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me239



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me239 14 Jun 2011, 23:49
Ok, so I finally understand the fat12 system fine. Now I need to work on memory allocation. I was looking Bootprog and I saw it loaded high in the ram and reserved space for the fat tables and root directory. Does anyone have any examples on some memory access tricks.
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smiddy



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smiddy 31 Oct 2011, 03:04
Here's something I write a few years ago, enjoy:

Code:
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
;; AssignMemory - Assigns memory based on request.
;;                The details of which haven't been worked out. Currently this
;;                displays memory available based on the bitmap. When fully
;;                functioning it will have an algorythm encompassing both the
;;                bitmap and the memory information table above the bitmap.
;;
;;                This function currently only displays available memory from
;;                the bitmap. Will travers both bitmap and memory info to
;;                arbitrate needs for requests.
;;
;; X DONE X       Need to fix assignment of block with enough and over flowing
;;                the next block.
;;
;;                Make a table that will hold the handles and their respective
;;                locations.
;;
;; Input:   EAX = Size of memory requested
;;          EBX = Pointer to text to be placed in memory description
;;
;; Output:  EAX = The handle of the memory being used (0 if no memory)
;;          EBX = Starting location of memory block requested
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

MemoryNeeded            dd 0
ApplicationInformation  dd 0
ReturnHandle            dd 0
TheSize                 dd 0
OldSize                 dd 0
HandlesGiven            dd 0                ; Initially no handles given

AssignMemory:

    push ecx
    push edx
    push esi

    mov [MemoryNeeded],eax                  ; Save blocks requested
    mov [ApplicationInformation],ebx        ; Save offset of string containing application information

        mov eax,dword ADDRESS_MEMORY_INFO
        add eax,OSDA_LINEAR
        push es
        mov bx,08h                                              ; Save linear segment
        mov es,bx
    mov ebx,[es:eax]
    mov eax,0

.MainLoop:

    mov al,[es:ebx + 12]                       ;Get type of memory (need free)
    cmp al,1
    je .CheckSize
    add ebx,dword MEMORY_INFO_STRUCTURE_SIZE
    mov eax,[es:ebx + 4]                       ; Save ending memory address of this chunk
    cmp eax,0ffffffffh                      ; Is it at the top of memory?
    je .ErrorNoFreeRAM                      ; Yes, jump to the error
    jmp .MainLoop
    
.CheckSize:

    mov eax,[MemoryNeeded]                  ; Find amount of memory needed (I can optimize this a bit)
    cmp eax,[es:ebx + 8]                       ; Check the size of this free area
    jb .AssignIt1                            ; If below or equal, give it up.
    je .AssignIt2
    add ebx,dword MEMORY_INFO_STRUCTURE_SIZE
    mov eax,[es:ebx + 4]                       ; Save ending memory address of this chunk
    cmp eax,0ffffffffh                      ; Is it at the top of memory?
    je .ErrorNoFreeRAM                      ; Yes, jump to the error
    jmp .MainLoop
    
.AssignIt1:

    inc dword [HandlesGiven]                ; Increment handles given out...
    push ebx                                ; Store current record pointer
    mov ebx,[HandlesGiven]                  ; Save new handle into EBX
    mov [ReturnHandle],ebx                  ; Save hande give into ReturnHandle
    pop ebx                                 ; Restore current record pointer
    mov ecx,[ReturnHandle]                  ; Put the return handle into ECX
    mov [es:ebx + MEMORY_INFO_STRUCTURE_SIZE - 4],ecx  ; Save handle to current record
    call InsertMemoryInformation            ; Insert >> Should insert one record and move the rest up one

    mov eax,[MemoryNeeded]
    mov [es:ebx + 8],eax                       ; Save assigned request size into structure
    add eax,[es:ebx]                           ; Add size to starting address
    sub eax,1                               ; Subtract 1 from it 
    mov [es:ebx + 4],eax                       ; Save ending address
    inc eax                                 ; Add 1
    mov [es:ebx + MEMORY_INFO_STRUCTURE_SIZE],eax  ; Save new address of original 
    mov [es:ebx + 12],byte 2                   ; Mark memory area as being used
    push ebx
    add ebx,13                              ; Increment EBX to string save area
    mov edx,100                             ; Tell procedure the string size
    mov esi,[ApplicationInformation]        ; Save the ApplicationInformation pointer in ESI
    call CopyStringZeroFill32               ; Copy and zero fill
    pop ebx
    add ebx,dword MEMORY_INFO_STRUCTURE_SIZE    ; Increment EBX to old record
    mov eax,[MemoryNeeded]
    mov [TheSize],eax
    mov eax,[es:ebx + 8]                       ; Get original size
    sub eax,[TheSize]                       ; Subtract the new size from the old one
    mov [es:ebx + 8],eax                       ; Save the new original
    mov eax,[ReturnHandle]
    jmp .Done
    
.AssignIt2:

    inc dword [HandlesGiven]
    push ebx
    mov ebx,[HandlesGiven]
    mov [ReturnHandle],ebx                  ; Give up the handle into Memory Information Structure
    pop ebx
    mov ecx,[ReturnHandle]
    mov [es:ebx + MEMORY_INFO_STRUCTURE_SIZE - 4],ecx  ; Save handle to structure
    
    mov [es:ebx + 12],byte 2                   ; Mark memory area as being used
    add ebx,13                              ; Increment EBX to string save area
    mov edx,100                             ; Tell procedure the string size
    mov esi,[ApplicationInformation]        ; Save the ApplicationInformation pointer in ESI
    call CopyStringZeroFill32               ; Copy and zero fill
    
    mov eax,[ReturnHandle]
    sub ebx,13
    mov ecx,[es:ebx]
    mov ebx,ecx                             ; Return starting address of block
    jmp .Done

.ErrorNoFreeRAM:

    mov eax,0
    
.Done:

        pop es
    pop esi
    pop edx
    pop ecx
    
    ret
    
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
;; GetFreeBitMap - Subfunction to AssignMemory
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

GetFreeBitMap:
    
    mov eax,0
    mov ebx,ADDRESS_MEMORY_MAP_OFFSET
    mov ecx,[ebx]
    mov ebx,ecx
    add ecx,262144
    
.LoopToPoop:

    cmp byte [ebx],0FFh
    jne .AddThem
    jmp .MoveOn

.AddThem:

    mov dl,byte [ebx]
    mov dh,dl
    cmp dl,0
    je .AddAll
    and dh,11000000b
    cmp dh,0
    ja .Next1
    add eax,4096
    
.Next1:
    
    mov dh,dl
    and dh,00110000b
    cmp dh,0
    ja .Next2
    add eax,4096
    
.Next2:

    mov dh,dl
    and dh,00001100b
    cmp dh,0
    ja .Next3
    add eax,4096

.Next3:

    mov dh,dl
    and dh,00000011b
    cmp dh,0
    ja .MoveOn
    add eax,4096
    jmp .MoveOn

.AddAll:

    add eax,16384
    
.MoveOn:
    
    inc ebx
    cmp ebx,ecx
    ja .Done
    jmp .LoopToPoop
    
.Done:
    
    call ToDecimal32
    call AddCommas32

    mov esi,AmountFreeMessage
    call PrintString32

    mov esi,CommaBuffer32
    call PrintString32
    
    mov esi,AmountBytes
    call PrintString32

    ret
    
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
;; InsertMemoryInformation - Subfunction to AssignMemory
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

SaveEBXPlace    dd 0
    
InsertMemoryInformation:

    push eax
    push ebx
    push ecx
    push edx
    
    mov [SaveEBXPlace],ebx              ; Save current location pointing to

.MainLoop:

    add ebx,dword MEMORY_INFO_STRUCTURE_SIZE    ; Got to next record
    mov eax,[es:ebx + 4]                   ; Save ending Address of this record
    cmp eax,0ffffffffh                  ; Is this the last record?
    je .StartCopy                       ; Yes, goto .StartCopy
    jmp .MainLoop                       ; Nope, goto next record
    
.StartCopy:

    mov ecx,0                           ; Zero counter
    
.CopyLoop:

    mov dl,[es:ebx + ecx]                  ; Copy byte from current record
    mov [es:ebx + ecx + MEMORY_INFO_STRUCTURE_SIZE],dl ; Copy bytes to next record
    inc ecx                             ; Increment to next byte
    cmp ecx,dword MEMORY_INFO_STRUCTURE_SIZE    ; Are we done with this record?
    je .DoNext                          ; Yes, goto DoNext
    jmp .CopyLoop                       ; Nope, continue loop
    
.DoNext:

    sub ebx,dword MEMORY_INFO_STRUCTURE_SIZE    ; Backup one record
    cmp ebx,[SaveEBXPlace]              ; Is this new record below where inserted?
    jb .Done                            ; Yes, goto .Done
    jmp .StartCopy                      ; No, goto .StartCopy
    
.Done:

    pop edx
    pop ecx
    pop ebx
    pop eax
    
    ret
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
;;
;; CopyStringZeroFill32 - copies entire string and zero; if zero is before size
;;                      then it will fill the rest with zeros.
;;
;; Needs:   ebx = base address to place string
;;          edx = size of string to copy
;;          esi = base address of string
;;
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

CopyStringZeroFill32:

    push eax
    push ebx
    push ecx
    push edx
    push esi
    
    push es
    mov ax,08h
    mov es,ax
    
    mov ecx,0           ; Zero counter
    
.CopyString:

    cmp ecx,edx         ; See if they are the same
    je .Done
    mov al,[esi]
    mov [es:ebx + ecx],al
    inc esi
    inc ecx
    cmp al,0
    jne .CopyString
    jmp .ZeroFill
    
.ZeroFill:

    cmp ecx,edx
    je .Done
    mov [es:ebx + ecx],byte 0
    inc ecx
    jmp .ZeroFill
    
.Done:

        pop es
    pop esi
    pop edx
    pop ecx
    pop ebx
    pop eax
    
    ret
        
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
;; UnAssignMemory - Removes a previously assigned memory.
;;
;; This needs to be reaccomplishd to find the handle of the memory to release
;;
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

HandleToRemove          dd 0
MemoryRemoved           dd 0
NeedToCheckAgain        db 0

UnAssignMemory:

    mov [HandleToRemove],eax
    mov [MemoryRemoved],ebx
        
        push es
        mov bx,08h                                              ; Save linear segment
        mov es,bx
        
    cmp eax,0                               ; Check for zero handle, can't be unassigned
    je .Done
    
.DoAgain:
    
    mov [NeedToCheckAgain],byte 0
    mov eax,dword ADDRESS_MEMORY_INFO
    add eax,OSDA_LINEAR

    mov ebx,[es:eax]
    mov eax,0

.MainLoop:

    mov eax,[es:ebx + MEMORY_INFO_STRUCTURE_SIZE - 4]; Get handle number
    cmp eax,[HandleToRemove]                ; Check for right handle
    je .CheckRecords                        ; If yes, check the previous record
    add ebx,dword MEMORY_INFO_STRUCTURE_SIZE; If no, put EBX to next record
    mov eax,[es:ebx + 4]                       ; Save ending memory address of this chunk
    cmp eax,0ffffffffh                      ; Is it at the top of memory?
    je .Done                                ; Yes, jump to the error
    jmp .MainLoop                           ; No, move on to the next record

.CheckRecords:

;    mov esi,UnAssignMemoryMessage          ; Here for DEBUG purposes.
;    call PrintString32
    
    mov dl,[es:ebx - MEMORY_INFO_STRUCTURE_SIZE + 12]  ; Save previous records type
    cmp dl,1                                ; Is it a free record?
    je .MoveEBXBack                         ; Yes, then move EBX back one record
    mov dl,[es:ebx + MEMORY_INFO_STRUCTURE_SIZE + 12]  ; Save next records type
    cmp dl,2                                ; Is next record a assigned memory area?
    je .JustFreeBlock                       ; Yes, then goto .JustFreeBlock
    cmp dl,1                                ; Is next record a unassigned memory area?
    je .CombineNextRecord                   ; Yes, goto .CombineNextRecord

    jmp .Done
    
.MoveEBXBack:

    sub ebx,MEMORY_INFO_STRUCTURE_SIZE  ; Put EBX back one record, then combine records
    mov [NeedToCheckAgain],byte 1       ; Have to check record after block too

.CombineNextRecord:

    mov ecx,[es:ebx + 8]               ; Get current record's size
    add ecx,[es:ebx + MEMORY_INFO_STRUCTURE_SIZE + 8] ; Add record's both sizes together
    mov [es:ebx + 8],ecx               ; Save new size in current record
    add ecx,[es:ebx]                   ; Add starting address to size for next address
    mov [es:ebx + MEMORY_INFO_STRUCTURE_SIZE],ecx ; Save start of next record (that is combined)
    mov [es:ebx + MEMORY_INFO_STRUCTURE_SIZE + 4],ecx ; Save ending of next record (make it the same)
    dec ecx                         ; Subtract 1 from starting from next record for ending address this record
    mov [es:ebx + 4],ecx               ; Save ending address of this record
    mov [es:ebx + 12],byte 1           ; Update this record as Free
    mov [es:ebx + MEMORY_INFO_STRUCTURE_SIZE + 12],byte 2  ; Next record is no longer free
    mov [es:ebx + MEMORY_INFO_STRUCTURE_SIZE + 8],dword 0  ; Next record size is now zero

    push ebx                        ; Save record location
    add ebx,13                      ; Move location to string save area in record
    mov edx,100                     ; String record size
    mov esi,FREEString32            ; Pointer to free string in ESI
    call CopyStringZeroFill32       ; Copy free string into this record
    pop ebx                         ; Restore current record pointer
    
.CopyRecord:

    mov ecx,0                       ; Zero out ECX for counting
    add ebx,MEMORY_INFO_STRUCTURE_SIZE  ; Move to the next record (where to copy to)

.InnerLoop:

    mov al,[es:ebx + ecx + MEMORY_INFO_STRUCTURE_SIZE] ; Get next-next record one byte at a time to next record
    mov [es:ebx + ecx],al              ; Save byte into next record from next-next record
    cmp ecx,MEMORY_INFO_STRUCTURE_SIZE  ; Have we hit the limit on the record?
    je .OuterLoop                   ; Yes, go to outer loop
    inc ecx                         ; Increment the ECX counter
    jmp .InnerLoop                  ; And continue saving bytes
    
.OuterLoop:
    
    mov eax,[es:ebx + 4]               ; Save ending address in EAX
    cmp eax,0ffffffffh              ; Is it the end of addressable memory?
    je .Done                        ; Yes, we're done
    jmp .CopyRecord                 ; Nope, do another record.

.JustFreeBlock:

    mov [es:ebx + 12],byte 1           ; Update record type to free
    add ebx,13                      ; Move EBX to where string storage occurs in record
    mov edx,100                     ; Save size of field in EDX
    mov esi,FREEString32            ; Save pointer to Free Memory String
    call CopyStringZeroFill32       ; Place string in data field
    
.Done:

    mov al,[NeedToCheckAgain]       ; Move variable into AL
    cmp al,1                        ; Do we need to check again?
    je .DoAgain                     ; Yes, do it again
    
    pop es
    
    ret                  
    


There is quite a bit that is cryptic, so ask away. Also, this was meant for 32-bit flat model (no paging).
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