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schlukhash



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schlukhash 07 Nov 2013, 14:02
Hello all!

Im new to FASM, and besides SIMD and math skills i havnt got much going for me.

My goal is to implement the simd routines ive written over the years, and wrap a gui around them so that I can further my hobby as a vst programmer. And be platform independent at the same time.

Are there any places i should start reading up on gui and macro based programming? To accheive a good bedding.
Also is there an instruction chart i can print and store somewhere?

All the best.
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schlukhash 07 Nov 2013, 15:29
It is a good way to start, Thanks!

"Haha, that will surely help you!"

processing signals Very Happy
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schlukhash 08 Nov 2013, 16:31
Jeez what a day, completely worn out cant do nothing with it yet.. Laughing
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cod3b453 08 Nov 2013, 17:52
You will want to look at Intel 's Developer Manual Volumes 1 and 2(A/B) and AMD Programmer's Manual Volumes 3 and 4. Another useful quick reference can be found here: http://ref.x86asm.net/.

The macro syntax is specific to FASM - you can see examples in the includes subdirectory or look/ask around this forum.
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shutdownall 08 Nov 2013, 18:56
schlukhash wrote:

Im new to FASM, and besides SIMD and math skills i havnt got much going for me.


I am new to SIMD and would be greatly looking forward to read some tutorials here about it and about mathematics background. Wink

A very warm welcome ! Cool
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Tomasz Grysztar 08 Nov 2013, 19:28
schlukhash wrote:
Also is there an instruction chart i can print and store somewhere?
Please try this one: http://board.flatassembler.net/topic.php?t=7803
I think it is the best one that was ever posted here.
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tthsqe



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tthsqe 09 Nov 2013, 08:30
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SIMD + math

That's my kind of thing! Smile
If you want to look into the simd instructions, I would suggest fractal image generation (mandelbrot, julia sets, ect.). I have posted several fractal generators throughout the board, and the best one so far is at
http://board.flatassembler.net/topic.php?t=15436
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schlukhash 10 Nov 2013, 15:13
@ cod3b453/Tomasz Grysztar Thanks! to the printer it goes.

@ shutdownall, Given I have some free time next weekend ill be happy to oblige. Think it will be simple to get along with it. For audio I usually move 4 32bit words around, been learning something about double words from tthsqe's example.

@ tthsqe, Those are some nice fractals. One of the best ive seen in years! Seems the ASM has no trouble what so ever crunching those numbers Very Happy With the example i get lost trying to find out how gui implementations work. Are there some examples around on how to load a bitmap, or create a mouse clickable area "button"?
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shutdownall 10 Nov 2013, 21:05
schlukhash wrote:
Are there some examples around on how to load a bitmap, or create a mouse clickable area "button"?


Download the examples in flatassemblers example section:
http://www.flatassembler.net/examples.php

I had many ideas from examples.
You can compile the fasm/examples installed with FASM too very easy (just load, compile and execute).
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tthsqe 10 Nov 2013, 21:32
schlukhash,
I don't think the standard fasm examples include something about bitmaps. It does take a while to learn the windowz api functions, and I have converged on the following method. This example draws an animated ellipse (the GUI specific code is after the Start label):
Code:
format PE GUI 5.0 
entry Start 

include 'win32axp.inc' 

DIB_RGB_COLORS = 0 


section '.code' code readable executable 


                      align  16 
SquaredDistanceEstimate:  ; plotting F(x,y)=0 
                          ; given x at xmm0 and y at xmm1 (double precision), this should return F(x,y)^2/(gradF(x,y).gradF(x,y)) in xmm0 (single precision) 
                          ; for F(x,y) = x^2+a y^2-1, this is (x^2+a y^2-1)^2/((2x)^2+(2a y)^2) 
                      mulsd  xmm0,xmm0 
                      mulsd  xmm1,xmm1 
                      mulsd  xmm1,[a] 
                      movsd  xmm2,xmm1 
                      mulsd  xmm2,[a] 
                      addsd  xmm1,xmm0 
                      addsd  xmm2,xmm0 
                      subsd  xmm1,[.const_1] 
                      mulsd  xmm1,xmm1 
                      mulsd  xmm2,[.const_4] 
                   cvtsd2ss  xmm0,xmm1 
                   cvtsd2ss  xmm1,xmm2 
                      rcpss  xmm1,xmm1 
                      mulss  xmm0,xmm1 
                        ret 

                      align  8 
        .const_1: dq 1.0 
        .const_4: dq 4.0 

                      align  16 
ConvertToGrey:      ;  given # at xmm0, convert to color in eax 
                    ;  min(255,1.5*255/(1+#)) 
                        mov  eax,3*128 
                        mov  ecx,255 
                   cvtsi2ss  xmm1,eax 
                      rcpss  xmm0,xmm0 
                      mulss  xmm1,xmm0 
                   cvtss2si  eax,xmm1 
                        cmp  eax,ecx 
                      cmova  eax,ecx 
                        mov  ecx,0x00010101 
                       imul  ecx 
                        ret 


; these are the size of the plotted region and the width of the line 
                      align  8 
         scale dq 2.0 
         width dq 1.0 

DrawBitmap:            push  ebp 
                        mov  ebp,esp 
                        sub  esp,8*8 

virtual at ebp-8*8 

 xmin  dq ? 
 xmax  dq ? 
 xstep dq ? 
 ymin  dq ? 
 ymax  dq ? 
 ystep dq ? 
 fac   dd ? 

end virtual 


                ; a = 2 + sin(t/500) 

                     invoke  GetTickCount 
                        mov  dword[esp-4],eax 
                       fild  dword[esp-4] 
                        mov  dword[esp-4],500 
                       fild  dword[esp-4] 
                      fdivp  st1,st0 
                       fsin 
                       fld1 
                       fadd  st1,st0 
                      faddp  st1,st0 
                       fstp  qword[a] 



                   ; find the window 
                       fild  [Bitmap.x] 
                       fild  [Bitmap.y] 
                      fdivp  st1,st0 
                      fsqrt 
                        fld  [scale] 
                        fld  st0 
                       fmul  st0,st2 
                        fst  [xmax] 
                       fchs 
                       fstp  [xmin] 
                     fdivrp  st1,st0 
                        fst  [ymax] 
                       fchs 
                       fstp  [ymin] 

                   ; find the pixel fac 
                       fild  [Bitmap.x] 
                       fild  [Bitmap.y] 
                      fmulp  st1,st0 
                        fld  [xmax] 
                        fld  [xmin] 
                      fsubp  st1,st0 
                        fld  [ymax] 
                        fld  [ymin] 
                      fsubp  st1,st0 
                      fmulp  st1,st0 
                        fld  [width] 
                      fmulp  st1,st0 
                      fdivp  st1,st0 
                       fstp  [fac] 

                   ; find xstep and ystep 
                        fld  [xmax] 
                        fld  [xmin] 
                      fsubp  st1,st0 
                       fild  [Bitmap.x] 
                      fdivp  st1,st0 
                       fstp  [xstep] 
                        fld  [ymax] 
                        fld  [ymin] 
                      fsubp  st1,st0 
                       fild  [Bitmap.y] 
                      fdivp  st1,st0 
                       fstp  [ystep] 

                   ; fill the bitmap 
                        mov  ebx,[ppvBits] 
                        mov  esi,[Bitmap.y] 
            .l1:        mov  edi,[Bitmap.x] 
              .l2:    movsd  xmm0,[xmax] 
                      movsd  xmm1,[ymax] 
                   cvtsi2sd  xmm2,edi 
                   cvtsi2sd  xmm3,esi 
                      mulsd  xmm2,[xstep] 
                      mulsd  xmm3,[ystep] 
                      subsd  xmm0,xmm2     ; x 
                      subsd  xmm1,xmm3     ; y 
                       call  SquaredDistanceEstimate 
                      mulss  xmm0,[fac] 
                       call  ConvertToGrey 
                        mov  [ebx],eax 
                        add  ebx,4 
                        sub  edi,1 
                        jnz  .l2 
                        sub  esi,1 
                        jnz  .l1 


                        mov  esp,ebp 
                        pop  ebp 
                        ret 





;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; this is all standard stuff to open the window ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; 

Start: 

                     invoke  GetModuleHandle,0 
                        mov  [wc.hInstance],eax 
                        mov  [hInstance],eax 
                     invoke  LoadIcon,0,IDI_APPLICATION 
                        mov  [wc.hIcon],eax 
                     invoke  LoadCursor,0,IDC_ARROW 
                        mov  [wc.hCursor],eax 
                     invoke  RegisterClass,wc 
                       test  eax,eax 
                         jz  Error 
                     invoke  CreateWindowEx,0,MainWindowClass,MainWindowTitle,WS_VISIBLE+WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW,100,100,600,600,NULL,NULL,[wc.hInstance],NULL 
                        mov  [hMainWindow],eax 
                       test  eax,eax 
                         jz  Error 

  .MsgLoop:          invoke  PeekMessage,msg,NULL,0,0,PM_REMOVE 
                        cmp  [msg.message],WM_QUIT 
                         je  .EndLoop 
                     invoke  TranslateMessage,msg 
                     invoke  DispatchMessage,msg 
                        add  byte[PaintTimer],8 
                        jnz  .MsgLoop 
                       call  Paint 
                     invoke  Sleep,20 
                        jmp  .MsgLoop 
  .EndLoop: 
                     invoke  ExitProcess,[msg.wParam] 

Error:               invoke  MessageBox,NULL,_error,NULL,MB_ICONERROR+MB_OK 
                     invoke  ExitProcess,0 



proc WindowProc hwnd,wmsg,wparam,lparam 

                       push  esi edi ebx 

                        cmp  [wmsg],WM_CREATE 
                         je  .wmcreate 
                        cmp  [wmsg],WM_PAINT 
                         je  .wmpaint 
                        cmp  [wmsg],WM_SIZE 
                         je  .wmsize 
                        cmp  [wmsg],WM_DESTROY 
                         je  .wm_destroy 

  .defwndproc:       invoke  DefWindowProc,[hwnd],[wmsg],[wparam],[lparam] 
                        jmp  .return 

  .wmcreate: 

  .wmsize:           invoke  GetClientRect,[hwnd],rect 
                        mov  eax,[rect.right] 
                       test  eax,eax 
                         jz  .returnz 
                        mov  eax,[rect.right] 
                        mov  ecx,[rect.bottom] 
                        mov  [Bitmap.x],eax 
                        mov  [Bitmap.y],ecx 
                        mov  ecx,[hBitmap] 
                       test  ecx,ecx 
                         jz  .wmpaint_newbm 
                        jmp  .wmpaint_redobm 

  .wmpaint:          invoke  GetClientRect,[hMainWindow],rect 
                        mov  eax,[rect.right] 
                        mov  ecx,[hBitmap] 
                       test  eax,eax 
                         jz  .returnz 
                       test  ecx,ecx 
                         jz  .wmpaint_newbm 
    .wmpaint_ok:       call  Paint 
                        jmp  .returnz 
    .wmpaint_redobm: invoke  DeleteObject,[hBitmap] 
    .wmpaint_newbm:     mov  [bmiheader.biSize],sizeof.BITMAPINFOHEADER 
                        mov  eax,[Bitmap.x] 
                        mov  [bmiheader.biWidth],eax 
                        mov  eax,[Bitmap.y] 
                        neg  eax 
                        mov  [bmiheader.biHeight],eax 
                        mov  [bmiheader.biPlanes],1 
                        mov  [bmiheader.biBitCount],32 
                        mov  [bmiheader.biCompression],BI_RGB 
                        mov  eax,[Bitmap.x] 
                       imul  eax,[Bitmap.y] 
                        lea  eax,[4*eax+16] 
                        mov  [bmiheader.biSizeImage],eax 
                        mov  [bmiheader.biXPelsPerMeter],0 
                        mov  [bmiheader.biYPelsPerMeter],0 
                        mov  [bmiheader.biClrUsed],0 
                        mov  [bmiheader.biClrImportant],0 
                     invoke  CreateDIBSection,0,bmiheader,DIB_RGB_COLORS,ppvBits,0,0 
                        mov  [hBitmap],eax 
                        jmp  .wmpaint_ok 

.wm_destroy:         invoke  PostQuitMessage,0 

.returnz:               xor  eax,eax 
.return:                pop  ebx edi esi 
                        ret 
endp 




Paint:                  cmp  [hBitmap],0 
                         je  .Done 

                     invoke  InvalidateRect,[hMainWindow],rect,FALSE 
                     invoke  BeginPaint,[hMainWindow],ps 
                        mov  [hdc],eax 
                     invoke  CreateCompatibleDC,eax 
                       test  eax,eax 
                         jz  Error 
                        mov  [hMemDC],eax 

                       call  DrawBitmap 

                     invoke  SelectObject,[hMemDC],[hBitmap] 
                     invoke  BitBlt,[hdc],0,0,[rect.right],[rect.bottom],[hMemDC],0,0,SRCCOPY 
                     invoke  DeleteDC,[hMemDC] 
                     invoke  EndPaint,[hMainWindow],ps 

        .Done:          ret 






section '.idata' import data readable writeable 

 library kernel32,'KERNEL32.DLL',\ 
         user32,'USER32.DLL',\ 
         gdi32,'GDI32.DLL' 

include 'api\kernel32.inc' 
include 'api\user32.inc' 
include 'api\gdi32.inc' 


section '.data' data readable writeable 


align 4 

  wc WNDCLASS 0,WindowProc,0,0,NULL,NULL,NULL,COLOR_BTNFACE+1,NULL,MainWindowClass 

align 1 
  MainWindowTitle db 'plot', 0 
  MainWindowClass db 'plot32', 0 
  _error TCHAR 'Startup failed.',0 

align 8 
  a dq 2.0 

align 4 
  hMainWindow     dd ? 
  hStatusWindow   dd ? 
  hMainMenu       dd ? 
  hInstance       dd ? 
  ppvBits         dd ? 
  hMemDC          dd ? 
  hdc             dd ? 
  hBitmap         dd ? 
  Bitmap.x        dd ? 
  Bitmap.y        dd ? 
  TickCount       dd ? 
  bmiheader     BITMAPINFOHEADER 

  ps            PAINTSTRUCT 
  rc RECT 
  rect          RECT 
  msg           MSG 

align 1 
  PaintTimer db ?     
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schlukhash



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schlukhash 13 Nov 2013, 13:14
An intermediate thanks for this! Have to find the time to pick it apart for a bit. So ill get back at it as soon as possible.
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tthsqe 13 Nov 2013, 15:46
Oops, apparently I wrote that example before I learned about the red zone.
Code:
                        mov  dword[esp-4],eax  
                       fild  dword[esp-4]  
                        mov  dword[esp-4],500  
                       fild  dword[esp-4]     

Maybe this is not safe. Hopefully someone who knows better can comment...
Code:
                       push  eax
                       fild  dword[esp]
                       push  500    
                       fild  dword[esp] 
                        pop  eax    
                        pop  eax      
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baldr 14 Nov 2013, 15:26
tthsqe wrote:
Maybe this is not safe.
Well, in generic environment (we're in Main section) it's probably not. Talking of Windows, it's pretty safe to assume that user-space memory (and stack thereof) is almost completely under your control (interrupts will cause stack switch as a part of their handling; exceptions may occur too, but you perhaps are preventing them from doing so).
Code:
        push    eax
        fild    dword[esp]
        mov     dword[esp], 500
        fild    dword[esp]
        pop     eax    
One byte longer, but it can exempt OS from committing another stack page. Wink

As a rule of thumb, better be safe than sorry.

P.S. Your (new) indenting style is quite interesting (not tab-friendly though), it worth some research.
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Alessio 15 Nov 2013, 08:35
Hi tthsqe,

I've some questions rearding you code.

Why you add 16 on bmiheader.biSizeImage ? it is related to lea opcode ?
Why you use hMainWindow in wmpaint ? You can use hwnd instead.
Can this code be easily adapted to plot curves ? Any hint ?

Thank you.
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tthsqe 15 Nov 2013, 08:55
Quote:
Why you add 16 on bmiheader.biSizeImage ? it is related to lea opcode ?

While only 4*[Bitmap.x]*[Bitmap.y] bytes are taken up by the pixels, I leave an extra 16 bytes because I might be using simd instructions to fill in the array and it might go over a little bit as a matter of convenience. You never know what could happen if you write past your allotted space.

Quote:
Why you use hMainWindow in wmpaint ? You can use hwnd instead.

I guess so - I could try to correct this issue.

Quote:
Can this code be easily adapted to plot curves ? Any hint ?

yup, you need to change SquaredDistanceEstimate. x is in xmm0, and y is in xmm1 (scalar doubles). The squared distance estimate should be returned in xmm0 (scalar single). if you are plotting f(x,y) = 0 then
Code:
SquaredDistanceEstimate = f(x,y)^2 / (fx(x,y)^2+fy(x,y)^2)    

where fx and fy are the partial derivatives. This formula will not work well for curves with singularities, so maybe an epsilon should be added in to the denominator.
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schlukhash 25 Nov 2013, 15:30
Ok.. Back at it, As you see my asm budget is very limited Smile
Got a bit confused about the double logarithm on what seems to be an empty register? But im not at all familiar with the ret command. Is this the same as a loop written like this?

Code:
                
movaps  xmm1,train
                
addps xmm1,F1
movaps  xmm2,xmm1
cmpps  xmm1,MEM,5
andps  xmm1,train
subps  xmm2,xmm1
                
movaps train,xmm2
    


Edit: Not that I am confused about "what I presume to be processing the circle" well a little Smile But more the moving nothing to multiply with nothing. Which should be something multpilied by [A].
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tthsqe 26 Nov 2013, 11:45
I don't know what you are talking about with the double log, though, I do have some comments on the code you posted:
Code:
if !(a + b < c)
 a = b
else
 a = a + b
end if

; the subraction introduces an unnecessary loss of precision
movaps   xmm1,a
addps    xmm1,b
movaps   xmm2,xmm1
cmpnltps xmm1,c
andps    xmm1,a
subps    xmm2,xmm1
movaps   a,xmm2

; better solution
movaps   xmm0,a
addps    xmm0,b
cmpltps  xmm0,c
andps    xmm0,a
addps    xmm0,b
movaps   a,xmm0    
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schlukhash



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schlukhash 26 Nov 2013, 15:13
In your code you say.
Code:
mulsd  xmm0,xmm0 //but this register seems to be empty
mulsd  xmm1,xmm1 // as well as this one
mulsd  xmm1,[a]  // Atleast i dont find where these numbers come from
movsd xmm2,xmm1 
mulsd  xmm2,[a] 
    


But.. Noted, would be cmpleps then.

A=(A+1)-(A>=B)&A
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edfed 26 Nov 2013, 18:31
schlukhash wrote:
Hello all!
I can further my hobby as a vst programmer. And be platform independent at the same time.
All the best.


You will not be platform independant if you code in assembler.

i am interrested in vst also, can you post an example of vst synth to see how it looks like?

All the best to you too Smile
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