backend_marked was a buggy/wrong concept, removed it
[libfirm] / ir / be / begnuas.c
index bd817b7..f9a3bb0 100644 (file)
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 1995-2007 University of Karlsruhe.  All right reserved.
+ * Copyright (C) 1995-2008 University of Karlsruhe.  All right reserved.
  *
  * This file is part of libFirm.
  *
@@ -24,9 +24,7 @@
  * @date        04.11.2005
  * @version     $Id$
  */
-#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
 #include "config.h"
-#endif
 
 #include "begnuas.h"
 
 #include "tv.h"
 #include "irnode.h"
 #include "irprog.h"
-#include "pdeq.h"
+#include "entity_t.h"
 #include "error.h"
 
 #include "be_t.h"
 #include "beemitter.h"
 #include "be_dbgout.h"
 
-typedef struct obstack obstack_t;
-
 /** by default, we generate assembler code for the Linux gas */
-be_gas_flavour_t be_gas_flavour = GAS_FLAVOUR_NORMAL;
+object_file_format_t  be_gas_object_file_format = OBJECT_FILE_FORMAT_ELF;
+bool                  be_gas_emit_types         = true;
+char                  be_gas_elf_type_char      = '@';
+
+static be_gas_section_t current_section = (be_gas_section_t) -1;
 
 /**
  * Return the pseudo-instruction to be issued for a section switch
@@ -59,42 +59,159 @@ be_gas_flavour_t be_gas_flavour = GAS_FLAVOUR_NORMAL;
  *
  * @return  the pseudo-instruction
  */
-static const char *get_section_name(be_gas_section_t section) {
-       static const char *text[GAS_FLAVOUR_MAX][GAS_SECTION_MAX] = {
-               {
+static const char *get_section_name(be_gas_section_t section)
+{
+       static const char *text[OBJECT_FILE_FORMAT_LAST+1][GAS_SECTION_LAST+1] = {
+               { /* OBJECT_FILE_FORMAT_ELF */
                        ".section\t.text",
                        ".section\t.data",
                        ".section\t.rodata",
                        ".section\t.bss",
                        ".section\t.tbss,\"awT\",@nobits",
-                       ".section\t.ctors,\"aw\",@progbits"
+                       ".section\t.ctors,\"aw\",@progbits",
+                       ".section\t.dtors,\"aw\",@progbits",
+                       NULL, /* no cstring section */
+                       NULL,
+                       NULL
                },
-               {
+               { /* OBJECT_FILE_FORMAT_COFF */
                        ".section\t.text",
                        ".section\t.data",
                        ".section .rdata,\"dr\"",
                        ".section\t.bss",
                        ".section\t.tbss,\"awT\",@nobits",
-                       ".section\t.ctors,\"aw\",@progbits"
+                       ".section\t.ctors,\"w\"",
+                       ".section\t.dtors,\"w\"",
+                       NULL,
+                       NULL,
+                       NULL
+               },
+               { /* OBJECT_FILE_FORMAT_MACH_O */
+                       ".text",
+                       ".data",
+                       ".const",
+                       ".data",
+                       NULL,             /* TLS is not supported on Mach-O */
+                       ".mod_init_func",
+                       NULL,             /* are there destructors on mach-o? */
+                       ".cstring",
+                       ".section\t__IMPORT,__jump_table,symbol_stubs,self_modifying_code+pure_instructions,5",
+                       ".section\t__IMPORT,__pointers,non_lazy_symbol_pointers"
                }
        };
 
-       assert((int) be_gas_flavour >= 0 && be_gas_flavour < GAS_FLAVOUR_MAX);
-       assert((int) section >= 0 && section < GAS_SECTION_MAX);
-       return text[be_gas_flavour][section];
+       assert((int) be_gas_object_file_format >= 0
+                       && be_gas_object_file_format <= OBJECT_FILE_FORMAT_LAST);
+       assert((int) section >= 0 && section <= GAS_SECTION_LAST);
+       return text[be_gas_object_file_format][section];
 }
 
-/**
- * Emit necessary code to switch to a section.
- *
- * @param env      the emitter environment
- * @param section  the section to switch to
- */
-void be_gas_emit_switch_section(be_emit_env_t *env, be_gas_section_t section) {
-       be_emit_char(env, '\t');
-       be_emit_string(env, get_section_name(section));
-       be_emit_char(env, '\n');
-       be_emit_write_line(env);
+void be_gas_emit_switch_section(be_gas_section_t section)
+{
+       if (current_section == section)
+               return;
+
+       be_emit_char('\t');
+       be_emit_string(get_section_name(section));
+       be_emit_char('\n');
+       be_emit_write_line();
+       current_section = section;
+}
+
+static void emit_entity_visibility(const ir_entity *entity)
+{
+       ir_linkage linkage = get_entity_linkage(entity);
+
+       if (! (linkage & IR_LINKAGE_LOCAL)) {
+               be_emit_cstring(".globl ");
+               be_emit_ident(get_entity_ld_ident(entity));
+               be_emit_char('\n');
+               be_emit_write_line();
+       }
+       if (linkage & IR_LINKAGE_WEAK) {
+               if (! (linkage & IR_LINKAGE_MERGE)) {
+                       panic("Weak symbols only supported in combination with IR_LINKAGE_MERGE on this architecture");
+               }
+               be_emit_cstring(".weak ");
+               be_emit_ident(get_entity_ld_ident(entity));
+               be_emit_char('\n');
+               be_emit_write_line();
+       }
+}
+
+void be_gas_emit_function_prolog(ir_entity *entity, unsigned po2alignment)
+{
+       const char *name = get_entity_ld_name(entity);
+
+       be_gas_emit_switch_section(GAS_SECTION_TEXT);
+
+       /* write the begin line (makes the life easier for scripts parsing the
+        * assembler) */
+       be_emit_write_line();
+       be_emit_cstring("# -- Begin  ");
+       be_emit_string(name);
+       be_emit_char('\n');
+       be_emit_write_line();
+
+       if (po2alignment > 0) {
+               const char *fill_byte = "";
+               unsigned    maximum_skip = (1 << po2alignment) - 1;
+               /* gcc fills space between function with 0x90... */
+               if (be_gas_object_file_format == OBJECT_FILE_FORMAT_MACH_O) {
+                       fill_byte = "0x90";
+               }
+               be_emit_cstring("\t.p2align ");
+               be_emit_irprintf("%u,%s,%u\n", po2alignment, fill_byte, maximum_skip);
+               be_emit_write_line();
+       }
+       emit_entity_visibility(entity);
+
+       switch (be_gas_object_file_format) {
+       case OBJECT_FILE_FORMAT_ELF:
+               be_emit_cstring("\t.type\t");
+               be_emit_string(name);
+               be_emit_cstring(", ");
+               be_emit_char(be_gas_elf_type_char);
+               be_emit_cstring("function\n");
+               be_emit_write_line();
+               break;
+       case OBJECT_FILE_FORMAT_COFF:
+               be_emit_cstring("\t.def\t");
+               be_emit_string(name);
+               be_emit_cstring(";");
+               if (get_entity_linkage(entity) & IR_LINKAGE_LOCAL) {
+                       be_emit_cstring("\t.scl\t3;");
+               } else {
+                       be_emit_cstring("\t.scl\t2;");
+               }
+               be_emit_cstring("\t.type\t32;\t.endef\n");
+               be_emit_write_line();
+               break;
+       case OBJECT_FILE_FORMAT_MACH_O:
+               break;
+       }
+       be_emit_string(name);
+       be_emit_cstring(":\n");
+       be_emit_write_line();
+}
+
+void be_gas_emit_function_epilog(ir_entity *entity)
+{
+       const char *name = get_entity_ld_name(entity);
+
+       if (be_gas_object_file_format == OBJECT_FILE_FORMAT_ELF) {
+               be_emit_cstring("\t.size\t");
+               be_emit_string(name);
+               be_emit_cstring(", .-");
+               be_emit_string(name);
+               be_emit_char('\n');
+               be_emit_write_line();
+       }
+
+       be_emit_cstring("# -- End  ");
+       be_emit_string(name);
+       be_emit_char('\n');
+       be_emit_write_line();
 }
 
 /**
@@ -104,12 +221,8 @@ void be_gas_emit_switch_section(be_emit_env_t *env, be_gas_section_t section) {
  * and even there NOT needed. So we might change it in the future.
  */
 typedef struct _be_gas_decl_env {
-       obstack_t *rodata_obst;        /**< An obstack that will be filled with all rodata entities. */
-       obstack_t *data_obst;          /**< An obstack that will be filled with the initialized entities. */
-       obstack_t *bss_obst;           /**< An obstack that will be filled with the uninitialized entities. */
-       obstack_t *ctor_obst;          /**< An obstack that will be filled with the constructor entities. */
-       const be_main_env_t *main_env; /**< The main backend environment, used for it's debug handle. */
-       waitq     *worklist;           /**< A worklist we use to place not yet handled entities on. */
+       be_gas_section_t     section;
+       const be_main_env_t *main_env;
 } be_gas_decl_env_t;
 
 /************************************************************************/
@@ -117,69 +230,90 @@ typedef struct _be_gas_decl_env {
 /**
  * Output a tarval.
  *
- * @param obst   the obstack where the data is written too
  * @param tv     the tarval
  * @param bytes  the width of the tarvals value in bytes
  */
-static void dump_arith_tarval(obstack_t *obst, tarval *tv, int bytes)
+static void dump_arith_tarval(tarval *tv, int bytes)
 {
        switch (bytes) {
-
        case 1:
-               obstack_printf(obst, "0x%02x", get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, 0));
-               break;
+               be_emit_irprintf("0x%02x", get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, 0));
+               return;
 
        case 2:
-               obstack_printf(obst, "0x%02x%02x", get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, 1), get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, 0));
-               break;
+               be_emit_irprintf("0x%02x%02x", get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, 1), get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, 0));
+               return;
 
        case 4:
-               obstack_printf(obst, "0x%02x%02x%02x%02x",
+               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));
-               break;
+               return;
 
        case 8:
-               obstack_printf(obst, "0x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x",
+               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));
-               break;
+               return;
 
-       case 10:
        case 12:
-               break;
+               /* 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:
-               obstack_printf(obst, "0x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x"
-                                              "%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x",
+               be_emit_irprintf(
+                       "\t.long\t0x%02x%02x%02x%02x0x%02x%02x%02x%02x0x%02x%02x%02x%02x0x%02x%02x%02x%02x",
                        get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, 15), get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, 16),
                        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));
-               break;
-
-
-       default:
-               fprintf(stderr, "Try to dump an tarval with %d bytes\n", bytes);
-               assert(0);
+                       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)
+               );
+               return;
        }
+
+       panic("Can't dump a tarval with %d bytes", bytes);
 }
 
 /**
  * Return the label prefix for labeled blocks.
  */
-const char *be_gas_label_prefix(void) {
+const char *be_gas_block_label_prefix(void)
+{
        return ".LG";
 }
 
 /**
- * Dump a label.
+ * Return the label prefix for labeled instructions.
  */
-static void dump_label(obstack_t *obst, ir_label_t label) {
-       obstack_printf(obst, "%s%ld", be_gas_label_prefix(), label);
+const char *be_gas_insn_label_prefix(void)
+{
+       return ".LE";
+}
+
+void be_gas_emit_entity(ir_entity *entity)
+{
+       if (entity->type == firm_code_type) {
+               ir_label_t label = get_entity_label(entity);
+               be_emit_string(be_gas_block_label_prefix());
+               be_emit_irprintf("%lu", label);
+       } else {
+               be_emit_ident(get_entity_ld_ident(entity));
+       }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -221,9 +355,6 @@ static tarval *get_atomic_init_tv(ir_node *init)
                        case symconst_enum_const:
                                return get_enumeration_value(get_SymConst_enum(init));
 
-                       case symconst_label:
-                               return NULL;
-
                        default:
                                return NULL;
                        }
@@ -238,77 +369,60 @@ static tarval *get_atomic_init_tv(ir_node *init)
  * Dump an atomic value.
  *
  * @param env   the gas output environment
- * @param obst  an obstack the output is written to
  * @param init  a node representing the atomic value (on the const code irg)
  */
-static void do_dump_atomic_init(be_gas_decl_env_t *env, obstack_t *obst,
-                                ir_node *init)
+static void do_dump_atomic_init(be_gas_decl_env_t *env, ir_node *init)
 {
        ir_mode *mode = get_irn_mode(init);
        int bytes     = get_mode_size_bytes(mode);
        tarval *tv;
-       ir_label_t label;
        ir_entity *ent;
 
-       switch (get_irn_opcode(init)) {
+       init = skip_Id(init);
 
+       switch (get_irn_opcode(init)) {
        case iro_Cast:
-               do_dump_atomic_init(env, obst, get_Cast_op(init));
+               do_dump_atomic_init(env, get_Cast_op(init));
                return;
 
        case iro_Conv:
-               do_dump_atomic_init(env, obst, get_Conv_op(init));
+               do_dump_atomic_init(env, get_Conv_op(init));
                return;
 
        case iro_Const:
                tv = get_Const_tarval(init);
 
                /* it's a arithmetic value */
-               dump_arith_tarval(obst, tv, bytes);
+               dump_arith_tarval(tv, bytes);
                return;
 
        case iro_SymConst:
                switch (get_SymConst_kind(init)) {
                case symconst_addr_name:
-                       obstack_printf(obst, "%s", get_id_str(get_SymConst_name(init)));
+                       be_emit_ident(get_SymConst_name(init));
                        break;
 
                case symconst_addr_ent:
                        ent = get_SymConst_entity(init);
-                       if(!is_entity_backend_marked(ent)) {
-                               waitq_put(env->worklist, ent);
-                               set_entity_backend_marked(ent, 1);
-                       }
-                       obstack_printf(obst, "%s", get_entity_ld_name(ent));
+                       be_gas_emit_entity(ent);
                        break;
 
                case symconst_ofs_ent:
                        ent = get_SymConst_entity(init);
-#if 0       /* not needed, is it? */
-                       if(!is_entity_backend_marked(ent)) {
-                               waitq_put(env->worklist, ent);
-                               set_entity_backend_marked(ent, 1);
-                       }
-#endif
-                       obstack_printf(obst, "%d", get_entity_offset(ent));
+                       be_emit_irprintf("%d", get_entity_offset(ent));
                        break;
 
                case symconst_type_size:
-                       obstack_printf(obst, "%d", get_type_size_bytes(get_SymConst_type(init)));
+                       be_emit_irprintf("%u", get_type_size_bytes(get_SymConst_type(init)));
                        break;
 
                case symconst_type_align:
-                       obstack_printf(obst, "%d", get_type_alignment_bytes(get_SymConst_type(init)));
+                       be_emit_irprintf("%u", get_type_alignment_bytes(get_SymConst_type(init)));
                        break;
 
                case symconst_enum_const:
                        tv = get_enumeration_value(get_SymConst_enum(init));
-                       dump_arith_tarval(obst, tv, bytes);
-                       break;
-
-               case symconst_label:
-                       label = get_SymConst_label(init);
-                       dump_label(obst, label);
+                       dump_arith_tarval(tv, bytes);
                        break;
 
                default:
@@ -316,52 +430,63 @@ static void do_dump_atomic_init(be_gas_decl_env_t *env, obstack_t *obst,
                }
                return;
 
-               case iro_Add:
-                       do_dump_atomic_init(env, obst, get_Add_left(init));
-                       obstack_printf(obst, " + ");
-                       do_dump_atomic_init(env, obst, get_Add_right(init));
-                       return;
+       case iro_Add:
+               if (!mode_is_int(mode) && !mode_is_reference(mode)) {
+                       panic("Constant must be int or pointer for '+' to work");
+               }
+               do_dump_atomic_init(env, get_Add_left(init));
+               be_emit_cstring(" + ");
+               do_dump_atomic_init(env, get_Add_right(init));
+               return;
 
-               case iro_Sub:
-                       do_dump_atomic_init(env, obst, get_Sub_left(init));
-                       obstack_printf(obst, " - ");
-                       do_dump_atomic_init(env, obst, get_Sub_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_dump_atomic_init(env, get_Sub_left(init));
+               be_emit_cstring(" - ");
+               do_dump_atomic_init(env, get_Sub_right(init));
+               return;
 
-               case iro_Mul:
-                       do_dump_atomic_init(env, obst, get_Mul_left(init));
-                       obstack_printf(obst, " * ");
-                       do_dump_atomic_init(env, obst, get_Mul_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_dump_atomic_init(env, get_Mul_left(init));
+               be_emit_cstring(" * ");
+               do_dump_atomic_init(env, get_Mul_right(init));
+               return;
 
-               default:
-                       assert(0 && "dump_atomic_init(): unknown IR-node");
+       case iro_Unknown:
+               be_emit_cstring("0");
+               return;
+
+       default:
+               panic("dump_atomic_init(): unsupported IR-node %+F", init);
        }
 }
 
 /**
  * Dumps the type for given size (.byte, .long, ...)
  *
- * @param obst  an obstack the output is written to
  * @param size  the size in bytes
  */
-static void dump_size_type(obstack_t *obst, int size) {
+static void dump_size_type(size_t size) {
        switch (size) {
-
        case 1:
-               obstack_printf(obst, "\t.byte\t");
+               be_emit_cstring("\t.byte\t");
                break;
 
        case 2:
-               obstack_printf(obst, "\t.value\t");
+               be_emit_cstring("\t.short\t");
                break;
 
        case 4:
-               obstack_printf(obst, "\t.long\t");
+               be_emit_cstring("\t.long\t");
                break;
 
        case 8:
-               obstack_printf(obst, "\t.quad\t");
+               be_emit_cstring("\t.quad\t");
                break;
 
        case 10:
@@ -370,43 +495,81 @@ static void dump_size_type(obstack_t *obst, int size) {
                break;
 
        case 16:
-               obstack_printf(obst, "\t.octa\t");
+               be_emit_cstring("\t.octa\t");
                break;
 
        default:
-               fprintf(stderr, "Try to dump a type with %d bytes\n", size);
-               assert(0);
+               panic("Try to dump a type with %u bytes", (unsigned)size);
        }
 }
 
 /**
- * Dump an atomic value to an obstack.
+ * Emit an atomic value.
  *
  * @param env   the gas output environment
- * @param obst  an obstack the output is written to
  * @param init  a node representing the atomic value (on the const code irg)
  */
-static void dump_atomic_init(be_gas_decl_env_t *env, obstack_t *obst,
-                             ir_node *init)
+static void dump_atomic_init(be_gas_decl_env_t *env, ir_node *init)
 {
        ir_mode *mode = get_irn_mode(init);
        int bytes     = get_mode_size_bytes(mode);
 
-       dump_size_type(obst, bytes);
-       do_dump_atomic_init(env, obst, init);
-       obstack_printf(obst, "\n");
+       dump_size_type(bytes);
+       do_dump_atomic_init(env, init);
+       be_emit_char('\n');
+       be_emit_write_line();
 }
 
 /************************************************************************/
 /* Routines to dump global variables                                    */
 /************************************************************************/
 
+static int initializer_is_string_const(const ir_initializer_t *initializer)
+{
+       size_t i, len;
+       int found_printable = 0;
+
+       if (initializer->kind != IR_INITIALIZER_COMPOUND)
+               return 0;
+
+       len = initializer->compound.n_initializers;
+       if (len < 1)
+               return 0;
+       for (i = 0; i < len; ++i) {
+               int               c;
+               tarval           *tv;
+               ir_mode          *mode;
+               ir_initializer_t *sub_initializer
+                       = initializer->compound.initializers[i];
+
+               if (sub_initializer->kind != IR_INITIALIZER_TARVAL)
+                       return 0;
+
+               tv   = sub_initializer->tarval.value;
+               mode = get_tarval_mode(tv);
+
+               if (!mode_is_int(mode) || get_mode_size_bits(mode) != 8)
+                       return 0;
+
+               c = get_tarval_long(tv);
+               if (isgraph(c) || isspace(c))
+                       found_printable = 1;
+               else if (c != 0)
+                       return 0;
+
+               if (i == len - 1 && c != '\0')
+                       return 0;
+       }
+
+       return found_printable;
+}
+
 /**
  * Determine if an entity is a string constant
  * @param ent The entity
  * @return 1 if it is a string constant, 0 otherwise
  */
-static int ent_is_string_const(ir_entity *ent)
+static int ent_is_string_const(const ir_entity *ent)
 {
        ir_type *type, *element_type;
        ir_mode *mode;
@@ -427,46 +590,60 @@ static int ent_is_string_const(ir_entity *ent)
        /* and the mode of the element type is an int of
         * the same size as the byte mode */
        mode = get_type_mode(element_type);
-       if (!mode_is_int(mode)
-               || get_mode_size_bits(mode) != get_mode_size_bits(mode_Bs))
+       if (!mode_is_int(mode) || get_mode_size_bits(mode) != 8)
                return 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(get_irn_opcode(irn) != iro_Const)
-                       return 0;
-
-               c = (int) get_tarval_long(get_Const_tarval(irn));
-
-               if((i < n - 1 && !(isgraph(c) || isspace(c)))
-                               || (i == n - 1 && c != '\0'))
-                       return 0;
+       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;
        }
 
-       /* then we can emit it as a string constant */
-       return 1;
+       return 0;
 }
 
 /**
  * Dump a string constant.
  * No checks are made!!
  *
- * @param obst The obst to dump on.
  * @param ent  The entity to dump.
  */
-static void dump_string_cst(obstack_t *obst, ir_entity *ent)
+static void dump_string_cst(const ir_entity *ent)
 {
-       int      i, n;
+       int      i, len;
+       int      output_len;
        ir_type *type;
        int      type_size;
        int      remaining_space;
 
-       obstack_printf(obst, "\t.string \"");
-       n = get_compound_ent_n_values(ent);
+       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 < n-1; ++i) {
+       for (i = 0; i < output_len; ++i) {
                ir_node *irn;
                int c;
 
@@ -474,64 +651,377 @@ static void dump_string_cst(obstack_t *obst, ir_entity *ent)
                c = (int) get_tarval_long(get_Const_tarval(irn));
 
                switch (c) {
-               case '"' : obstack_printf(obst, "\\\""); break;
-               case '\n': obstack_printf(obst, "\\n"); break;
-               case '\r': obstack_printf(obst, "\\r"); break;
-               case '\t': obstack_printf(obst, "\\t"); break;
-               case '\\': obstack_printf(obst, "\\\\"); break;
+               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))
-                               obstack_printf(obst, "%c", c);
+                               be_emit_char(c);
                        else
-                               obstack_printf(obst, "\\%o", c);
+                               be_emit_irprintf("\\%o", c);
                        break;
                }
        }
-       obstack_printf(obst, "\"\n");
+       be_emit_cstring("\"\n");
+       be_emit_write_line();
 
        type            = get_entity_type(ent);
        type_size       = get_type_size_bytes(type);
-       remaining_space = type_size - n;
+       remaining_space = type_size - len;
        assert(remaining_space >= 0);
-       if(remaining_space > 0) {
-               obstack_printf(obst, "\t.skip\t%d\n", remaining_space);
+       if (remaining_space > 0) {
+               be_emit_irprintf("\t.space\t%d\n", remaining_space);
        }
 }
 
+static void dump_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;
+       }
+
+       for (i = 0; i < len; ++i) {
+               const ir_initializer_t *sub_initializer
+                       = get_initializer_compound_value(initializer, i);
+
+               tarval *tv = get_initializer_tarval_value(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;
+               }
+       }
+       be_emit_cstring("\"\n");
+       be_emit_write_line();
+}
+
 enum normal_or_bitfield_kind {
        NORMAL = 0,
+       TARVAL,
        BITFIELD
 };
 
 typedef struct {
        enum normal_or_bitfield_kind kind;
        union {
-               ir_node *value;
-               unsigned char bf_val;
+               ir_node       *value;
+               tarval        *tarval;
+               unsigned char  bf_val;
        } v;
 } normal_or_bitfield;
 
-/**
- * Dump an initializer for a compound entity.
- */
-static void dump_compound_init(be_gas_decl_env_t *env, obstack_t *obst,
-                               ir_entity *ent)
+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)
+{
+       switch (get_initializer_kind(initializer)) {
+       case IR_INITIALIZER_TARVAL:
+               assert(get_tarval_mode(get_initializer_tarval_value(initializer)) == get_type_mode(type));
+               return get_type_size_bytes(type);
+       case IR_INITIALIZER_CONST:
+       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);
+               } 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;
+                               }
+                       }
+                       return initializer_size;
+               }
+       }
+
+       panic("found invalid initializer");
+}
+
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+static normal_or_bitfield *glob_vals;
+static size_t              max_vals;
+#endif
+
+static void dump_bitfield(normal_or_bitfield *vals, size_t offset_bits,
+                          const ir_initializer_t *initializer, ir_type *type)
+{
+       unsigned char  last_bits = 0;
+       ir_mode       *mode      = get_type_mode(type);
+       tarval        *tv        = NULL;
+       unsigned char  curr_bits;
+       int            value_len;
+       int            j;
+
+       switch (get_initializer_kind(initializer)) {
+       case IR_INITIALIZER_NULL:
+               return;
+       case IR_INITIALIZER_TARVAL:
+               tv = get_initializer_tarval_value(initializer);
+               break;
+       case IR_INITIALIZER_CONST: {
+               ir_node *node = get_initializer_const_value(initializer);
+               if (!is_Const(node)) {
+                       panic("bitfield initializer not a Const node");
+               }
+               tv = get_Const_tarval(node);
+               break;
+       }
+       case IR_INITIALIZER_COMPOUND:
+               panic("bitfield initializer is compound");
+       }
+       if (tv == NULL) {
+               panic("Couldn't get numeric value for bitfield initializer");
+       }
+       tv = tarval_convert_to(tv, get_type_mode(type));
+
+       /* normalize offset */
+       vals        += offset_bits >> 3;
+       offset_bits &= 7;
+       value_len    = get_mode_size_bits(mode);
+
+       /* combine bits with existing bits */
+       for (j = 0; value_len + (int) offset_bits > 0; ++j) {
+               assert((size_t) (vals - glob_vals) + j < max_vals);
+               assert(vals[j].kind == BITFIELD ||
+                               (vals[j].kind == NORMAL && vals[j].v.value == NULL));
+               vals[j].kind = BITFIELD;
+               curr_bits    = get_tarval_sub_bits(tv, j);
+               vals[j].v.bf_val
+                       |= (last_bits >> (8 - offset_bits)) | (curr_bits << offset_bits);
+               value_len -= 8;
+               last_bits = curr_bits;
+       }
+}
+
+static void dump_ir_initializer(normal_or_bitfield *vals,
+                                const ir_initializer_t *initializer,
+                                ir_type *type)
+{
+       assert((size_t) (vals - glob_vals) < max_vals);
+
+       switch (get_initializer_kind(initializer)) {
+       case IR_INITIALIZER_NULL:
+               return;
+       case IR_INITIALIZER_TARVAL: {
+               size_t i;
+
+               assert(vals->kind != BITFIELD);
+               vals->kind     = TARVAL;
+               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].v.value = NULL;
+               }
+               return;
+       }
+       case IR_INITIALIZER_CONST: {
+               size_t i;
+
+               assert(vals->kind != BITFIELD);
+               vals->kind    = NORMAL;
+               vals->v.value = get_initializer_const_value(initializer);
+               for (i = 1; i < get_type_size_bytes(type); ++i) {
+                       vals[i].kind    = NORMAL;
+                       vals[i].v.value = NULL;
+               }
+               return;
+       }
+       case IR_INITIALIZER_COMPOUND: {
+               size_t i = 0;
+               size_t n = get_initializer_compound_n_entries(initializer);
+
+               if (is_Array_type(type)) {
+                       ir_type *element_type = get_array_element_type(type);
+                       size_t   skip         = get_type_size_bytes(element_type);
+                       size_t   alignment    = get_type_alignment_bytes(element_type);
+                       size_t   misalign     = skip % alignment;
+                       if (misalign != 0) {
+                               skip += alignment - misalign;
+                       }
+
+                       for (i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
+                               ir_initializer_t *sub_initializer
+                                       = get_initializer_compound_value(initializer, i);
+
+                               dump_ir_initializer(vals, sub_initializer, element_type);
+
+                               vals += skip;
+                       }
+               } else {
+                       size_t n_members, i;
+                       assert(is_compound_type(type));
+                       n_members = get_compound_n_members(type);
+                       for (i = 0; i < n_members; ++i) {
+                               ir_entity        *member    = get_compound_member(type, i);
+                               size_t            offset    = get_entity_offset(member);
+                               ir_type          *subtype   = get_entity_type(member);
+                               ir_mode          *mode      = get_type_mode(subtype);
+                               ir_initializer_t *sub_initializer;
+
+                               assert(i < get_initializer_compound_n_entries(initializer));
+                               sub_initializer
+                                       = get_initializer_compound_value(initializer, i);
+
+                               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)) {
+                                               dump_bitfield(&vals[offset], offset_bits,
+                                                             sub_initializer, subtype);
+                                               continue;
+                                       }
+                               }
+
+                               dump_ir_initializer(&vals[offset], sub_initializer, subtype);
+                       }
+               }
+
+               return;
+       }
+       }
+       panic("invalid ir_initializer kind found");
+}
+
+static void dump_initializer(be_gas_decl_env_t *env, const ir_entity *entity)
+{
+       const ir_initializer_t *initializer = entity->initializer;
+       ir_type                *type;
+       normal_or_bitfield     *vals;
+       size_t                  size;
+       size_t                  k;
+
+       if (initializer_is_string_const(initializer)) {
+               dump_string_initializer(initializer);
+               return;
+       }
+
+       type = get_entity_type(entity);
+       size = get_initializer_size(initializer, type);
+
+       if (size == 0)
+               return;
+
+       /*
+        * In the worst case, every initializer allocates one byte.
+        * Moreover, initializer might be big, do not allocate on stack.
+        */
+       vals = XMALLOCNZ(normal_or_bitfield, size);
+
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+       glob_vals = vals;
+       max_vals  = size;
+#endif
+
+       dump_ir_initializer(vals, initializer, type);
+
+       /* now write values sorted */
+       for (k = 0; k < size; ) {
+               int space     = 0;
+               int elem_size = 1;
+               if (vals[k].kind == NORMAL) {
+                       if (vals[k].v.value != NULL) {
+                               dump_atomic_init(env, vals[k].v.value);
+                               elem_size = get_mode_size_bytes(get_irn_mode(vals[k].v.value));
+                       } else {
+                               elem_size = 0;
+                       }
+               } else if (vals[k].kind == TARVAL) {
+                       tarval *tv   = vals[k].v.tarval;
+                       size_t  size = get_mode_size_bytes(get_tarval_mode(tv));
+
+                       assert(tv != NULL);
+
+                       elem_size = size;
+                       dump_size_type(size);
+                       dump_arith_tarval(tv, size);
+                       be_emit_char('\n');
+                       be_emit_write_line();
+               } else {
+                       assert(vals[k].kind == BITFIELD);
+                       be_emit_irprintf("\t.byte\t%d\n", vals[k].v.bf_val);
+                       be_emit_write_line();
+               }
+
+               k += elem_size;
+               while (k < size && vals[k].kind == NORMAL && vals[k].v.value == NULL) {
+                       ++space;
+                       ++k;
+               }
+
+               /* a gap */
+               if (space > 0) {
+                       be_emit_irprintf("\t.space\t%d\n", space);
+                       be_emit_write_line();
+               }
+       }
+       xfree(vals);
+}
+
+static void dump_compound_graph_init(be_gas_decl_env_t *env,
+                                     const ir_entity *ent)
 {
        normal_or_bitfield *vals;
-       int i, j, n = get_compound_ent_n_values(ent);
-       int last_ofs;
+       int i, j, n;
+       unsigned k, last_ofs;
+
+       if (ent_is_string_const(ent)) {
+               dump_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) {
-               int offset = get_compound_ent_value_offset_bytes(ent, i);
-               int bits_remainder = get_compound_ent_value_offset_bit_remainder(ent, i);
-               const compound_graph_path *path = get_compound_ent_value_path(ent, i);
-               int path_len = get_compound_graph_path_length(path);
-               ir_entity *last_ent = get_compound_graph_path_node(path, path_len - 1);
-               int value_len = get_type_size_bits(get_entity_type(last_ent));
+               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;
 
@@ -544,174 +1034,224 @@ static void dump_compound_init(be_gas_decl_env_t *env, obstack_t *obst,
         * In the worst case, every initializer allocates one byte.
         * Moreover, initializer might be big, do not allocate on stack.
         */
-       vals = xcalloc(last_ofs, sizeof(vals[0]));
+       vals = XMALLOCNZ(normal_or_bitfield, last_ofs);
 
        /* collect the values and store them at the offsets */
        for (i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
-               const compound_graph_path *path = get_compound_ent_value_path(ent, i);
-               int path_len = get_compound_graph_path_length(path);
-               int 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);
-               ir_entity *last_ent = get_compound_graph_path_node(path, path_len - 1);
-               int value_len = get_type_size_bits(get_entity_type(last_ent));
-               assert(offset >= 0);
+               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)) {
-                       tarval *shift, *shifted;
+                               (value_len != 8 && value_len != 16 && value_len != 32 && value_len != 64)) {
                        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'\n",
-                                     get_entity_ld_name(ent));
-                       }
-                       tv = tarval_convert_to(tv, mode_Lu);
-                       shift = new_tarval_from_long(offset_bits, mode_Is);
-                       shifted = tarval_shl(tv, shift);
-                       if (shifted == tarval_bad || shifted == tarval_undefined) {
-                               panic("Couldn't shift numeric value for bitfield initializer '%s'\n",
-                                     get_entity_ld_name(ent));
+                               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 > 0; ++j) {
+                       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;
-                               vals[offset + j].v.bf_val |= get_tarval_sub_bits(shifted, j);
-                               value_len -= 8 - offset_bits;
-                               offset_bits = 0;
+                               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);
-                       assert(vals[offset].v.value == NULL);
+                       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 (i = 0; i < last_ofs; ) {
+       for (k = 0; k < last_ofs; ) {
                int space = 0, skip = 0;
-               if (vals[i].kind == NORMAL) {
-                       if(vals[i].v.value != NULL) {
-                               dump_atomic_init(env, obst, vals[i].v.value);
-                               skip = get_mode_size_bytes(get_irn_mode(vals[i].v.value)) - 1;
-                       } else {
-                               space = 1;
-                       }
+               if (vals[k].kind == NORMAL) {
+                       if (vals[k].v.value != NULL) {
+                               dump_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[i].kind == BITFIELD);
-                       obstack_printf(obst, "\t.byte\t%d\n", vals[i].v.bf_val);
+                       assert(vals[k].kind == BITFIELD);
+                       be_emit_irprintf("\t.byte\t%d\n", vals[k].v.bf_val);
                }
 
-               ++i;
-               while (i < last_ofs && vals[i].kind == NORMAL && vals[i].v.value == NULL) {
+               ++k;
+               while (k < last_ofs && vals[k].kind == NORMAL && vals[k].v.value == NULL) {
                        ++space;
-                       ++i;
+                       ++k;
                }
                space -= skip;
                assert(space >= 0);
 
                /* a gap */
-               if (space > 0)
-                       obstack_printf(obst, "\t.skip\t%d\n", space);
+               if (space > 0) {
+                       be_emit_irprintf("\t.space\t%d\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));
+       be_emit_write_line();
+}
+
+static unsigned get_effective_entity_alignment(const ir_entity *entity)
+{
+       unsigned alignment = get_entity_alignment(entity);
+       if (alignment == 0) {
+               ir_type *type = get_entity_type(entity);
+               alignment     = get_type_alignment_bytes(type);
+       }
+       return alignment;
+}
+
+static be_gas_section_t determine_section(be_gas_decl_env_t *env,
+                                          const ir_entity *entity)
+{
+       ir_type *owner = get_entity_owner(entity);
+
+       if (owner == get_segment_type(IR_SEGMENT_GLOBAL)) {
+               ir_linkage linkage = get_entity_linkage(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
+                                       && ent_is_string_const(entity))
+                               return GAS_SECTION_CSTRING;
+
+                       return GAS_SECTION_RODATA;
+               }
+               if (!entity_has_definition(entity))
+                       return GAS_SECTION_BSS;
+
+               return GAS_SECTION_DATA;
+
+       } else if (owner == env->main_env->pic_symbols_type) {
+               return GAS_SECTION_PIC_SYMBOLS;
+       } else if (owner == env->main_env->pic_trampolines_type) {
+               return GAS_SECTION_PIC_TRAMPOLINES;
+       } else if (owner == get_segment_type(IR_SEGMENT_CONSTRUCTORS)) {
+               return GAS_SECTION_CONSTRUCTORS;
+       } else if (owner == get_segment_type(IR_SEGMENT_DESTRUCTORS)) {
+               return GAS_SECTION_DESTRUCTORS;
+       } else if (owner == get_segment_type(IR_SEGMENT_THREAD_LOCAL)) {
+               return GAS_SECTION_TLS;
+       }
+
+       panic("Couldn't determine section for %+F?!?", entity);
+}
+
+static void emit_common(const ir_entity *ent)
+{
+       const char *name      = get_entity_ld_name(ent);
+       unsigned    size      = get_type_size_bytes(get_entity_type(ent));
+       unsigned    alignment = get_effective_entity_alignment(ent);
+
+       switch (be_gas_object_file_format) {
+       case OBJECT_FILE_FORMAT_MACH_O:
+               be_emit_irprintf("\t.comm %s,%u,%u\n", name, size,
+                                log2_floor(alignment));
+               be_emit_write_line();
+               return;
+       case OBJECT_FILE_FORMAT_ELF:
+               be_emit_irprintf("\t.comm %s,%u,%u\n", name, size, alignment);
+               be_emit_write_line();
+               return;
+       case OBJECT_FILE_FORMAT_COFF:
+               be_emit_irprintf("\t.comm %s,%u # %u\n", name, size, alignment);
+               be_emit_write_line();
+               return;
+       }
+       panic("invalid object file format");
+}
+
 /**
  * Dump a global entity.
  *
- * @param env           the gas output environment
- * @param ent           the entity to be dumped
- * @param emit_commons  if non-zero, emit commons (non-local uninitialized entities)
+ * @param env  the gas output environment
+ * @param ent  the entity to be dumped
  */
-static void dump_global(be_gas_decl_env_t *env, ir_entity *ent, int emit_commons)
+static void dump_global(be_gas_decl_env_t *env, const ir_entity *ent)
 {
-       obstack_t *obst;
-       ir_type *type = get_entity_type(ent);
-       const char *ld_name = get_entity_ld_name(ent);
-       int align = get_type_alignment_bytes(type);
-       int emit_as_common = 0;
-       ir_variability variability;
-       ir_visibility visibility;
-
-       obst = env->data_obst;
-       if (is_Method_type(type)) {
-               if (get_method_img_section(ent) == section_constructors) {
-                       obst = env->ctor_obst;
-                       obstack_printf(obst, ".balign\t%d\n", align);
-                       dump_size_type(obst, align);
-                       obstack_printf(obst, "%s\n", ld_name);
-               }
+       ir_type          *type           = get_entity_type(ent);
+       ident            *ld_ident       = get_entity_ld_ident(ent);
+       unsigned          alignment      = get_effective_entity_alignment(ent);
+       be_gas_section_t  section        = determine_section(env, ent);
+       ir_linkage        linkage        = get_entity_linkage(ent);
+
+       /* we already emitted all methods. Except for the trampolines which
+        * the assembler/linker generates */
+       if (is_Method_type(type) && section != GAS_SECTION_PIC_TRAMPOLINES) {
                return;
        }
+       /* block labels are already emittet in the code */
+       if (type == firm_code_type)
+               return;
 
-       variability = get_entity_variability(ent);
-       visibility = get_entity_visibility(ent);
-       if (variability == variability_constant) {
-               /* a constant entity, put it on the rdata */
-               obst = env->rodata_obst;
-       } else if (variability == variability_uninitialized) {
-               /* uninitialized entity put it in bss segment */
-               obst = env->bss_obst;
-               if (emit_commons && visibility != visibility_local)
-                       emit_as_common = 1;
-       }
+       be_dbg_variable(ent);
+
+       /* nothing to do for externally defined values */
+       if (linkage & IR_LINKAGE_EXTERN)
+               return;
 
-       be_dbg_variable(env->main_env->db_handle, obst, ent);
+       if (!is_po2(alignment))
+               panic("alignment not a power of 2");
 
-       /* global or not global */
-       if (visibility == visibility_external_visible && !emit_as_common) {
-               obstack_printf(obst, ".global\t%s\n", ld_name);
-       } else if(visibility == visibility_external_allocated) {
-               obstack_printf(obst, ".global\t%s\n", ld_name);
-               /* we can return now... */
+       if (section == GAS_SECTION_BSS &&
+                       (get_entity_linkage(ent) & IR_LINKAGE_MERGE)) {
+               emit_common(ent);
                return;
        }
+
+       be_gas_emit_switch_section(section);
+
        /* alignment */
-       if (align > 1 && !emit_as_common) {
-               obstack_printf(obst, ".balign\t%d\n", align);
+       if (alignment > 1) {
+               emit_align(alignment);
        }
-
-       if (!emit_as_common) {
-               obstack_printf(obst, "%s:\n", ld_name);
+       emit_entity_visibility(ent);
+       if (be_gas_object_file_format == OBJECT_FILE_FORMAT_ELF
+                       && be_gas_emit_types) {
+               be_emit_cstring("\t.type\t");
+               be_emit_ident(ld_ident);
+               be_emit_cstring(", ");
+               be_emit_char(be_gas_elf_type_char);
+               be_emit_cstring("object\n\t.size\t");
+               be_emit_ident(ld_ident);
+               be_emit_irprintf(", %u\n", get_type_size_bytes(type));
        }
-
-       if (variability == variability_uninitialized) {
-               if(emit_as_common) {
-                       if (be_gas_flavour == GAS_FLAVOUR_NORMAL)
-                               obstack_printf(obst, "\t.comm %s,%d,%d\n",
-                                       ld_name, get_type_size_bytes(type), align);
-                       else
-                               obstack_printf(obst, "\t.comm %s,%d # %d\n",
-                                       ld_name, get_type_size_bytes(type), align);
-               } else {
-                       obstack_printf(obst, "\t.zero %d\n", get_type_size_bytes(type));
-               }
+       be_emit_ident(ld_ident);
+       be_emit_cstring(":\n");
+       be_emit_write_line();
+
+       if (ent->initializer != NULL) {
+               dump_initializer(env, ent);
+       } else if(entity_has_compound_ent_values(ent)) {
+               dump_compound_graph_init(env, ent);
        } else {
-               if (is_atomic_entity(ent)) {
-                       dump_atomic_init(env, obst, get_atomic_ent_value(ent));
-               } else {
-                       /* sort_compound_ent_values(ent); */
-
-                       switch (get_type_tpop_code(get_entity_type(ent))) {
-                       case tpo_array:
-                               if (ent_is_string_const(ent))
-                                       dump_string_cst(obst, ent);
-                               else
-                                       dump_compound_init(env, obst, ent);
-                               break;
-                       case tpo_struct:
-                       case tpo_class:
-                       case tpo_union:
-                               dump_compound_init(env, obst, ent);
-                               break;
-                       default:
-                               assert(0);
-                       }
-               }
+               /* uninitialized */
+               be_emit_irprintf("\t.space %u\n", get_type_size_bytes(type));
+               be_emit_write_line();
        }
 }
 
@@ -720,126 +1260,45 @@ static void dump_global(be_gas_decl_env_t *env, ir_entity *ent, int emit_commons
  *
  * @param gt                a global like type, either the global or the TLS one
  * @param env               an environment
- * @param emit_commons      if non-zero, emit commons (non-local uninitialized entities)
- * @param only_emit_marked  if non-zero, external allocated entities that do not have
- *                          its visited flag set are ignored
  */
-static void be_gas_dump_globals(ir_type *gt, be_gas_decl_env_t *env,
-                              int emit_commons, int only_emit_marked)
+static void be_gas_dump_globals(ir_type *gt, be_gas_decl_env_t *env)
 {
        int i, n = get_compound_n_members(gt);
-       waitq *worklist = new_waitq();
-
-       if (only_emit_marked) {
-               for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
-                       ir_entity *ent = get_compound_member(gt, i);
-                       if (is_entity_backend_marked(ent) ||
-                           get_entity_visibility(ent) != visibility_external_allocated) {
-                               waitq_put(worklist, ent);
-                               set_entity_backend_marked(ent, 1);
-                       }
-               }
-       } else {
-               for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
-                       ir_entity *ent = get_compound_member(gt, i);
-                       set_entity_backend_marked(ent, 1);
-                       waitq_put(worklist, ent);
-               }
-       }
-
-       env->worklist = worklist;
 
-       while (!waitq_empty(worklist)) {
-               ir_entity *ent = waitq_get(worklist);
-
-               dump_global(env, ent, emit_commons);
+       for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+               ir_entity *ent = get_compound_member(gt, i);
+               dump_global(env, ent);
        }
-
-       del_waitq(worklist);
-       env->worklist = NULL;
 }
 
 /************************************************************************/
 
 /* Generate all entities. */
-void be_gas_emit_decls(be_emit_env_t *emit, const be_main_env_t *main_env,
-                       int only_emit_marked_entities)
+void be_gas_emit_decls(const be_main_env_t *main_env)
 {
        be_gas_decl_env_t env;
-       obstack_t rodata, data, bss, ctor;
-       int    size;
-       char   *cp;
-
-       /* dump the global type */
-       obstack_init(&rodata);
-       obstack_init(&data);
-       obstack_init(&bss);
-       obstack_init(&ctor);
-
-       env.rodata_obst = &rodata;
-       env.data_obst   = &data;
-       env.bss_obst    = &bss;
-       env.ctor_obst   = &ctor;
-       env.main_env    = main_env;
-
-       be_gas_dump_globals(get_glob_type(), &env, 1, only_emit_marked_entities);
-
-       size = obstack_object_size(&data);
-       cp   = obstack_finish(&data);
-       if (size > 0) {
-               be_gas_emit_switch_section(emit, GAS_SECTION_DATA);
-               be_emit_string_len(emit, cp, size);
-               be_emit_write_line(emit);
-       }
-
-       size = obstack_object_size(&rodata);
-       cp   = obstack_finish(&rodata);
-       if (size > 0) {
-               be_gas_emit_switch_section(emit, GAS_SECTION_RODATA);
-               be_emit_string_len(emit, cp, size);
-               be_emit_write_line(emit);
-       }
-
-       size = obstack_object_size(&bss);
-       cp   = obstack_finish(&bss);
-       if (size > 0) {
-               be_gas_emit_switch_section(emit, GAS_SECTION_COMMON);
-               be_emit_string_len(emit, cp, size);
-               be_emit_write_line(emit);
-       }
-
-       size = obstack_object_size(&ctor);
-       cp   = obstack_finish(&ctor);
-       if (size > 0) {
-               be_gas_emit_switch_section(emit, GAS_SECTION_CTOR);
-               be_emit_string_len(emit, cp, size);
-               be_emit_write_line(emit);
-       }
-
-       obstack_free(&rodata, NULL);
-       obstack_free(&data, NULL);
-       obstack_free(&bss, NULL);
-       obstack_free(&ctor, NULL);
-
-       /* dump the Thread Local Storage */
-       obstack_init(&data);
-
-       env.rodata_obst = &data;
-       env.data_obst   = &data;
-       env.bss_obst    = &data;
-       env.ctor_obst   = NULL;
-
-       be_gas_dump_globals(get_tls_type(), &env, 0, only_emit_marked_entities);
-
-       size = obstack_object_size(&data);
-       cp   = obstack_finish(&data);
-       if (size > 0) {
-               be_gas_emit_switch_section(emit, GAS_SECTION_TLS);
-               be_emit_cstring(emit, ".balign\t32\n");
-               be_emit_write_line(emit);
-               be_emit_string_len(emit, cp, size);
-               be_emit_write_line(emit);
-       }
-
-       obstack_free(&data, NULL);
+       memset(&env, 0, sizeof(env));
+
+       /* dump global type */
+       env.main_env = main_env;
+       env.section  = (be_gas_section_t) -1;
+
+       be_gas_dump_globals(get_glob_type(), &env);
+       be_gas_dump_globals(get_tls_type(), &env);
+       be_gas_dump_globals(get_segment_type(IR_SEGMENT_CONSTRUCTORS), &env);
+       be_gas_dump_globals(get_segment_type(IR_SEGMENT_DESTRUCTORS), &env);
+       be_gas_dump_globals(main_env->pic_symbols_type, &env);
+       be_gas_dump_globals(main_env->pic_trampolines_type, &env);
+
+       /**
+        * ".subsections_via_symbols marks object files which are OK to divide
+        * their section contents into individual blocks".
+        * From my understanding this means no label points in the middle of an
+        * object which we want to address as a whole. Firm code should be fine
+        * with this.
+        */
+       if (be_gas_object_file_format == OBJECT_FILE_FORMAT_MACH_O) {
+               be_emit_cstring("\t.subsections_via_symbols\n");
+               be_emit_write_line();
+       }
 }