we do need conv/cast skipping
[libfirm] / ir / be / begnuas.c
index 7949413..fc8dc4a 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.
  *
  */
 
 /**
- * Dumps global variables and constants as gas assembler.
- * @author Christian Wuerdig, Matthias Braun
- * @date 04.11.2005
- * @version $Id$
+ * @file
+ * @brief       Dumps global variables and constants as gas assembler.
+ * @author      Christian Wuerdig, Matthias Braun
+ * @date        04.11.2005
+ * @version     $Id$
  */
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
 #include "config.h"
 #include "obst.h"
 #include "tv.h"
 #include "irnode.h"
-#include "entity.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;
+be_gas_flavour_t be_gas_flavour = GAS_FLAVOUR_ELF;
+
+static be_gas_section_t current_section = (be_gas_section_t) -1;
 
 /**
  * Return the pseudo-instruction to be issued for a section switch
@@ -60,86 +61,198 @@ 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 *text[GAS_FLAVOUR_LAST+1][GAS_SECTION_LAST+1] = {
+               { /* GAS_FLAVOUR_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",
+                       NULL, /* no cstring section */
+                       NULL,
+                       NULL
                },
-               {
+               { /* GAS_FLAVOUR_MINGW */
                        ".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,\"aw\",@progbits",
+                       NULL,
+                       NULL,
+                       NULL
+               },
+               { /* GAS_FLAVOUR_YASM */
+                       ".section\t.text",
+                       ".section\t.data",
+                       ".section\t.rodata",
+                       ".section\t.bss",
+                       ".section\t.tbss,\"awT\",@nobits",
+                       ".section\t.ctors,\"aw\",@progbits",
+                       NULL,
+                       NULL,
+                       NULL
+               },
+               { /* GAS_FLAVOUR_MACH_O */
+                       ".text",
+                       ".data",
+                       ".const",
+                       ".data",
+                       NULL,             /* TLS is not supported on Mach-O */
+                       ".mod_init_func",
+                       ".cstring",
+                       ".section\t__IMPORT,__jump_table,symbol_stubs,self_modifying_code+pure_instructions,5",
+                       ".section\t__IMPORT,__pointers,non_lazy_symbol_pointers"
                }
        };
 
-       assert(be_gas_flavour >= 0 && be_gas_flavour < GAS_FLAVOUR_MAX);
-       assert(section >= 0 && section < GAS_SECTION_MAX);
+       assert((int) be_gas_flavour >= 0 && be_gas_flavour <= GAS_FLAVOUR_LAST);
+       assert((int) section >= 0 && section <= GAS_SECTION_LAST);
        return text[be_gas_flavour][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;
+}
+
+void be_gas_emit_function_prolog(ir_entity *entity, unsigned alignment)
+{
+       const char *name = get_entity_ld_name(entity);
+       const char *fill_byte = "";
+       unsigned maximum_skip;
+
+       be_gas_emit_switch_section(GAS_SECTION_TEXT);
+
+       /* write the begin line (used by scripts processing the assembler... */
+       be_emit_write_line();
+       be_emit_cstring("# -- Begin  ");
+       be_emit_string(name);
+       be_emit_char('\n');
+       be_emit_write_line();
+
+       /* gcc fills space between function with 0x90, no idea if this is needed */
+       if (be_gas_flavour == GAS_FLAVOUR_MACH_O) {
+               fill_byte = "0x90";
+       }
+
+       if (alignment > 0) {
+               maximum_skip = (1 << alignment) - 1;
+               be_emit_cstring("\t.p2align ");
+               be_emit_irprintf("%u,%s,%u\n", alignment, fill_byte, maximum_skip);
+               be_emit_write_line();
+       }
+       if (get_entity_visibility(entity) == visibility_external_visible) {
+               be_emit_cstring(".globl ");
+               be_emit_string(name);
+               be_emit_char('\n');
+               be_emit_write_line();
+       }
+
+       switch (be_gas_flavour) {
+       case GAS_FLAVOUR_ELF:
+               be_emit_cstring("\t.type\t");
+               be_emit_string(name);
+               be_emit_cstring(", @function\n");
+               be_emit_write_line();
+               break;
+       case GAS_FLAVOUR_MINGW:
+               be_emit_cstring("\t.def\t");
+               be_emit_string(name);
+               be_emit_cstring(";\t.scl\t2;\t.type\t32;\t.endef\n");
+               be_emit_write_line();
+               break;
+       case GAS_FLAVOUR_MACH_O:
+       case GAS_FLAVOUR_YASM:
+               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_flavour == GAS_FLAVOUR_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();
 }
 
-typedef struct _ia32_decl_env {
-       obstack_t *rodata_obst;
-       obstack_t *data_obst;
-       obstack_t *bss_obst;
-       obstack_t *ctor_obst;
-       const be_main_env_t *main_env;
-       waitq     *worklist;
-} ia32_decl_env_t;
+/**
+ * An environment containing all needed dumper data.
+ * Currently we create the file completely in memory first, then
+ * write it to the disk. This is an artifact from the old C-generating backend
+ * and even there NOT needed. So we might change it in the future.
+ */
+typedef struct _be_gas_decl_env {
+       const be_main_env_t *main_env; /**< The main backend environment, used for it's debug handle. */
+       be_gas_section_t     section;
+       waitq               *worklist;           /**< A worklist we use to place not yet handled entities on. */
+} be_gas_decl_env_t;
 
 /************************************************************************/
 
 /**
- * output a tarval
+ * Output a tarval.
+ *
+ * @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;
+               be_emit_irprintf("0x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x"
+                                  "%02x%02x%02x%02x", 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));
+               return;
 
        case 16:
-               obstack_printf(obst, "0x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x"
+               be_emit_irprintf("0x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x"
                                               "%02x%02x%02x%02x%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),
@@ -149,17 +262,32 @@ static void dump_arith_tarval(obstack_t *obst, tarval *tv, int bytes)
                        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;
+       }
 
+       panic("Can't dump a tarval with %d bytes\n", bytes);
+}
 
-       default:
-               fprintf(stderr, "Try to dump an tarval with %d bytes\n", bytes);
-               assert(0);
-       }
+/**
+ * Return the label prefix for labeled blocks.
+ */
+const char *be_gas_label_prefix(void) {
+       return ".LG";
+}
+
+/**
+ * Dump a label.
+ */
+static void dump_label(ir_label_t label) {
+       be_emit_irprintf("%s%ld", be_gas_label_prefix(), label);
 }
 
 /**
  * Return the tarval of an atomic initializer.
+ *
+ * @param init  a node representing the initializer (on the const code irg)
+ *
+ * @return the tarval
  */
 static tarval *get_atomic_init_tv(ir_node *init)
 {
@@ -181,18 +309,21 @@ static tarval *get_atomic_init_tv(ir_node *init)
 
                case iro_SymConst:
                        switch (get_SymConst_kind(init)) {
-                       case symconst_ofs_ent:
-                               return new_tarval_from_long(get_entity_offset(get_SymConst_entity(init)), mode);
-
                        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));
 
+                       case symconst_label:
+                               return NULL;
+
                        default:
                                return NULL;
                        }
@@ -204,70 +335,79 @@ static tarval *get_atomic_init_tv(ir_node *init)
 }
 
 /**
- * dump an atomic value
+ * 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_dump_atomic_init(ia32_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(!entity_visited(ent)) {
+                       if(!is_entity_backend_marked(ent)) {
                                waitq_put(env->worklist, ent);
-                               mark_entity_visited(ent);
+                               set_entity_backend_marked(ent, 1);
                        }
-                       obstack_printf(obst, "%s", get_entity_ld_name(ent));
+                       be_emit_ident(get_entity_ld_ident(ent));
                        break;
 
                case symconst_ofs_ent:
                        ent = get_SymConst_entity(init);
 #if 0       /* not needed, is it? */
-                       if(!entity_visited(ent)) {
+                       if(!is_entity_backend_marked(ent)) {
                                waitq_put(env->worklist, ent);
-                               mark_entity_visited(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);
+                       dump_arith_tarval(tv, bytes);
+                       break;
+
+               case symconst_label:
+                       label = get_SymConst_label(init);
+                       dump_label(label);
                        break;
 
                default:
@@ -276,21 +416,30 @@ static void do_dump_atomic_init(ia32_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));
+                       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));
+                       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));
+                       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:
@@ -299,25 +448,26 @@ static void do_dump_atomic_init(ia32_decl_env_t *env, obstack_t *obst,
 }
 
 /**
- * dumps the type for given size (.byte, .long, ...)
+ * Dumps the type for given size (.byte, .long, ...)
+ *
+ * @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.word\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:
@@ -326,33 +476,76 @@ 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\n", (unsigned) size);
        }
 }
 
 /**
- * dump an atomic value to an obstack
+ * 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 dump_atomic_init(ia32_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) != get_mode_size_bits(mode_Bs))
+                       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
@@ -363,6 +556,7 @@ static int ent_is_string_const(ir_entity *ent)
        ir_type *type, *element_type;
        ir_mode *mode;
        int i, c, n;
+       int found_printable = 0;
 
        type = get_entity_type(ent);
 
@@ -383,38 +577,55 @@ static int ent_is_string_const(ir_entity *ent)
                || get_mode_size_bits(mode) != get_mode_size_bits(mode_Bs))
                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->has_initializer) {
+               /* TODO */
+               return 0;
+       } else {
+               /* 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;
+               }
        }
 
        /* then we can emit it as a string constant */
-       return 1;
+       return found_printable;
 }
 
 /**
  * Dump a string constant.
  * No checks are made!!
- * @param obst The obst to dump on.
- * @param ent The entity to dump.
+ *
+ * @param ent  The entity to dump.
  */
-static void dump_string_cst(obstack_t *obst, ir_entity *ent)
+static void dump_string_cst(ir_entity *ent)
 {
-       int i, n;
-
-       obstack_printf(obst, "\t.string \"");
-       n = get_compound_ent_n_values(ent);
+       int      i, len;
+       ir_type *type;
+       int      type_size;
+       int      remaining_space;
+
+       len = get_compound_ent_n_values(ent);
+       if (be_gas_flavour == GAS_FLAVOUR_MACH_O) {
+               be_emit_cstring("\t.ascii \"");
+       } else {
+               be_emit_cstring("\t.string \"");
+               len -= 1;
+       }
 
-       for (i = 0; i < n-1; ++i) {
+       for (i = 0; i < len; ++i) {
                ir_node *irn;
                int c;
 
@@ -422,87 +633,380 @@ 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 - len;
+       assert(remaining_space >= 0);
+       if(remaining_space > 0) {
+               be_emit_irprintf("\t.skip\t%d\n", remaining_space);
+       }
 }
 
-static void dump_array_init(ia32_decl_env_t *env, obstack_t *obst,
-                            ir_entity *ent)
+static void dump_string_initializer(const ir_initializer_t *initializer)
 {
-       const ir_type *ty = get_entity_type(ent);
-       int i;
-       int filler;
-       int size = 0;
-
-       /* potential spare values should be already included! */
-       for (i = 0; i < get_compound_ent_n_values(ent); ++i) {
-               ir_entity *step = get_compound_ent_value_member(ent, i);
-               ir_type *stype = get_entity_type(step);
-
-               if (get_type_mode(stype)) {
-                       int align = (get_type_alignment_bits(stype) + 7) >> 3;
-                       int n     = size % align;
-
-                       if (n > 0) {
-                               obstack_printf(obst, "\t.zero\t%d\n", align - n);
-                               size += align - n;
-                       }
-               }
-               dump_atomic_init(env, obst, get_compound_ent_value(ent, i));
-               size += get_type_size_bytes(stype);
+       size_t i, len;
+
+       len = initializer->compound.n_initializers;
+       if(be_gas_flavour == GAS_FLAVOUR_MACH_O) {
+               be_emit_cstring("\t.ascii \"");
+       } else {
+               be_emit_cstring("\t.string \"");
+               len -= 1;
        }
-       filler = get_type_size_bytes(ty) - size;
 
-       if (filler > 0)
-               obstack_printf(obst, "\t.skip\t%d\n", filler);
+       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;
 
+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\n");
+       }
+
+       /* 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, ir_entity *entity)
+{
+       const ir_initializer_t *initializer = entity->attr.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 = xcalloc(size, sizeof(vals[0]));
+
+#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.skip\t%d\n", space);
+                       be_emit_write_line();
+               }
+       }
+       xfree(vals);
+}
+
 /**
  * Dump an initializer for a compound entity.
  */
-static void dump_compound_init(ia32_decl_env_t *env, obstack_t *obst,
-                               ir_entity *ent)
+static void dump_compound_init(be_gas_decl_env_t *env, 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->has_initializer) {
+               dump_initializer(env, 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;
 
@@ -519,183 +1023,250 @@ static void dump_compound_init(ia32_decl_env_t *env, obstack_t *obst,
 
        /* 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;
                        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));
-                       }
+                       /* 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;
+               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;
-               space = 0;
-               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.skip\t%d\n", space);
+                       be_emit_write_line();
+               }
        }
        xfree(vals);
 }
 
+static void emit_align(unsigned alignment)
+{
+       if (!is_po2(alignment))
+               panic("alignment not a power of 2");
+
+       be_emit_irprintf(".p2align\t%u\n", log2_floor(alignment));
+       be_emit_write_line();
+}
+
 /**
  * Dump a global entity.
+ *
+ * @param env           the gas output environment
+ * @param ent           the entity to be dumped
  */
-static void dump_global(ia32_decl_env_t *env, ir_entity *ent, int emit_commons)
+static void dump_global(be_gas_decl_env_t *env, ir_entity *ent)
 {
-       obstack_t *obst;
-       ir_type *type = get_entity_type(ent);
-       const char *ld_name = get_entity_ld_name(ent);
-       ir_variability variability = get_entity_variability(ent);
-       ir_visibility visibility = get_entity_visibility(ent);
-       int align = get_type_alignment_bytes(type);
-       int emit_as_common = 0;
-
-       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          align          = get_type_alignment_bytes(type);
+       int               emit_as_common = 0;
+       be_gas_section_t  section        = env->section;
+       ir_variability    variability    = get_entity_variability(ent);
+       ir_visibility     visibility     = get_entity_visibility(ent);
+
+       if (is_Method_type(type) && section != GAS_SECTION_PIC_TRAMPOLINES) {
                return;
+       }
+
+       if (section != (be_gas_section_t) -1) {
+               emit_as_common = 0;
        } else if (variability == variability_constant) {
                /* a constant entity, put it on the rdata */
-               obst = env->rodata_obst;
+               section = GAS_SECTION_RODATA;
+               if (be_gas_flavour == GAS_FLAVOUR_MACH_O
+                               && ent_is_string_const(ent)) {
+                       section = GAS_SECTION_CSTRING;
+               }
        } else if (variability == variability_uninitialized) {
                /* uninitialized entity put it in bss segment */
-               obst = env->bss_obst;
-               if(emit_commons && visibility != visibility_local)
+               section = GAS_SECTION_COMMON;
+               if (visibility != visibility_local)
                        emit_as_common = 1;
+       } else {
+               section = GAS_SECTION_DATA;
        }
 
-       be_dbg_variable(env->main_env->db_handle, obst, ent);
+       if(!emit_as_common) {
+               be_gas_emit_switch_section(section);
+       }
+
+       be_dbg_variable(ent);
 
        /* global or not global */
        if (visibility == visibility_external_visible && !emit_as_common) {
-               obstack_printf(obst, ".global\t%s\n", ld_name);
+               be_emit_cstring(".globl\t");
+               be_emit_ident(ld_ident);
+               be_emit_char('\n');
+               be_emit_write_line();
        } else if(visibility == visibility_external_allocated) {
-               obstack_printf(obst, ".global\t%s\n", ld_name);
+               be_emit_cstring(".globl\t");
+               be_emit_ident(ld_ident);
+               be_emit_char('\n');
+               be_emit_write_line();
                /* we can return now... */
                return;
        }
        /* alignment */
-       if (align > 1 && !emit_as_common) {
-               obstack_printf(obst, ".balign\t%d\n", align);
+       if (align > 1 && !emit_as_common && section != GAS_SECTION_PIC_TRAMPOLINES
+                       && section != GAS_SECTION_PIC_SYMBOLS) {
+               emit_align(align);
        }
 
        if (!emit_as_common) {
-               obstack_printf(obst, "%s:\n", ld_name);
+               be_emit_ident(ld_ident);
+               be_emit_cstring(":\n");
+               be_emit_write_line();
        }
 
        if (variability == variability_uninitialized) {
-               if(emit_as_common) {
-                       obstack_printf(obst, "\t.comm %s,%d,%d\n",
-                                       ld_name, get_type_size_bytes(type), align);
+               if (emit_as_common) {
+                       switch (be_gas_flavour) {
+                       case GAS_FLAVOUR_ELF:
+                       case GAS_FLAVOUR_MACH_O:
+                       case GAS_FLAVOUR_YASM:
+                               be_emit_irprintf("\t.comm %s,%u,%u\n",
+                                       get_id_str(ld_ident), get_type_size_bytes(type), align);
+                               be_emit_write_line();
+                               break;
+                       case GAS_FLAVOUR_MINGW:
+                               be_emit_irprintf("\t.comm %s,%u # %u\n",
+                                       get_id_str(ld_ident), get_type_size_bytes(type), align);
+                               be_emit_write_line();
+                               break;
+                       }
+               } else if (section == GAS_SECTION_PIC_TRAMPOLINES) {
+                       if (be_gas_flavour == GAS_FLAVOUR_MACH_O) {
+                               be_emit_cstring("\t.indirect_symbol ");
+                               be_emit_ident(get_entity_ident(ent));
+                               be_emit_char('\n');
+                               be_emit_write_line();
+                               be_emit_cstring("\thlt ; hlt ; hlt ; hlt ; hlt\n");
+                               be_emit_write_line();
+                       } else {
+                               panic("PIC trampolines not yet supported in this gas mode");
+                       }
                } else {
-                       obstack_printf(obst, "\t.zero %d\n", get_type_size_bytes(type));
+                       be_emit_irprintf("\t.space %u\n", get_type_size_bytes(type));
+                       be_emit_write_line();
                }
-       } else if (is_atomic_type(type)) {
-               dump_atomic_init(env, obst, get_atomic_ent_value(ent));
-       } else if (ent_is_string_const(ent)) {
-               dump_string_cst(obst, ent);
-       } else if (is_Array_type(type)) {
-               dump_array_init(env, obst, ent);
-       } else if (is_compound_type(type)) {
-               dump_compound_init(env, obst, ent);
        } else {
-               assert(0 && "unsupported type");
+               if (is_atomic_entity(ent)) {
+                       dump_atomic_init(env, 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(ent);
+                               else
+                                       dump_compound_init(env, ent);
+                               break;
+                       case tpo_struct:
+                       case tpo_class:
+                       case tpo_union:
+                               dump_compound_init(env, ent);
+                               break;
+                       default:
+                               assert(0);
+                       }
+               }
        }
 }
 
 /**
  * Dumps declarations of global variables and the initialization code.
+ *
+ * @param gt                a global like type, either the global or the TLS one
+ * @param env               an environment
+ * @param only_emit_marked  if non-zero, external allocated entities that do not have
+ *                          its visited flag set are ignored
  */
-static void ia32_dump_globals(ir_type *gt, ia32_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 only_emit_marked)
 {
        int i, n = get_compound_n_members(gt);
        waitq *worklist = new_waitq();
 
-       if(only_emit_marked) {
+       if (only_emit_marked) {
                for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
                        ir_entity *ent = get_compound_member(gt, i);
-                       if(entity_visited(ent) ||
-                                       get_entity_visibility(ent) != visibility_external_allocated) {
+                       if (is_entity_backend_marked(ent) ||
+                           get_entity_visibility(ent) != visibility_external_allocated) {
                                waitq_put(worklist, ent);
-                               mark_entity_visited(ent);
+                               set_entity_backend_marked(ent, 1);
                        }
                }
        } else {
-               inc_master_type_visited();
                for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
                        ir_entity *ent = get_compound_member(gt, i);
-                       mark_entity_visited(ent);
+                       set_entity_backend_marked(ent, 1);
                        waitq_put(worklist, ent);
                }
        }
 
        env->worklist = worklist;
 
-       while(!waitq_empty(worklist)) {
+       while (!waitq_empty(worklist)) {
                ir_entity *ent = waitq_get(worklist);
 
-               dump_global(env, ent, emit_commons);
+               dump_global(env, ent);
        }
 
        del_waitq(worklist);
@@ -704,84 +1275,34 @@ static void ia32_dump_globals(ir_type *gt, ia32_decl_env_t *env,
 
 /************************************************************************/
 
-void be_gas_emit_decls(be_emit_env_t *emit, const be_main_env_t *main_env,
+/* Generate all entities. */
+void be_gas_emit_decls(const be_main_env_t *main_env,
                        int only_emit_marked_entities)
 {
-       ia32_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;
-
-       ia32_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;
-
-       ia32_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);
+       be_gas_decl_env_t env;
+       memset(&env, 0, sizeof(env));
+
+       env.main_env = main_env;
+
+       /* dump global type */
+       env.section = (be_gas_section_t) -1;
+       be_gas_dump_globals(get_glob_type(), &env, only_emit_marked_entities);
+       env.section = GAS_SECTION_TLS;
+       be_gas_dump_globals(get_tls_type(), &env, only_emit_marked_entities);
+       env.section = GAS_SECTION_CTOR;
+       be_gas_dump_globals(get_constructors_type(), &env,
+                           only_emit_marked_entities);
+       env.section = GAS_SECTION_PIC_SYMBOLS;
+       be_gas_dump_globals(main_env->pic_symbols_type, &env,
+                           only_emit_marked_entities);
+
+       if (get_compound_n_members(main_env->pic_trampolines_type) > 0) {
+               env.section = GAS_SECTION_PIC_TRAMPOLINES;
+               be_gas_dump_globals(main_env->pic_trampolines_type, &env,
+                                   only_emit_marked_entities);
+               if (be_gas_flavour == GAS_FLAVOUR_MACH_O) {
+                       be_emit_cstring("\t.subsections_via_symbols\n");
+                       be_emit_write_line();
+               }
+       }
 }