ Copyright 2021 Alain Greppin                                                 │
│ Some size optimisations by Peter Ferrie                                      │
│ Copyright 2022 Hikaru Ikuta                                                  │
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// LISP meta-circular evaluator in a MBR
// Compatible with the original hardware

	.code16
	.globl	_start
_start:	.asciz	"NIL"				# dec %si ; dec %cx ; dec %sp
kT:	.asciz	"T"				# add %dl,(%si) boot A:\ DL=0
start:	ljmp	$0x7c00>>4,$begin		# cs = 0x7c00 is boot address
	.asciz	""				# interned strings
kQuote:	.asciz	"QUOTE"				# builtin for eval
kCond:	.asciz	"COND"				# builtin for eval
kRead:	.asciz	"READ"				# builtin to apply
kPrint:	.asciz	"PRINT"				# builtin to apply
kCar:	.asciz	"CAR"				# builtin to apply
kCdr:	.asciz	"CDR"				# ordering matters
kCons:	.asciz	"CONS"				# must be 3rd last
kEq:	.asciz	"EQ"				# must be 2nd last
kAtom:	.asciz	"ATOM"				# needs to be last

.set .partition, 1                              # set to one (1) to build with
                                                # partition table, for maximum
                                                # compatibility with hardware;
                                                # else zero for build to be as
                                                # small as possible

begin:	mov	$0x8000,%sp			# uses higher address as stack
						# and set independently of SS!
						# 8088 doesn't stop interrupts
						# after SS is set, and PC BIOS
						# sets SP to a value that will
						# damage our code if int fires
						# between it setting SS and SP
	push	%cs				# that means ss = ds = es = cs
	pop	%ds				# noting ljmp set cs to 0x7c00
	push	%cs				# that's the bios load address
	pop	%es				# therefore NULL points to NUL
	push	%cs				# terminated NIL string above!
	pop	%ss				# errata exists but don't care
	mov	$2,%bx
main:	mov	%sp,%cx
	mov	$'\r',%al
	call	PutChar				# call first to initialize %dx
	call	Read
	call	Eval
	xchg	%si,%ax
	call	PrintObject
	jmp	main

GetToken:					# GetToken():al, dl is g_look
	mov	%cx,%di
1:	mov	%dl,%al
	cmp	$' ',%al
	jbe	2f
	stosb
	xchg	%ax,%si
2:	call	GetChar				# exchanges dx and ax
	cmp	$' ',%al
	jbe	1b
	cmp	$')',%al
	jbe	3f
	cmp	$')',%dl			# dl = g_look
	ja	1b
3:	mov	%bh,(%di)			# bh is zero
	xchg	%si,%ax
	ret

.PrintList:
	mov	$'(',%al
2:	push	(%bx,%si)
	mov	(%si),%si
	call	.PutObject
	mov	$' ',%al
	pop	%si				# restore 1
	test	%si,%si
	js	2b				# jump if cons
	jz	4f				# jump if nil
	mov	$249,%al			# bullet (A∙B)
	call	.PutObject
4:	mov	$')',%al
	jmp	PutChar

.ifPrint:
	xchg	%di,%si				# Print(x:si)
	test	%di,%di
	jnz	PrintObject			# print newline for empty args
	mov	$'\r',%al
.PutObject:					# .PutObject(c:al,x:si)
.PrintString:					# nul-terminated in si
	call	PutChar				# preserves si
PrintObject:					# PrintObject(x:si)
	test	%si,%si				# set sf=1 if cons
	js	.PrintList			# jump if not cons
.PrintAtom:
	lodsb
	test	%al,%al				# test for nul terminator
	jnz	.PrintString			# -> ret
	ret

.ifRead:mov	%bp,%dx				# get cached character
Read:	call	GetToken
#	jmp	GetObject

GetObject:					# called just after GetToken
	cmp	$'(',%al
	je	GetList
#	jmp	Intern

Intern:	push	%cx				# Intern(cx,di): ax
	mov	%di,%bp
	sub	%cx,%bp
	inc	%bp
	xor	%di,%di
1:	pop	%si
	push	%si
	mov	%bp,%cx
	mov	%di,%ax
	cmp	%bh,(%di)
	je	8f
	rep cmpsb				# memcmp(di,si,cx)
	je	9f
	dec	%di
	xor	%ax,%ax
2:	scasb					# rawmemchr(di,al)
	jne	2b
	jmp	1b
8:	rep movsb				# memcpy(di,si,cx)
9:	pop	%cx
	ret

GetChar:xor	%ax,%ax				# GetChar→al:dl
	int	$0x16				# get keystroke
	mov	%ax,%bp				# used for READ
PutChar:mov	$0x0e,%ah			# prints CP-437
	int	$0x10				# vidya service
	cmp	$'\r',%al			# don't clobber
	jne	.RetDx				# look xchg ret
	mov	$'\n',%al
	jmp	PutChar
.RetDx:	xchg	%dx,%ax
	ret

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

Evlis:	test	%di,%di				# Evlis(m:di,a:dx):ax
	jz	.RetDi				# jump if nil
	push	(%bx,%di)			# save 1 Cdr(m)
	mov	(%di),%ax
	call	Eval
	pop	%di				# restore 1
	push	%ax				# save 2
	call	Evlis
#	jmp	xCons

xCons:	pop	%di				# restore 2
Cons:	xchg	%di,%cx				# Cons(m:di,a:ax):ax
	mov	%cx,(%di)			# must preserve si
	mov	%ax,(%bx,%di)
	lea	4(%di),%cx
.RetDi:	xchg	%di,%ax
	ret

Builtin:cmp	$kAtom,%ax			# atom: last builtin atom
	ja	.resolv				# ah is zero if not above
	mov	(%si),%di			# di = Car(x)
	je	.ifAtom
	cmp	$kPrint,%al
	je	.ifPrint
	cmp	$kRead,%al
	je	.ifRead
.ifCar:	cmp	$kCar,%al
	je	Car
	cmp	$kCons,%al
	jb	Cdr
.ifCons:mov	(%bx,%si),%si			# si = Cdr(x)
	lodsw					# si = Cadr(x)
	je	Cons
.isEq:	xor	%di,%ax
	jne	.retF
.retT:	mov	$kT,%al
	ret

GetList:call	GetToken
	cmp	$')',%al
	je	.retF
	call	GetObject
	push	%ax				# popped by xCons
	call	GetList
	jmp	xCons

Gc:	cmp	%dx,%di				# Gc(x:di,A:dx,B:si):ax
	jb	.RetDi				# we assume immutable cells
	push	(%bx,%di)			# mark prevents negative gc
	mov	(%di),%di
	call	Gc
	pop	%di
	push	%ax
	call	Gc
	pop	%di
	call	Cons
	sub	%si,%ax
	add	%dx,%ax
	ret

.resolv:push	%si
	call	Assoc				# do (fn si) → ((λ ...) si)
	pop	%si
Apply:	test	%ax,%ax				# Apply(fn:ax,x:si:a:dx):ax
	jns	Builtin				# jump if atom
	xchg	%ax,%di				# di = fn
.lambda:mov	(%bx,%di),%di			# di = Cdr(fn)
	push	%di				# for .EvCadr
	mov	(%di),%di			# di = Cadr(fn)
Pairlis:test	%di,%di				# Pairlis(x:di,y:si,a:dx):dx
	jz	.EvCadr				# return if x is nil
	lodsw					# ax = Car(y)
	push	(%bx,%di)			# push Cdr(x)
	mov	(%di),%di			# di = Car(x)
	mov	(%si),%si			# si = Cdr(y)
	call	Cons				# Cons(Car(x),Car(y))
	xchg	%ax,%di
	xchg	%dx,%ax
	call	Cons				# Cons(Cons(Car(x),Car(y)),a)
	xchg	%ax,%dx				# a = new list
	pop	%di				# grab Cdr(x)
	jmp	Pairlis
.ifAtom:test	%di,%di				# test if atom
	jns	.retT
.retF:	xor	%ax,%ax				# ax = nil
	ret

Assoc:	mov	%dx,%si				# Assoc(x:ax,y:dx):ax
1:	mov	(%si),%di
	mov	(%bx,%si),%si
	scasw
	jne	1b
	.byte	0xA9				# shifted ip; reads as test, cmp
Cadr:	mov	(%bx,%di),%di			# contents of decrement register
	.byte	0x3C				# cmp §scasw,%al (nop next byte)
Cdr:	scasw					# increments our data index by 2
Car:	mov	(%di),%ax			# contents of address register!!
	ret

1:	mov	(%bx,%di),%di			# di = Cdr(c)
Evcon:	push	%di				# save c
	mov	(%di),%si			# di = Car(c)
	lodsw					# ax = Caar(c)
	call	Eval
	pop	%di				# restore c
	test	%ax,%ax				# nil test
	jz	1b
	push	(%di)				# push Car(c)
.EvCadr:pop	%di
	call	Cadr				# ax = Cadar(c)
#	jmp	Eval

Eval:	test	%ax,%ax				# Eval(e:ax,a:dx):ax
	jz	1f
	jns	Assoc				# lookup val if atom
	xchg	%ax,%si				# di = e
	lodsw					# ax = Car(e)
	cmp	$kQuote,%ax			# maybe CONS
	mov	(%si),%di			# di = Cdr(e)
	je	Car
	cmp	$kCond,%ax
	je	Evcon				# ABC Garbage Collector
	push	%dx				# save a
	push	%cx				# save A
	push	%ax
	call	Evlis
	xchg	%ax,%si
	pop	%ax
	call	Apply

.if .partition
	.fill	0x1BE - (. - _start), 1, 0x90	# to have this boot from a USB
						# drive on a modern PC, make a
						# degenerate "partition table"
						# where this sector starts the
						# bootable partition; inactive
						# partition table entries must
						# also be empty, or have valid
						# starting sector LBA numbers!

						# * 1st partition entry *
	.byte	0x00				#  - bootable indicator
	.byte	0b11010010			#    reads as add %dl,%dl
.endif
	pop	%dx				# restore A
	mov	%cx,%si				# si = B
	xchg	%ax,%di
	call	Gc
	mov	%dx,%di				# di = A
.if .partition
	.byte	0x00				#  - hi8(c₀*Cₙ + h₀*Hₙ + s₀*Sₙ)
	.byte	0b11010010			#    reads as add %dl,%dl
.endif
	sub	%si,%cx				# cx = C - B
.if .partition
	.byte	0x3C				# cmp $0,%al
						# * 2nd partition entry *
	.byte	0x00				#  - bootable indicator
.endif
	rep movsb
	mov	%di,%cx				# cx = A + (C - B)
	pop	%dx				# restore a
1:	ret

.if .partition
	.fill	0x1CE + 0x8 - (. - _start), 1, 0xce
	.long	0				#  - c₀*Cₙ + h₀*Hₙ + s₀*Sₙ

	.fill	0x1DE - (. - _start), 1, 0xce	# * 3rd partition entry *
	.byte	0x80				#  - bootable indicator
	.byte	0, 1, 0				#  - h₀, s₀ (& c₀ hi bits), c₀
	.byte	0x7F				#  - OS or filesystem indicator
	.byte	0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF		#  - h₉, s₉ (& c₉ hi bits), c₉
	.long	0				#  - c₀*Cₙ + h₀*Hₙ + s₀*Sₙ

	.fill	0x1EE - (. - _start), 1, 0xce	# * 4th partition entry *
	.byte	0x00				#  - bootable indicator
.endif
.sig:	.fill	0x200 - (2f - 1f) - (. - _start), 1, 0xce
1:	.ascii	"SECTORLISP"
	.byte	0				#  - hi8(c₀*Cₙ + h₀*Hₙ + s₀*Sₙ)
	.ascii	" v2 "
	.word	0xAA55
2:	.type	.sig,@object
	.type	kQuote,@object
	.type	kCond,@object
	.type	kRead,@object
	.type	kPrint,@object
	.type	kAtom,@object
	.type	kCar,@object
	.type	kCdr,@object
	.type	kCons,@object
	.type	kEq,@object