bescripts: Copy all common node attributes into the constructor variants.
[libfirm] / ir / be / begnuas.c
index ab641c6..378b614 100644 (file)
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 1995-2008 University of Karlsruhe.  All right reserved.
+ * Copyright (C) 1995-2011 University of Karlsruhe.  All right reserved.
  *
  * This file is part of libFirm.
  *
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
  * @brief       Dumps global variables and constants as gas assembler.
  * @author      Christian Wuerdig, Matthias Braun
  * @date        04.11.2005
- * @version     $Id$
  */
 #include "config.h"
 
 #include "entity_t.h"
 #include "error.h"
 #include "util.h"
+#include "execfreq.h"
 
 #include "be_t.h"
+#include "bearch.h"
 #include "beemitter.h"
-#include "be_dbgout.h"
+#include "bedwarf.h"
 
 /** by default, we generate assembler code for the Linux gas */
 object_file_format_t  be_gas_object_file_format = OBJECT_FILE_FORMAT_ELF;
+elf_variant_t         be_gas_elf_variant        = ELF_VARIANT_NORMAL;
 bool                  be_gas_emit_types         = true;
 char                  be_gas_elf_type_char      = '@';
 
 static be_gas_section_t current_section = (be_gas_section_t) -1;
+static pmap            *block_numbers;
+static unsigned         next_block_nr;
 
 /**
  * An environment containing all needed dumper data.
@@ -85,10 +89,13 @@ static void emit_section_macho(be_gas_section_t section)
                case GAS_SECTION_PIC_TRAMPOLINES: name = "section\t__IMPORT,__jump_table,symbol_stubs,self_modifying_code+pure_instructions,5"; break;
                case GAS_SECTION_PIC_SYMBOLS:     name = "section\t__IMPORT,__pointers,non_lazy_symbol_pointers"; break;
                case GAS_SECTION_CSTRING:         name = "cstring";       break;
+               case GAS_SECTION_DEBUG_INFO:      name = "section __DWARF,__debug_info,regular,debug"; break;
+               case GAS_SECTION_DEBUG_ABBREV:    name = "section __DWARF,__debug_abbrev,regular,debug"; break;
+               case GAS_SECTION_DEBUG_LINE:      name = "section __DWARF,__debug_line,regular,debug"; break;
+               case GAS_SECTION_DEBUG_PUBNAMES:  name = "section __DWARF,__debug_pubnames,regular,debug"; break;
+               case GAS_SECTION_DEBUG_FRAME:     name = "section __DWARF,__debug_frame,regular,debug"; break;
                default: panic("unsupported scetion type 0x%X", section);
                }
-               be_emit_irprintf("\t.%s\n", name);
-               be_emit_write_line();
        } else if (flags & GAS_SECTION_FLAG_COMDAT) {
                switch (base) {
                case GAS_SECTION_TEXT:            name = "section __TEXT,__textcoal_nt,coalesced,pure_instructions"; break;
@@ -98,17 +105,34 @@ static void emit_section_macho(be_gas_section_t section)
                case GAS_SECTION_CSTRING:         name = "section __TEXT,__const_coal,coalesced"; break;
                default: panic("unsupported scetion type 0x%X", section);
                }
+       } else if (flags & GAS_SECTION_FLAG_TLS) {
+               panic("thread local storage not supported on macho (section 0x%X)", section);
        } else {
-               panic("unsupported section type 0x%X\n", section);
+               panic("unsupported section type 0x%X", section);
        }
+       be_emit_irprintf("\t.%s\n", name);
+       be_emit_write_line();
 }
 
 static void emit_section_sparc(be_gas_section_t section, const ir_entity *entity)
 {
        be_gas_section_t base = section & GAS_SECTION_TYPE_MASK;
        be_gas_section_t flags = section & ~GAS_SECTION_TYPE_MASK;
-       static const char *const basename[] = {
-               "text", "data", "rodata", "bss", "ctors", "dtors"
+       static const char *const basename[GAS_SECTION_LAST+1] = {
+               "text",
+               "data",
+               "rodata",
+               "bss",
+               "ctors",
+               "dtors",
+               NULL, /* cstring */
+               NULL, /* pic trampolines */
+               NULL, /* pic symbols */
+               "debug_info",
+               "debug_abbrev",
+               "debug_line",
+               "debug_pubnames"
+               "debug_frame",
        };
 
        if (current_section == section && !(section & GAS_SECTION_FLAG_COMDAT))
@@ -156,17 +180,32 @@ static void emit_section(be_gas_section_t section, const ir_entity *entity)
 {
        be_gas_section_t base = section & GAS_SECTION_TYPE_MASK;
        be_gas_section_t flags = section & ~GAS_SECTION_TYPE_MASK;
-       static const char *const basename[] = {
-               "text", "data", "rodata", "bss", "ctors", "dtors"
-       };
-       static const char *const type[] = {
-               "progbits", "progbits", "progbits", "nobits", "init_array", "fini_array"
+       const char *f;
+       static const struct {
+               const char *name;
+               const char *type;
+               const char *flags;
+       } sectioninfos[GAS_SECTION_LAST+1] = {
+               { "text",           "progbits", "ax" },
+               { "data",           "progbits", "aw" },
+               { "rodata",         "progbits", "a"  },
+               { "bss",            "nobits",   "aw" },
+               { "ctors",          "progbits", "aw" },
+               { "dtors",          "progbits", "aw" },
+               { NULL,             NULL,       NULL }, /* cstring */
+               { NULL,             NULL,       NULL }, /* pic trampolines */
+               { NULL,             NULL,       NULL }, /* pic symbols */
+               { "debug_info",     "progbits", ""   },
+               { "debug_abbrev",   "progbits", ""   },
+               { "debug_line",     "progbits", ""   },
+               { "debug_pubnames", "progbits", ""   },
+               { "debug_frame",    "progbits", ""   },
        };
 
        if (be_gas_object_file_format == OBJECT_FILE_FORMAT_MACH_O) {
                emit_section_macho(section);
                return;
-       } else if(be_gas_object_file_format == OBJECT_FILE_FORMAT_ELF_SPARC) {
+       } else if(be_gas_elf_variant == ELF_VARIANT_SPARC) {
                emit_section_sparc(section, entity);
                return;
        }
@@ -199,12 +238,12 @@ static void emit_section(be_gas_section_t section, const ir_entity *entity)
                }
        }
 
-       assert(base < (be_gas_section_t) ARRAY_SIZE(basename));
+       assert(base < (be_gas_section_t) ARRAY_SIZE(sectioninfos));
        be_emit_cstring("\t.section\t.");
        /* section name */
        if (flags & GAS_SECTION_FLAG_TLS)
                be_emit_char('t');
-       be_emit_string(basename[base]);
+       be_emit_string(sectioninfos[base].name);
        if (flags & GAS_SECTION_FLAG_COMDAT) {
                be_emit_char('.');
                be_gas_emit_entity(entity);
@@ -212,21 +251,19 @@ static void emit_section(be_gas_section_t section, const ir_entity *entity)
 
        /* section flags */
        be_emit_cstring(",\"");
-       if (be_gas_object_file_format != OBJECT_FILE_FORMAT_COFF)
-               be_emit_char('a');
-       if (base == GAS_SECTION_TEXT)
-               be_emit_char('x');
-       if (base != GAS_SECTION_RODATA && base != GAS_SECTION_TEXT)
-               be_emit_char('w');
+       for (f = sectioninfos[base].flags; *f != '\0'; ++f) {
+               be_emit_char(*f);
+       }
        if (flags & GAS_SECTION_FLAG_TLS)
                be_emit_char('T');
        if (flags & GAS_SECTION_FLAG_COMDAT)
                be_emit_char('G');
+
        /* section type */
        if (be_gas_object_file_format != OBJECT_FILE_FORMAT_COFF) {
                be_emit_cstring("\",");
                be_emit_char(be_gas_elf_type_char);
-               be_emit_string(type[base]);
+               be_emit_string(sectioninfos[base].type);
        }
 
        if (flags & GAS_SECTION_FLAG_COMDAT) {
@@ -339,7 +376,6 @@ static int entity_is_string_const(const ir_entity *ent)
 {
        ir_type *type, *element_type;
        ir_mode *mode;
-       int i, c, n;
 
        type = get_entity_type(ent);
 
@@ -361,26 +397,6 @@ static int entity_is_string_const(const ir_entity *ent)
 
        if (ent->initializer != NULL) {
                return initializer_is_string_const(ent->initializer);
-       } else if (entity_has_compound_ent_values(ent)) {
-               int found_printable = 0;
-               /* if it contains only printable chars and a 0 at the end */
-               n = get_compound_ent_n_values(ent);
-               for (i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
-                       ir_node *irn = get_compound_ent_value(ent, i);
-                       if (! is_Const(irn))
-                               return 0;
-
-                       c = (int) get_tarval_long(get_Const_tarval(irn));
-
-                       if (isgraph(c) || isspace(c))
-                               found_printable = 1;
-                       else if (c != 0)
-                               return 0;
-
-                       if (i == n - 1 && c != '\0')
-                               return 0;
-               }
-               return found_printable;
        }
 
        return 0;
@@ -388,15 +404,8 @@ static int entity_is_string_const(const ir_entity *ent)
 
 static bool entity_is_null(const ir_entity *entity)
 {
-       if (entity->initializer != NULL) {
-               return initializer_is_null(entity->initializer);
-       } else if (entity_has_compound_ent_values(entity)) {
-               /* I'm too lazy to implement this case as compound graph paths will be
-                * remove anyway in the future */
-               return false;
-       }
-       /* uninitialized, NULL is fine */
-       return true;
+       ir_initializer_t *initializer = get_entity_initializer(entity);
+       return initializer == NULL || initializer_is_null(initializer);
 }
 
 static bool is_comdat(const ir_entity *entity)
@@ -417,7 +426,7 @@ static be_gas_section_t determine_basic_section(const ir_entity *entity)
        if (linkage & IR_LINKAGE_CONSTANT) {
                /* mach-o is the only one with a cstring section */
                if (be_gas_object_file_format == OBJECT_FILE_FORMAT_MACH_O
-                               && entity_is_string_const(entity))
+                   && entity_is_string_const(entity))
                        return GAS_SECTION_CSTRING;
 
                return GAS_SECTION_RODATA;
@@ -476,20 +485,22 @@ static void emit_weak(const ir_entity *entity)
 
 static void emit_visibility(const ir_entity *entity)
 {
-       ir_linkage linkage = get_entity_linkage(entity);
+       ir_linkage const linkage = get_entity_linkage(entity);
 
-       if (get_entity_linkage(entity) & IR_LINKAGE_WEAK) {
+       if (linkage & IR_LINKAGE_WEAK) {
                emit_weak(entity);
                /* Note: .weak seems to imply .globl so no need to output .globl */
-       } else if (get_entity_visibility(entity) == ir_visibility_default) {
-               be_emit_cstring(".globl ");
+       } else if (get_entity_visibility(entity) == ir_visibility_external
+                  && entity_has_definition(entity)) {
+               be_emit_cstring("\t.globl ");
                be_gas_emit_entity(entity);
                be_emit_char('\n');
                be_emit_write_line();
        }
 
        if (be_gas_object_file_format == OBJECT_FILE_FORMAT_MACH_O
-                       && (linkage & IR_LINKAGE_HIDDEN_USER)) {
+                       && (linkage & IR_LINKAGE_HIDDEN_USER)
+                       && get_entity_ld_name(entity)[0] != '\0') {
                be_emit_cstring("\t.no_dead_strip ");
                be_gas_emit_entity(entity);
                be_emit_char('\n');
@@ -497,18 +508,23 @@ static void emit_visibility(const ir_entity *entity)
        }
 }
 
-void be_gas_emit_function_prolog(const ir_entity *entity, unsigned po2alignment)
+void be_gas_emit_function_prolog(const ir_entity *entity, unsigned po2alignment, const parameter_dbg_info_t *parameter_infos)
 {
-       be_gas_section_t section = determine_section(NULL, entity);
+       be_gas_section_t section;
+
+       be_dwarf_method_before(entity, parameter_infos);
+
+       section = determine_section(NULL, entity);
        emit_section(section, entity);
 
        /* write the begin line (makes the life easier for scripts parsing the
         * assembler) */
-       be_emit_write_line();
-       be_emit_cstring("# -- Begin  ");
-       be_gas_emit_entity(entity);
-       be_emit_char('\n');
-       be_emit_write_line();
+       if (be_options.verbose_asm) {
+               be_emit_cstring("# -- Begin  ");
+               be_gas_emit_entity(entity);
+               be_emit_char('\n');
+               be_emit_write_line();
+       }
 
        if (po2alignment > 0) {
                const char *fill_byte = "";
@@ -525,7 +541,6 @@ void be_gas_emit_function_prolog(const ir_entity *entity, unsigned po2alignment)
 
        switch (be_gas_object_file_format) {
        case OBJECT_FILE_FORMAT_ELF:
-       case OBJECT_FILE_FORMAT_ELF_SPARC:
                be_emit_cstring("\t.type\t");
                be_gas_emit_entity(entity);
                be_emit_cstring(", ");
@@ -551,10 +566,14 @@ void be_gas_emit_function_prolog(const ir_entity *entity, unsigned po2alignment)
        be_gas_emit_entity(entity);
        be_emit_cstring(":\n");
        be_emit_write_line();
+
+       be_dwarf_method_begin();
 }
 
 void be_gas_emit_function_epilog(const ir_entity *entity)
 {
+       be_dwarf_method_end();
+
        if (be_gas_object_file_format == OBJECT_FILE_FORMAT_ELF) {
                be_emit_cstring("\t.size\t");
                be_gas_emit_entity(entity);
@@ -564,10 +583,18 @@ void be_gas_emit_function_epilog(const ir_entity *entity)
                be_emit_write_line();
        }
 
-       be_emit_cstring("# -- End  ");
-       be_gas_emit_entity(entity);
+       if (be_options.verbose_asm) {
+               be_emit_cstring("# -- End  ");
+               be_gas_emit_entity(entity);
+               be_emit_char('\n');
+               be_emit_write_line();
+       }
+
        be_emit_char('\n');
        be_emit_write_line();
+
+       next_block_nr += 199;
+       next_block_nr -= next_block_nr % 100;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -576,7 +603,7 @@ void be_gas_emit_function_epilog(const ir_entity *entity)
  * @param tv     the tarval
  * @param bytes  the width of the tarvals value in bytes
  */
-static void emit_arith_tarval(ir_tarval *tv, int bytes)
+static void emit_arith_tarval(ir_tarval *tv, unsigned bytes)
 {
        switch (bytes) {
        case 1:
@@ -584,53 +611,22 @@ static void emit_arith_tarval(ir_tarval *tv, int bytes)
                return;
 
        case 2:
-               be_emit_irprintf("0x%02x%02x", get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, 1), get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, 0));
+               be_emit_irprintf("0x%02x%02x",
+                       get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, 1), get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, 0));
                return;
 
        case 4:
                be_emit_irprintf("0x%02x%02x%02x%02x",
-                       get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, 3), get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, 2), get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, 1), get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, 0));
+                       get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, 3), get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, 2),
+                       get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, 1), get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, 0));
                return;
 
        case 8:
                be_emit_irprintf("0x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x",
-                       get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, 7), get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, 6), get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, 5), get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, 4),
-                       get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, 3), get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, 2), get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, 1), get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, 0));
-               return;
-
-       case 12:
-               /* Beware: Mixed endian output!  One little endian number emitted as
-                * three longs.  Each long initializer is written in big endian. */
-               be_emit_irprintf(
-                       "\t.long\t0x%02x%02x%02x%02x\n"
-                       "\t.long\t0x%02x%02x%02x%02x\n"
-                       "\t.long\t0x%02x%02x%02x%02x",
-                       get_tarval_sub_bits(tv,  3), get_tarval_sub_bits(tv,  2),
-                       get_tarval_sub_bits(tv,  1), get_tarval_sub_bits(tv,  0),
-                       get_tarval_sub_bits(tv,  7), get_tarval_sub_bits(tv,  6),
-                       get_tarval_sub_bits(tv,  5), get_tarval_sub_bits(tv,  4),
-                       get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, 11), get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, 10),
-                       get_tarval_sub_bits(tv,  9), get_tarval_sub_bits(tv,  8)
-               );
-               return;
-
-       case 16:
-               /* Beware: Mixed endian output!  One little endian number emitted as
-                * three longs.  Each long initializer is written in big endian. */
-               be_emit_irprintf(
-                       "\t.long\t0x%02x%02x%02x%02x\n"
-                       "\t.long\t0x%02x%02x%02x%02x\n"
-                       "\t.long\t0x%02x%02x%02x%02x\n"
-                       "\t.long\t0x%02x%02x%02x%02x",
-                       get_tarval_sub_bits(tv,  3), get_tarval_sub_bits(tv,  2),
-                       get_tarval_sub_bits(tv,  1), get_tarval_sub_bits(tv,  0),
-                       get_tarval_sub_bits(tv,  7), get_tarval_sub_bits(tv,  6),
-                       get_tarval_sub_bits(tv,  5), get_tarval_sub_bits(tv,  4),
-                       get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, 11), get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, 10),
-                       get_tarval_sub_bits(tv,  9), get_tarval_sub_bits(tv,  8),
-                       get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, 15), get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, 14),
-                       get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, 13), get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, 12)
-               );
+                       get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, 7), get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, 6),
+                       get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, 5), get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, 4),
+                       get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, 3), get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, 2),
+                       get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, 1), get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, 0));
                return;
        }
 
@@ -645,62 +641,13 @@ const char *be_gas_insn_label_prefix(void)
        return ".LE";
 }
 
-/**
- * Return the tarval of an atomic initializer.
- *
- * @param init  a node representing the initializer (on the const code irg)
- *
- * @return the tarval
- */
-static ir_tarval *get_atomic_init_tv(ir_node *init)
-{
-       for (;;) {
-               ir_mode *mode = get_irn_mode(init);
-
-               switch (get_irn_opcode(init)) {
-
-               case iro_Cast:
-                       init = get_Cast_op(init);
-                       continue;
-
-               case iro_Conv:
-                       init = get_Conv_op(init);
-                       continue;
-
-               case iro_Const:
-                       return get_Const_tarval(init);
-
-               case iro_SymConst:
-                       switch (get_SymConst_kind(init)) {
-                       case symconst_type_size:
-                               return new_tarval_from_long(get_type_size_bytes(get_SymConst_type(init)), mode);
-
-                       case symconst_type_align:
-                               return new_tarval_from_long(get_type_alignment_bytes(get_SymConst_type(init)), mode);
-
-                       case symconst_ofs_ent:
-                               return new_tarval_from_long(get_entity_offset(get_SymConst_entity(init)), mode);
-
-                       case symconst_enum_const:
-                               return get_enumeration_value(get_SymConst_enum(init));
-
-                       default:
-                               return NULL;
-                       }
-
-               default:
-                       return NULL;
-               }
-       }
-}
-
 /**
  * Dump an atomic value.
  *
  * @param env   the gas output environment
  * @param init  a node representing the atomic value (on the const code irg)
  */
-static void do_emit_atomic_init(be_gas_decl_env_t *env, ir_node *init)
+static void emit_init_expression(be_gas_decl_env_t *env, ir_node *init)
 {
        ir_mode *mode = get_irn_mode(init);
        int bytes     = get_mode_size_bytes(mode);
@@ -711,17 +658,17 @@ static void do_emit_atomic_init(be_gas_decl_env_t *env, ir_node *init)
 
        switch (get_irn_opcode(init)) {
        case iro_Cast:
-               do_emit_atomic_init(env, get_Cast_op(init));
+               emit_init_expression(env, get_Cast_op(init));
                return;
 
        case iro_Conv:
-               do_emit_atomic_init(env, get_Conv_op(init));
+               emit_init_expression(env, get_Conv_op(init));
                return;
 
        case iro_Const:
                tv = get_Const_tarval(init);
 
-               /* it's a arithmetic value */
+               /* it's an arithmetic value */
                emit_arith_tarval(tv, bytes);
                return;
 
@@ -759,27 +706,27 @@ static void do_emit_atomic_init(be_gas_decl_env_t *env, ir_node *init)
                if (!mode_is_int(mode) && !mode_is_reference(mode)) {
                        panic("Constant must be int or pointer for '+' to work");
                }
-               do_emit_atomic_init(env, get_Add_left(init));
+               emit_init_expression(env, get_Add_left(init));
                be_emit_cstring(" + ");
-               do_emit_atomic_init(env, get_Add_right(init));
+               emit_init_expression(env, get_Add_right(init));
                return;
 
        case iro_Sub:
                if (!mode_is_int(mode) && !mode_is_reference(mode)) {
                        panic("Constant must be int or pointer for '-' to work");
                }
-               do_emit_atomic_init(env, get_Sub_left(init));
+               emit_init_expression(env, get_Sub_left(init));
                be_emit_cstring(" - ");
-               do_emit_atomic_init(env, get_Sub_right(init));
+               emit_init_expression(env, get_Sub_right(init));
                return;
 
        case iro_Mul:
                if (!mode_is_int(mode) && !mode_is_reference(mode)) {
                        panic("Constant must be int or pointer for '*' to work");
                }
-               do_emit_atomic_init(env, get_Mul_left(init));
+               emit_init_expression(env, get_Mul_left(init));
                be_emit_cstring(" * ");
-               do_emit_atomic_init(env, get_Mul_right(init));
+               emit_init_expression(env, get_Mul_right(init));
                return;
 
        case iro_Unknown:
@@ -787,7 +734,7 @@ static void do_emit_atomic_init(be_gas_decl_env_t *env, ir_node *init)
                return;
 
        default:
-               panic("emit_atomic_init(): unsupported IR-node %+F", init);
+               panic("unsupported IR-node %+F", init);
        }
 }
 
@@ -799,138 +746,45 @@ static void do_emit_atomic_init(be_gas_decl_env_t *env, ir_node *init)
 static void emit_size_type(size_t size)
 {
        switch (size) {
-       case 1:
-               be_emit_cstring("\t.byte\t");
-               break;
-
-       case 2:
-               be_emit_cstring("\t.short\t");
-               break;
-
-       case 4:
-               be_emit_cstring("\t.long\t");
-               break;
-
-       case 8:
-               be_emit_cstring("\t.quad\t");
-               break;
-
-       case 10:
-       case 12:
-       case 16: /* Note: .octa does not work on mac */
-               /* handled in arith */
-               break;
+       case 1: be_emit_cstring("\t.byte\t");  break;
+       case 2: be_emit_cstring("\t.short\t"); break;
+       case 4: be_emit_cstring("\t.long\t");  break;
+       case 8: be_emit_cstring("\t.quad\t");  break;
 
        default:
                panic("Try to dump a type with %u bytes", (unsigned)size);
        }
 }
 
-/**
- * Emit an atomic value.
- *
- * @param env   the gas output environment
- * @param init  a node representing the atomic value (on the const code irg)
- */
-static void emit_atomic_init(be_gas_decl_env_t *env, ir_node *init)
+static void emit_string_char(int c)
 {
-       ir_mode *mode = get_irn_mode(init);
-       int bytes     = get_mode_size_bytes(mode);
-
-       emit_size_type(bytes);
-       do_emit_atomic_init(env, init);
-       be_emit_char('\n');
-       be_emit_write_line();
-}
-
-/**
- * Dump a string constant.
- * No checks are made!!
- *
- * @param ent  The entity to dump.
- */
-static void emit_string_cst(const ir_entity *ent)
-{
-       int      i, len;
-       int      output_len;
-       ir_type *type;
-       int      type_size;
-       int      remaining_space;
-
-       len        = get_compound_ent_n_values(ent);
-       output_len = len;
-       if (be_gas_object_file_format == OBJECT_FILE_FORMAT_MACH_O) {
-               be_emit_cstring("\t.ascii \"");
-       } else {
-               be_emit_cstring("\t.string \"");
-               output_len -= 1;
-       }
-
-       for (i = 0; i < output_len; ++i) {
-               ir_node *irn;
-               int c;
-
-               irn = get_compound_ent_value(ent, i);
-               c = (int) get_tarval_long(get_Const_tarval(irn));
-
-               switch (c) {
-               case '"' : be_emit_cstring("\\\""); break;
-               case '\n': be_emit_cstring("\\n"); break;
-               case '\r': be_emit_cstring("\\r"); break;
-               case '\t': be_emit_cstring("\\t"); break;
-               case '\\': be_emit_cstring("\\\\"); break;
-               default  :
-                       if (isprint(c))
-                               be_emit_char(c);
-                       else
-                               be_emit_irprintf("\\%o", c);
-                       break;
-               }
-       }
-       be_emit_cstring("\"\n");
-       be_emit_write_line();
-
-       type            = get_entity_type(ent);
-       type_size       = get_type_size_bytes(type);
-       remaining_space = type_size - len;
-       assert(remaining_space >= 0);
-       if (remaining_space > 0) {
-               be_emit_irprintf("\t.space\t%d, 0\n", remaining_space);
+       switch (c) {
+       case '"' : be_emit_cstring("\\\""); break;
+       case '\n': be_emit_cstring("\\n"); break;
+       case '\r': be_emit_cstring("\\r"); break;
+       case '\t': be_emit_cstring("\\t"); break;
+       case '\\': be_emit_cstring("\\\\"); break;
+       default  :
+               if (isprint(c))
+                       be_emit_char(c);
+               else
+                       be_emit_irprintf("\\%03o", c);
+               break;
        }
 }
 
 static size_t emit_string_initializer(const ir_initializer_t *initializer)
 {
-       size_t i, len;
-
-       len = initializer->compound.n_initializers;
-       if (be_gas_object_file_format == OBJECT_FILE_FORMAT_MACH_O) {
-               be_emit_cstring("\t.ascii \"");
-       } else {
-               be_emit_cstring("\t.string \"");
-               len -= 1;
-       }
+       be_emit_cstring("\t.asciz \"");
 
-       for (i = 0; i < len; ++i) {
+       size_t len = initializer->compound.n_initializers;
+       for (size_t i = 0; i < len-1; ++i) {
                const ir_initializer_t *sub_initializer
                        = get_initializer_compound_value(initializer, i);
 
                ir_tarval *tv = get_initializer_tarval(sub_initializer);
                int        c  = get_tarval_long(tv);
-
-               switch (c) {
-               case '"' : be_emit_cstring("\\\""); break;
-               case '\n': be_emit_cstring("\\n"); break;
-               case '\r': be_emit_cstring("\\r"); break;
-               case '\t': be_emit_cstring("\\t"); break;
-               case '\\': be_emit_cstring("\\\\"); break;
-               default  :
-                       if (isprint(c))
-                               be_emit_char(c);
-                       else
-                               be_emit_irprintf("\\%o", c);
-                       break;
-               }
+               emit_string_char(c);
        }
        be_emit_cstring("\"\n");
        be_emit_write_line();
@@ -938,6 +792,16 @@ static size_t emit_string_initializer(const ir_initializer_t *initializer)
        return initializer->compound.n_initializers;
 }
 
+void be_gas_emit_cstring(const char *string)
+{
+       be_emit_cstring("\t.asciz \"");
+       for (const char *c = string; *c != '\0'; ++c) {
+               emit_string_char(*c);
+       }
+       be_emit_cstring("\"\n");
+       be_emit_write_line();
+}
+
 typedef enum normal_or_bitfield_kind {
        NORMAL = 0,
        TARVAL,
@@ -947,6 +811,7 @@ typedef enum normal_or_bitfield_kind {
 
 typedef struct {
        normal_or_bitfield_kind kind;
+       ir_type                *type;
        union {
                ir_node                *value;
                ir_tarval              *tarval;
@@ -955,13 +820,6 @@ typedef struct {
        } v;
 } normal_or_bitfield;
 
-static int is_type_variable_size(ir_type *type)
-{
-       (void) type;
-       /* TODO */
-       return 0;
-}
-
 static size_t get_initializer_size(const ir_initializer_t *initializer,
                                    ir_type *type)
 {
@@ -973,28 +831,34 @@ static size_t get_initializer_size(const ir_initializer_t *initializer,
        case IR_INITIALIZER_NULL:
                return get_type_size_bytes(type);
        case IR_INITIALIZER_COMPOUND:
-               if (!is_type_variable_size(type)) {
-                       return get_type_size_bytes(type);
+               if (is_Array_type(type)) {
+                       if (is_array_variable_size(type)) {
+                               ir_type   *element_type = get_array_element_type(type);
+                               unsigned   element_size = get_type_size_bytes(element_type);
+                               unsigned   element_align
+                                       = get_type_alignment_bytes(element_type);
+                               unsigned   misalign     = element_size % element_align;
+                               size_t     n_inits
+                                       = get_initializer_compound_n_entries(initializer);
+                               element_size += element_align - misalign;
+                               return n_inits * element_size;
+                       } else {
+                               return get_type_size_bytes(type);
+                       }
                } else {
-                       unsigned n_entries
-                               = get_initializer_compound_n_entries(initializer);
-                       unsigned i;
-                       unsigned initializer_size = get_type_size_bytes(type);
-                       for (i = 0; i < n_entries; ++i) {
-                               ir_entity *entity = get_compound_member(type, i);
-                               ir_type   *type   = get_entity_type(entity);
-
-                               const ir_initializer_t *sub_initializer
-                                       = get_initializer_compound_value(initializer, i);
-
-                               unsigned offset = get_entity_offset(entity);
-                               unsigned size   = get_initializer_size(sub_initializer, type);
-
-                               if (offset + size > initializer_size) {
-                                       initializer_size = offset + size;
-                               }
+                       assert(is_compound_type(type));
+                       size_t size = get_type_size_bytes(type);
+                       if (is_compound_variable_size(type)) {
+                               /* last initializer has to be an array of variable size */
+                               size_t l = get_initializer_compound_n_entries(initializer)-1;
+                               const ir_initializer_t *last
+                                       = get_initializer_compound_value(initializer, l);
+                               const ir_entity *last_ent  = get_compound_member(type, l);
+                               ir_type         *last_type = get_entity_type(last_ent);
+                               assert(is_array_variable_size(last_type));
+                               size += get_initializer_size(last, last_type);
                        }
-                       return initializer_size;
+                       return size;
                }
        }
 
@@ -1081,7 +945,7 @@ static void emit_ir_initializer(normal_or_bitfield *vals,
                                 const ir_initializer_t *initializer,
                                 ir_type *type)
 {
-       assert((size_t) (vals - glob_vals) < max_vals);
+       assert((size_t) (vals - glob_vals) <= max_vals);
 
        if (initializer_is_string_const(initializer)) {
                assert(vals->kind != BITFIELD);
@@ -1098,10 +962,12 @@ static void emit_ir_initializer(normal_or_bitfield *vals,
 
                assert(vals->kind != BITFIELD);
                vals->kind     = TARVAL;
+               vals->type     = type;
                vals->v.tarval = get_initializer_tarval_value(initializer);
                assert(get_type_mode(type) == get_tarval_mode(vals->v.tarval));
                for (i = 1; i < get_type_size_bytes(type); ++i) {
                        vals[i].kind    = NORMAL;
+                       vals[i].type    = NULL;
                        vals[i].v.value = NULL;
                }
                return;
@@ -1111,9 +977,11 @@ static void emit_ir_initializer(normal_or_bitfield *vals,
 
                assert(vals->kind != BITFIELD);
                vals->kind    = NORMAL;
+               vals->type    = type;
                vals->v.value = get_initializer_const_value(initializer);
                for (i = 1; i < get_type_size_bytes(type); ++i) {
                        vals[i].kind    = NORMAL;
+                       vals[i].type    = NULL;
                        vals[i].v.value = NULL;
                }
                return;
@@ -1157,15 +1025,14 @@ static void emit_ir_initializer(normal_or_bitfield *vals,
                                if (mode != NULL) {
                                        size_t offset_bits
                                                = get_entity_offset_bits_remainder(member);
-                                       size_t value_len = get_mode_size_bits(mode);
 
-                                       if (offset_bits != 0 ||
-                                               (value_len != 8 && value_len != 16 && value_len != 32
-                                                && value_len != 64) ||
-                                               (is_Primitive_type(subtype) && get_primitive_base_type(subtype) != NULL)) {
+                                       if (is_Primitive_type(subtype)
+                                                       && get_primitive_base_type(subtype) != NULL) {
                                                emit_bitfield(&vals[offset], offset_bits,
                                                              sub_initializer, subtype);
                                                continue;
+                                       } else {
+                                               assert(offset_bits == 0);
                                        }
                                }
 
@@ -1179,6 +1046,97 @@ static void emit_ir_initializer(normal_or_bitfield *vals,
        panic("invalid ir_initializer kind found");
 }
 
+static void emit_tarval_data(ir_type *type, ir_tarval *tv)
+{
+       size_t size = get_type_size_bytes(type);
+       if (size == 12) {
+               /* this should be an x86 extended float */
+               assert(be_get_backend_param()->byte_order_big_endian == 0);
+
+               /* Beware: Mixed endian output!  One little endian number emitted as
+                * three longs.  Each long initializer is written in big endian. */
+               be_emit_irprintf(
+                       "\t.long\t0x%02x%02x%02x%02x\n"
+                       "\t.long\t0x%02x%02x%02x%02x\n"
+                       "\t.long\t0x%02x%02x%02x%02x\n",
+                       get_tarval_sub_bits(tv,  3), get_tarval_sub_bits(tv,  2),
+                       get_tarval_sub_bits(tv,  1), get_tarval_sub_bits(tv,  0),
+                       get_tarval_sub_bits(tv,  7), get_tarval_sub_bits(tv,  6),
+                       get_tarval_sub_bits(tv,  5), get_tarval_sub_bits(tv,  4),
+                       get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, 11), get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, 10),
+                       get_tarval_sub_bits(tv,  9), get_tarval_sub_bits(tv,  8)
+               );
+               be_emit_write_line();
+       } else if (size == 16) {
+               if (be_get_backend_param()->byte_order_big_endian) {
+                       be_emit_irprintf(
+                               "\t.long\t0x%02x%02x%02x%02x\n"
+                               "\t.long\t0x%02x%02x%02x%02x\n"
+                               "\t.long\t0x%02x%02x%02x%02x\n"
+                               "\t.long\t0x%02x%02x%02x%02x\n",
+                               get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, 15), get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, 14),
+                               get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, 13), get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, 12),
+                               get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, 11), get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, 10),
+                               get_tarval_sub_bits(tv,  9), get_tarval_sub_bits(tv,  8),
+                               get_tarval_sub_bits(tv,  7), get_tarval_sub_bits(tv,  6),
+                               get_tarval_sub_bits(tv,  5), get_tarval_sub_bits(tv,  4),
+                               get_tarval_sub_bits(tv,  3), get_tarval_sub_bits(tv,  2),
+                               get_tarval_sub_bits(tv,  1), get_tarval_sub_bits(tv,  0)
+                       );
+               } else {
+                       /* Beware: Mixed endian output! One little endian number emitted as
+                        * three longs.  Each long initializer is written in big endian. */
+                       be_emit_irprintf(
+                               "\t.long\t0x%02x%02x%02x%02x\n"
+                               "\t.long\t0x%02x%02x%02x%02x\n"
+                               "\t.long\t0x%02x%02x%02x%02x\n"
+                               "\t.long\t0x%02x%02x%02x%02x\n",
+                               get_tarval_sub_bits(tv,  3), get_tarval_sub_bits(tv,  2),
+                               get_tarval_sub_bits(tv,  1), get_tarval_sub_bits(tv,  0),
+                               get_tarval_sub_bits(tv,  7), get_tarval_sub_bits(tv,  6),
+                               get_tarval_sub_bits(tv,  5), get_tarval_sub_bits(tv,  4),
+                               get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, 11), get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, 10),
+                               get_tarval_sub_bits(tv,  9), get_tarval_sub_bits(tv,  8),
+                               get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, 15), get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, 14),
+                               get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, 13), get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, 12)
+                       );
+               }
+               be_emit_write_line();
+               return;
+       } else {
+               /* default case */
+               emit_size_type(size);
+               emit_arith_tarval(tv, size);
+               be_emit_char('\n');
+               be_emit_write_line();
+       }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Emit an atomic value.
+ *
+ * @param env   the gas output environment
+ * @param init  a node representing the atomic value (on the const code irg)
+ */
+static void emit_node_data(be_gas_decl_env_t *env, ir_node *init, ir_type *type)
+{
+       size_t size = get_type_size_bytes(type);
+       if (size == 12 || size == 16) {
+               ir_tarval *tv;
+               if (!is_Const(init)) {
+                       panic("12/16byte initializers only support Const nodes yet");
+               }
+               tv = get_Const_tarval(init);
+               emit_tarval_data(type, tv);
+               return;
+       }
+
+       emit_size_type(size);
+       emit_init_expression(env, init);
+       be_emit_char('\n');
+       be_emit_write_line();
+}
+
 static void emit_initializer(be_gas_decl_env_t *env, const ir_entity *entity)
 {
        const ir_initializer_t *initializer = entity->initializer;
@@ -1214,37 +1172,31 @@ static void emit_initializer(be_gas_decl_env_t *env, const ir_entity *entity)
        /* now write values sorted */
        for (k = 0; k < size; ) {
                int                     space     = 0;
-               int                     elem_size = 1;
                normal_or_bitfield_kind kind      = vals[k].kind;
+               int                     elem_size;
                switch (kind) {
                case NORMAL:
                        if (vals[k].v.value != NULL) {
-                               emit_atomic_init(env, vals[k].v.value);
-                               elem_size = get_mode_size_bytes(get_irn_mode(vals[k].v.value));
+                               emit_node_data(env, vals[k].v.value, vals[k].type);
+                               elem_size = get_type_size_bytes(vals[k].type);
                        } else {
                                elem_size = 0;
                        }
                        break;
-               case TARVAL: {
-                       ir_tarval *tv   = vals[k].v.tarval;
-                       size_t     size = get_mode_size_bytes(get_tarval_mode(tv));
-
-                       assert(tv != NULL);
-
-                       elem_size = size;
-                       emit_size_type(size);
-                       emit_arith_tarval(tv, size);
-                       be_emit_char('\n');
-                       be_emit_write_line();
+               case TARVAL:
+                       emit_tarval_data(vals[k].type, vals[k].v.tarval);
+                       elem_size = get_type_size_bytes(vals[k].type);
                        break;
-               }
                case STRING:
                        elem_size = emit_string_initializer(vals[k].v.string);
                        break;
                case BITFIELD:
                        be_emit_irprintf("\t.byte\t%d\n", vals[k].v.bf_val);
                        be_emit_write_line();
+                       elem_size = 1;
                        break;
+               default:
+                       panic("internal compiler error (invalid normal_or_bitfield_kind");
                }
 
                k += elem_size;
@@ -1262,117 +1214,6 @@ static void emit_initializer(be_gas_decl_env_t *env, const ir_entity *entity)
        xfree(vals);
 }
 
-static void emit_compound_graph_init(be_gas_decl_env_t *env,
-                                     const ir_entity *ent)
-{
-       normal_or_bitfield *vals;
-       int i, j, n;
-       unsigned k, last_ofs;
-
-       if (entity_is_string_const(ent)) {
-               emit_string_cst(ent);
-               return;
-       }
-
-       n = get_compound_ent_n_values(ent);
-
-       /* Find the initializer size. Sorrily gcc support a nasty feature:
-          The last field of a compound may be a flexible array. This allows
-          initializers bigger than the type size. */
-       last_ofs = get_type_size_bytes(get_entity_type(ent));
-       for (i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
-               unsigned offset         = get_compound_ent_value_offset_bytes(ent, i);
-               unsigned bits_remainder = get_compound_ent_value_offset_bit_remainder(ent, i);
-               ir_node  *value         = get_compound_ent_value(ent, i);
-               unsigned value_len      = get_mode_size_bits(get_irn_mode(value));
-
-               offset += (value_len + bits_remainder + 7) >> 3;
-
-               if (offset > last_ofs) {
-                       last_ofs = offset;
-               }
-       }
-
-       /*
-        * In the worst case, every initializer allocates one byte.
-        * Moreover, initializer might be big, do not allocate on stack.
-        */
-       vals = XMALLOCNZ(normal_or_bitfield, last_ofs);
-
-       /* collect the values and store them at the offsets */
-       for (i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
-               unsigned offset      = get_compound_ent_value_offset_bytes(ent, i);
-               int      offset_bits = get_compound_ent_value_offset_bit_remainder(ent, i);
-               ir_node  *value      = get_compound_ent_value(ent, i);
-               int      value_len   = get_mode_size_bits(get_irn_mode(value));
-
-               assert(offset_bits >= 0);
-
-               if (offset_bits != 0 ||
-                               (value_len != 8 && value_len != 16 && value_len != 32 && value_len != 64)) {
-                       ir_tarval *tv = get_atomic_init_tv(value);
-                       unsigned char curr_bits, last_bits = 0;
-                       if (tv == NULL) {
-                               panic("Couldn't get numeric value for bitfield initializer '%s'",
-                                               get_entity_ld_name(ent));
-                       }
-                       /* normalize offset */
-                       offset += offset_bits >> 3;
-                       offset_bits &= 7;
-
-                       for (j = 0; value_len + offset_bits > 0; ++j) {
-                               assert(offset + j < last_ofs);
-                               assert(vals[offset + j].kind == BITFIELD || vals[offset + j].v.value == NULL);
-                               vals[offset + j].kind = BITFIELD;
-                               curr_bits = get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, j);
-                               vals[offset + j].v.bf_val |= (last_bits >> (8 - offset_bits)) | (curr_bits << offset_bits);
-                               value_len -= 8;
-                               last_bits = curr_bits;
-                       }
-               } else {
-                       int i;
-
-                       assert(offset < last_ofs);
-                       assert(vals[offset].kind == NORMAL);
-                       for (i = 1; i < value_len / 8; ++i) {
-                               assert(vals[offset + i].v.value == NULL);
-                       }
-                       vals[offset].v.value = value;
-               }
-       }
-
-       /* now write them sorted */
-       for (k = 0; k < last_ofs; ) {
-               int space = 0, skip = 0;
-               if (vals[k].kind == NORMAL) {
-                       if (vals[k].v.value != NULL) {
-                               emit_atomic_init(env, vals[k].v.value);
-                               skip = get_mode_size_bytes(get_irn_mode(vals[k].v.value)) - 1;
-                       } else {
-                               space = 1;
-                       }
-               } else {
-                       assert(vals[k].kind == BITFIELD);
-                       be_emit_irprintf("\t.byte\t%d\n", vals[k].v.bf_val);
-               }
-
-               ++k;
-               while (k < last_ofs && vals[k].kind == NORMAL && vals[k].v.value == NULL) {
-                       ++space;
-                       ++k;
-               }
-               space -= skip;
-               assert(space >= 0);
-
-               /* a gap */
-               if (space > 0) {
-                       be_emit_irprintf("\t.space\t%d, 0\n", space);
-                       be_emit_write_line();
-               }
-       }
-       xfree(vals);
-}
-
 static void emit_align(unsigned p2alignment)
 {
        be_emit_irprintf("\t.p2align\t%u\n", log2_floor(p2alignment));
@@ -1406,7 +1247,6 @@ static void emit_common(const ir_entity *entity)
                be_emit_write_line();
                return;
        case OBJECT_FILE_FORMAT_ELF:
-       case OBJECT_FILE_FORMAT_ELF_SPARC:
                be_emit_cstring("\t.comm ");
                be_gas_emit_entity(entity);
                be_emit_irprintf(",%u,%u\n", size, alignment);
@@ -1439,7 +1279,6 @@ static void emit_local_common(const ir_entity *entity)
                be_emit_write_line();
                return;
        case OBJECT_FILE_FORMAT_ELF:
-       case OBJECT_FILE_FORMAT_ELF_SPARC:
                be_emit_cstring("\t.local ");
                be_gas_emit_entity(entity);
                be_emit_cstring("\n");
@@ -1467,9 +1306,7 @@ static void emit_indirect_symbol(const ir_entity *entity, be_gas_section_t secti
        be_gas_emit_entity(entity);
        be_emit_cstring(":\n");
        be_emit_write_line();
-       be_emit_cstring("\t.indirect_symbol ");
-       be_emit_ident(get_entity_ident(entity));
-       be_emit_char('\n');
+       be_emit_irprintf("\t.indirect_symbol %I\n", get_entity_ident(entity));
        be_emit_write_line();
        if (section == GAS_SECTION_PIC_TRAMPOLINES) {
                be_emit_cstring("\thlt ; hlt ; hlt ; hlt ; hlt\n");
@@ -1488,7 +1325,7 @@ char const *be_gas_get_private_prefix(void)
 
 void be_gas_emit_entity(const ir_entity *entity)
 {
-       if (entity->type == firm_code_type) {
+       if (entity->type == get_code_type()) {
                ir_label_t label = get_entity_label(entity);
                be_emit_irprintf("%s_%lu", be_gas_get_private_prefix(), label);
                return;
@@ -1497,19 +1334,61 @@ void be_gas_emit_entity(const ir_entity *entity)
        if (get_entity_visibility(entity) == ir_visibility_private) {
                be_emit_string(be_gas_get_private_prefix());
        }
-       be_emit_ident(get_entity_ld_ident(entity));
+       be_emit_irprintf("%I", get_entity_ld_ident(entity));
 }
 
 void be_gas_emit_block_name(const ir_node *block)
 {
-       if (has_Block_entity(block)) {
-               ir_entity *entity = get_Block_entity(block);
+       ir_entity *entity = get_Block_entity(block);
+       if (entity != NULL) {
                be_gas_emit_entity(entity);
        } else {
-               be_emit_irprintf("%s%ld", be_gas_get_private_prefix(), get_irn_node_nr(block));
+               void *nr_val = pmap_get(void, block_numbers, block);
+               int   nr;
+               if (nr_val == NULL) {
+                       nr = next_block_nr++;
+                       pmap_insert(block_numbers, block, INT_TO_PTR(nr+1));
+               } else {
+                       nr = PTR_TO_INT(nr_val)-1;
+               }
+               be_emit_irprintf("%s%d", be_gas_get_private_prefix(), nr);
        }
 }
 
+void be_gas_begin_block(const ir_node *block, bool needs_label)
+{
+       if (needs_label) {
+               be_gas_emit_block_name(block);
+               be_emit_char(':');
+       } else {
+               if (!be_options.verbose_asm)
+                       return;
+               be_emit_cstring("/*");
+               be_gas_emit_block_name(block);
+               be_emit_cstring(":*/");
+       }
+
+       if (be_options.verbose_asm) {
+               be_emit_pad_comment();
+               be_emit_irprintf("/* %+F preds:", block);
+
+               int arity = get_irn_arity(block);
+               if (arity == 0) {
+                       be_emit_cstring(" none");
+               } else {
+                       int i;
+                       for (i = 0; i < arity; ++i) {
+                               ir_node *predblock = get_Block_cfgpred_block(block, i);
+                               be_emit_char(' ');
+                               be_gas_emit_block_name(predblock);
+                       }
+               }
+               be_emit_irprintf(", freq: %.3f */", get_block_execfreq(block));
+       }
+       be_emit_char('\n');
+       be_emit_write_line();
+}
+
 /**
  * Dump a global entity.
  *
@@ -1525,22 +1404,18 @@ static void emit_global(be_gas_decl_env_t *env, const ir_entity *entity)
        ir_visibility     visibility = get_entity_visibility(entity);
        ir_linkage        linkage    = get_entity_linkage(entity);
 
-       /* block labels are already emittet in the code */
-       if (type == firm_code_type)
+       /* Block labels are already emitted in the code. */
+       if (type == get_code_type())
                return;
 
-       /* we already emitted all methods. Except for the trampolines which
-        * the assembler/linker generates */
+       /* we already emitted all methods with graphs in other functions like
+        * be_gas_emit_function_prolog(). All others don't need to be emitted.
+        */
        if (is_Method_type(type) && section != GAS_SECTION_PIC_TRAMPOLINES) {
-               /* functions with graph are already emitted with
-                * be_gas_emit_function_prolog */
-               if (get_entity_irg(entity) == NULL) {
-                       emit_visibility(entity);
-               }
                return;
        }
 
-       be_dbg_variable(entity);
+       be_dwarf_variable(entity);
 
        if (section == GAS_SECTION_BSS) {
                switch (visibility) {
@@ -1548,24 +1423,16 @@ static void emit_global(be_gas_decl_env_t *env, const ir_entity *entity)
                case ir_visibility_private:
                        emit_local_common(entity);
                        return;
-               case ir_visibility_default:
+               case ir_visibility_external:
                        if (linkage & IR_LINKAGE_MERGE) {
                                emit_common(entity);
                                return;
                        }
                        break;
-               case ir_visibility_external:
-                       if (linkage & IR_LINKAGE_MERGE)
-                               panic("merge link semantic not supported for extern entities");
-                       break;
                }
        }
 
        emit_visibility(entity);
-       if (visibility == ir_visibility_external) {
-               /* nothing to do for externally defined values */
-               return;
-       }
 
        if (!is_po2(alignment))
                panic("alignment not a power of 2");
@@ -1578,6 +1445,10 @@ static void emit_global(be_gas_decl_env_t *env, const ir_entity *entity)
                return;
        }
 
+       /* nothing left to do without an initializer */
+       if (!entity_has_definition(entity))
+               return;
+
        /* alignment */
        if (alignment > 1) {
                emit_align(alignment);
@@ -1595,16 +1466,18 @@ static void emit_global(be_gas_decl_env_t *env, const ir_entity *entity)
        }
 
        if (get_id_str(ld_ident)[0] != '\0') {
-           be_gas_emit_entity(entity);
+               be_gas_emit_entity(entity);
                be_emit_cstring(":\n");
                be_emit_write_line();
        }
 
        if (entity_is_null(entity)) {
-               be_emit_irprintf("\t.space %u, 0\n", get_type_size_bytes(type));
-               be_emit_write_line();
-       } else if (entity_has_compound_ent_values(entity)) {
-               emit_compound_graph_init(env, entity);
+               /* we should use .space for stuff in the bss segment */
+               unsigned size = get_type_size_bytes(type);
+               if (size > 0) {
+                       be_emit_irprintf("\t.space %u, 0\n", get_type_size_bytes(type));
+                       be_emit_write_line();
+               }
        } else {
                assert(entity->initializer != NULL);
                emit_initializer(env, entity);
@@ -1619,7 +1492,7 @@ static void emit_global(be_gas_decl_env_t *env, const ir_entity *entity)
  */
 static void be_gas_emit_globals(ir_type *gt, be_gas_decl_env_t *env)
 {
-       int i, n = get_compound_n_members(gt);
+       size_t i, n = get_compound_n_members(gt);
 
        for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
                ir_entity *ent = get_compound_member(gt, i);
@@ -1628,7 +1501,7 @@ static void be_gas_emit_globals(ir_type *gt, be_gas_decl_env_t *env)
 }
 
 /* Generate all entities. */
-void be_gas_emit_decls(const be_main_env_t *main_env)
+static void emit_global_decls(const be_main_env_t *main_env)
 {
        be_gas_decl_env_t env;
        memset(&env, 0, sizeof(env));
@@ -1656,3 +1529,138 @@ void be_gas_emit_decls(const be_main_env_t *main_env)
                be_emit_write_line();
        }
 }
+
+void be_emit_jump_table(const ir_node *node, const ir_switch_table *table,
+                        ir_entity *entity, get_cfop_target_func get_cfop_target)
+{
+       unsigned        n_outs    = arch_get_irn_n_outs(node);
+       const ir_node **targets   = XMALLOCNZ(const ir_node*, n_outs);
+       size_t          n_entries = ir_switch_table_get_n_entries(table);
+       unsigned long   length    = 0;
+       size_t          e;
+       unsigned        i;
+       const ir_node **labels;
+
+       /* go over all proj's and collect their jump targets */
+       foreach_out_edge(node, edge) {
+               ir_node *proj   = get_edge_src_irn(edge);
+               long     pn     = get_Proj_proj(proj);
+               ir_node *target = get_cfop_target(proj);
+               assert(targets[pn] == NULL);
+               targets[pn] = target;
+       }
+
+       /* go over table to determine max value (note that we normalized the
+        * ranges so that the minimum is 0) */
+       for (e = 0; e < n_entries; ++e) {
+               const ir_switch_table_entry *entry
+                       = ir_switch_table_get_entry_const(table, e);
+               ir_tarval *max = entry->max;
+               unsigned long val;
+               if (entry->pn == 0)
+                       continue;
+               if (!tarval_is_long(max))
+                       panic("switch case overflow (%+F)", node);
+               val = (unsigned long) get_tarval_long(max);
+               if (val > length) {
+                       length = val;
+               }
+       }
+
+       /* the 16000 isn't a real limit of the architecture. But should protect us
+        * from seamingly endless compiler runs */
+       if (length > 16000) {
+               /* switch lowerer should have broken this monster to pieces... */
+               panic("too large switch encountered (%+F)", node);
+       }
+       ++length;
+
+       labels = XMALLOCNZ(const ir_node*, length);
+       for (e = 0; e < n_entries; ++e) {
+               const ir_switch_table_entry *entry
+                       = ir_switch_table_get_entry_const(table, e);
+               ir_tarval     *min    = entry->min;
+               ir_tarval     *max    = entry->max;
+               const ir_node *target = targets[entry->pn];
+               assert(entry->pn < (long)n_outs);
+               if (min == max) {
+                       unsigned long val = (unsigned long)get_tarval_long(max);
+                       labels[val] = target;
+               } else {
+                       unsigned long min_val;
+                       unsigned long max_val;
+                       unsigned long i;
+                       if (!tarval_is_long(min))
+                               panic("switch case overflow (%+F)", node);
+                       min_val = (unsigned long)get_tarval_long(min);
+                       max_val = (unsigned long)get_tarval_long(max);
+                       assert(min_val <= max_val);
+                       for (i = min_val; i <= max_val; ++i) {
+                               labels[i] = target;
+                       }
+               }
+       }
+
+       /* emit table */
+       if (entity != NULL) {
+               be_gas_emit_switch_section(GAS_SECTION_RODATA);
+               be_emit_cstring("\t.align 4\n");
+               be_gas_emit_entity(entity);
+               be_emit_cstring(":\n");
+       }
+
+       for (i = 0; i < length; ++i) {
+               const ir_node *block = labels[i];
+               if (block == NULL)
+                       block = targets[0];
+               be_emit_cstring("\t.long ");
+               be_gas_emit_block_name(block);
+               be_emit_char('\n');
+               be_emit_write_line();
+       }
+
+       if (entity != NULL)
+               be_gas_emit_switch_section(GAS_SECTION_TEXT);
+
+       xfree(labels);
+       xfree(targets);
+}
+
+static void emit_global_asms(void)
+{
+       size_t n = get_irp_n_asms();
+       size_t i;
+
+       be_gas_emit_switch_section(GAS_SECTION_TEXT);
+       for (i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
+               ident *asmtext = get_irp_asm(i);
+
+               be_emit_cstring("#APP\n");
+               be_emit_write_line();
+               be_emit_irprintf("%I\n", asmtext);
+               be_emit_write_line();
+               be_emit_cstring("#NO_APP\n");
+               be_emit_write_line();
+       }
+}
+
+void be_gas_begin_compilation_unit(const be_main_env_t *env)
+{
+       be_dwarf_open();
+       be_dwarf_unit_begin(env->cup_name);
+
+       block_numbers = pmap_create();
+       next_block_nr = 0;
+
+       emit_global_asms();
+}
+
+void be_gas_end_compilation_unit(const be_main_env_t *env)
+{
+       emit_global_decls(env);
+
+       pmap_destroy(block_numbers);
+
+       be_dwarf_unit_end();
+       be_dwarf_close();
+}