1 files changed, 68 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/mps/code/ssw3i6.asm b/mps/code/ssw3i6.asm
index a81828c285b..4589147758f 100644
--- a/mps/code/ssw3i6.asm
+++ b/mps/code/ssw3i6.asm
@@ -1,11 +1,27 @@
-; @@@@ FIXME: W3I6MV add copyright and license
+; ssw3i6.asm : WIN32/x64 STACK SCANNER
+;
 ; $Id$
+; Copyright (c) 2012 Ravenbrook Limited.  See end of file for license.
+; Portions copyright (C) 2002 Global Graphics Software.
+
+; For register usage see 
+; MSDN -> x64 Software Conventions -> Register Usage
+; <http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/9z1stfyw>
 
 .CODE
 EXTERN TraceScanArea : PROC
 
 StackScan PROC FRAME
-
+   ; Prolog follows.  See 
+   ; MSDN -> x64 Software Conventions -> Prolog and Epilog
+   ; <http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/tawsa7cb>
+   ; Also see 
+   ; MSDN -> Microsoft Macro Assembler Reference -> Directives Reference
+   ; <http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/8t163bt0>
+   ; for the use of .pushreg and other directives.
+   ; Push the callee-save registers.   
+   ; Stack must be 16-byte aligned; the return address is on top of the stack;
+   ; after pushing another register it will be 16-byte aligned again.
    push rdi
 .pushreg rdi
 
@@ -26,15 +42,20 @@ StackScan PROC FRAME
    
    push r15
 .pushreg r15
-   
+   ; An odd number of qwords have been pushed on the stack (including the
+   ; return address) so we need to subtract an extra 8 bytes on top of the
+   ; 4 qwords we need for to reserve for the register parameter stack area.
+   ; See
+   ; MSDN -> x64 Software Conventions -> Stack Usage -> Stack Allocation
+   ; <http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ew5tede7> 
    sub rsp, 40 
 .allocstack 40
 .endprolog
-
+   ; for convenience set up arguments in reverse order.
    mov r8, rdx     ; stackBot
    mov rdx, rsp    ; top of stack
-   add rdx, 40     ; where last callee saved register stored
-   ; mov rcx, rcx  ; ss
+   add rdx, 40     ; where last callee-save register stored
+   ; mov rcx, rcx  ; ss already in the right register.
    call TraceScanArea
    add rsp, 40
    pop r15         ; pop the callee-save registers
@@ -49,4 +70,44 @@ StackScan PROC FRAME
 
 StackScan ENDP
 
-END
\ No newline at end of file
+END
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+;
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+; code means the source code for all modules it contains. It does not
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