Now what?

Roger Heflin rah at horizon.hit.net
Tue May 25 18:21:44 GMT 1999




THere is not real easy reason.   The good disassemblers assign a Lxxx
type address for a label if part of hte disassembled program access
that data point.   Where there are big jumps (big is more than 1 or 2
bytes and less that say 256) that may mean there is a table there.
To really understand things you need to look at how the disassembled
program is accessing things.  Also if the program is accessing things
indirectly the disassemblers won't detect it.  Indirectly is taking a
starting address and adding something to it (table indexing), or
reading a list of addressses from memory and accessing thos addresses
(the ALDL output code does this).  The disassemblers will only detect
the direct access in the instructions.

Looking at the code is really the only way to figure out things.  If
you have the ALDL output stream that is a good place to start.

			Roger


 On Tue, 25 May 1999, Bruce Plecan wrote:

> I have some questions, if you look thru this,
> 
> 0000    L0000   =       0x0000
> 0000    L0010   =       0x0010        Why do the numbers "jump", here??
> 0010    L0011   =       0x0011
> 0011    L0012   =       0x0012
> 0012    L0013   =       0x0013
> 0013    L0014   =       0x0014
> 0014    L0015   =       0x0015
> 0015    L0016   =       0x0016
> 0016    L0017   =       0x0017
> 
> snip
> 
> 0030    L0031   =       0x0031
> 0031    L0033   =       0x0033
> 0033    L0034   =       0x0034
> 0034    L0035   =       0x0035
> 0035    L0036   =       0x0036
> 0036    L0037   =       0x0037
> 0037    L0038   =       0x0038
> 0038    L0039   =       0x0039               What happens here?.
> 0039    L0048   =       0x0048
> 0048    L0058   =       0x0058
> 0058    L0059   =       0x0059
> 0059    L005A   =       0x005A
> 005A    L005B   =       0x005B
> 005B    L005D   =       0x005D
> 
> snip
> 
> 5006    L5009   =       0x5009           Why the jump to the 5 "prefix"
> 5009    L500C   =       0x500C
> 500C    L500F   =       0x500F
> 500F    L5012   =       0x5012
> 5012    L6000   =       0x6000
> 
> 
> 8000            .area   CODE1   (ABS)
> 8000            .org    0x8000
> 8000
> 8000            .byte   0x08,0x74,0x0A,0xC6,0x59,0x65,0x00,0x00
> 8008            .byte   0x5B,0x00,0x20,0x0F,0x4A,0x4A,0x4A,0x4A
> 8010            .byte   0x4A,0x4A,0x4A,0x4A,0x4A,0x4A,0x44,0x3F
> 8018            .byte   0x39,0x33,0x33,0x4A,0x4A,0x4A,0x4A,0x4A
> 8020            .byte   0x55,0x55,0x55,0x50,0x4A,0x44,0x3F,0x39
> 8028            .byte   0x33,0x33,0x4A,0x4A,0x4A,0x4A,0x55,0x5B
> 8030            .byte   0x61,0x5B,0x55,0x50,0x44,0x3F,0x39,0x33
> 8038            .byte   0x33,0x55,0x55,0x55,0x61,0x66,0x6C,0x66
> 8040            .byte   0x61,0x5B,0x55,0x50,0x44,0x3C,0x33,0x33
> 8048            .byte   0x55,0x55,0x72,0x77,0x7D,0x77,0x72,0x6C
> 8050            .byte   0x66,0x5B,0x55,0x4A,0x41,0x33,0x33,0x55
> 8058            .byte   0x55,0x77,0x7D,0x83,0x7D,0x77,0x72,0x66
> 8060            .byte   0x5B,0x55,0x50,0x44,0x39,0x39,0x55,0x55
> 8068            .byte   0x77,0x7D,0x89,0x7D,0x77,0x72,0x66,0x5B
> 8070            .byte   0x55,0x50,0x4A,0x39,0x39,0x55,0x55,0x77
> 8078            .byte   0x83,0x89,0x83,0x7D,0x72,0x66,0x5B,0x55
> 8080            .byte   0x50,0x4A,0x3C,0x3C,0x55,0x55,0x77,0x83
> 8088            .byte   0x89,0x83,0x7D,0x72,0x6C,0x61,0x5B,0x55
> 8090            .byte   0x50,0x3F,0x3F,0x55,0x55,0x77,0x83,0x89
> 8098            .byte   0x83,0x7D,0x77,0x72,0x66,0x5B,0x55,0x52
> 80A0            .byte   0x41,0x41,0x55,0x55,0x77,0x7D,0x89,0x7D
> 80A8            .byte   0x83,0x7D,0x77,0x6C,0x5E,0x58,0x55,0x44
> 80B0            .byte   0x44,0x55,0x55,0x77,0x7D,0x89,0x89,0x89
> 80B8            .byte   0x83,0x7D,0x72,0x5E,0x5B,0x58,0x44,0x44
> 80C0            .byte   0x55,0x55,0x77,0x7D,0x89,0x89,0x89,0x83
> 80C8            .byte   0x7D,0x72,0x5E,0x5E,0x5E,0x47,0x47,0x55
> 80D0            .byte   0x55,0x77,0x7D,0x89,0x89,0x89,0x83,0x7D
> 80D8            .byte   0x72,0x5E,0x5E,0x5E,0x47,0x47,0x55,0x55
> 80E0            .byte   0x77,0x7D,0x89,0x89,0x89,0x83,0x7D,0x72
> 80E8            .byte   0x61,0x5E,0x5E,0x4A,0x4A,0x55,0x55,0x77
> 80F0            .byte   0x7D,0x89,0x89,0x89,0x83,0x7D,0x72,0x61
> 80F8            .byte   0x61,0x61,0x50,0x50,0x55,0x55,0x77,0x7D
> 8100            .byte   0x89,0x89,0x89,0x83,0x7D,0x72,0x64,0x61
> 8108            .byte   0x61,0x5B,0x58,0x20,0x20,0x07,0x64,0x69
> 8110            .byte   0x69,0x69,0x6F,0x75,0x7A,0x64,0x69,0x69
> 8118            .byte   0x69,0x6F,0x75,0x7A,0x64,0x69,0x69,0x69
> 8120            .byte   0x6F,0x75,0x7A,0x64,0x64,0x64,0x69,0x6C
> 8128            .byte   0x6F,0x72,0x64,0x64,0x64,0x66,0x68,0x69
> 8130            .byte   0x6F,0x64,0x64,0x64,0x64,0x68,0x6C,0x6F
> 8138            .byte   0x64,0x64,0x64,0x64,0x66,0x69,0x6C,0x64
> 8140            .byte   0x64,0x64,0x64,0x64,0x64,0x64,0x64,0x64
> 8148            .byte   0x64,0x64,0x64,0x64,0x64,0x64,0x64,0x64
> 8150            .byte   0x64,0x64,0x64,0x64,0x61,0x61,0x61,0x5B
> 8158            .byte   0x58,0x55,0x64,0x69,0x69,0x69,0x58,0x55
> 8160            .byte   0x52,0x64
> 8162    L8162:  .byte   0xC7
> 8163    L8163:  .byte   0x64
> 8164    L8164:  .byte   0x64
> 8165    L8165:  .byte   0x09,0x4F
> 8167    L8167:  .byte   0x05
> 8168    L8168:  .byte   0x0C,0xCD
> 816A    L816A:  .byte   0x05
> 816B    L816B:  .byte   0x0D
> 816C    L816C:  .byte   0x00,0x2B
> 816E    L816E:  .byte   0xFF,0x39
> 8170    L8170:  .byte   0xFF,0xEE
> 
> snip
> 
> 90FC    L90FC:  pulx       What needs to be done with this to make sense of
> it??
> 90FD            pulx
> 90FE            pula
> 90FF            pulb
> 9100            ins
> 9101            rts
> 9102    L9102:  pshy
> 9104            pshb
> 9105            pshx
> 9106            suba    0x00,x
> 9108            bcc     L910B
> 910A            clra
> 910B    L910B:  subb    0x01,x
> 910D            bcc     L9110
> 910F            clrb
> 9110    L9110:  pshx
> 9111            puly
> 9113            psha
> 9114            ldaa    #0x10
> 9116            mul
> 9117            pshb
> 9118            tab
> 9119            abx
> 911A            pula
> 911B            pulb
> 911C            psha
> 911D            ldaa    #0x10
> 911F            mul
> 9120            pshb
> 9121            ldab    0x02,y
> 9124            mul
> 9125            abx
> 9126            pshx
> 9127            ldab    0x02,y
> 912A            abx
> 912B            tsy
> 912D            ldd     0x03,x
> 912F            sba
> 9130            ldab    0x03,y
> 9133            bcc     L913B
> 9135            nega
> 9136            mul
> 9137            adca    0x03,x
> 9139            bra     L9141
> 913B    L913B:  mul
> 913C            adca    #0x00
> 913E            nega
> 913F            adda    0x03,x
> 9141    L9141:  pulx
> 9142            psha
> 9143            ldd     0x03,x
> 9145            sba
> 9146            ldab    0x03,y
> 9149            bcc     L9151
> 914B            nega
> 914C            mul
> 914D            adca    0x03,x
> 914F            bra     L9157
> 9151    L9151:  mul
> 9152            adca    #0x00
> 9154            nega
> 9155            adda    0x03,x
> 9157    L9157:  pulb
> 9158            psha
> 9159            sba
> 915A            ldab    0x02,y
> 915D            bcc     L9166
> 915F            nega
> 9160            mul
> 9161            adca    0x01,y
> 9164            bra     L916D
> 9166    L9166:  mul
> 9167            adca    #0x00
> 9169            nega
> 916A            adda    0x01,y
> 916D    L916D:  ins
> 916E            pulx
> 916F            pulx
> 9170            pulb
> 9171            puly
> 9173            rts
> 9174    L9174:  pshx
> 9175            pshb
> 9176            ldab    0x00,x
> 9178            inx
> 9179            bra     L9183
> 917B    L917B:  sba
> 917C            bcc     L917F
> 917E            clra
> 917F    L917F:  pshx
> 9180            pshb
> 9181            ldab    #0x10
> 9183    L9183:  mul
> 9184            pshb
> 9185            tab
> 9186            abx
> 9187            ldd     0x00,x
> 9189            sba
> 918A            pulb
> 918B            bcc     L9193
> 918D            nega
> 918E            mul
> 918F            adca    0x00,x
> 9191            bra     L9199
> 9193    L9193:  mul
> 9194            adca    #0x00
> 9196            nega
> 9197            adda    0x00,x
> 9199    L9199:  pulb
> 919A            pulx
> 919B            rts
> 919C    L919C:  pshb
> 919D            pshx
> 919E            pshx
> 919F            tsx
> 91A0            suba    0x00,x
> 91A2            bcc     L91AB
> 91A4            negb
> 91A5            addb    0x00,x
> 91A7            stab    0x00,x
> 91A9            ldab    0x04,x
> 91AB    L91AB:  mul
> 91AC            stab    0x01,x
> 91AE            psha
> 91AF            ldd     0x03,x
> 91B1            negb
> 91B2            beq     L91B7
> 91B4            mul
> 91B5            adca    #0x00
> 91B7    L91B7:  tab
> 91B8            pula
> 91B9            addd    0x00,x
> 91BB            pulx
> 91BC            pulx
> 91BD            ins
> 91BE            rts
> 91BF    E0VECT: pshx
> 91C0            pshb
> 91C1            psha
> 91C2            lsrd
> 91C3            psha
> 91C4            ldy     #0x0000
> 91C8            tba
> 91C9            beq     L91D9
> 91CB    L91CB:  ldab    0x00,x
> 91CD            aby
> 91CF            ldab    0x01,x
> 91D1            aby
> 91D3            ldab    #0x02
> 91D5            abx
> 91D6            deca
> 91D7            bne     L91CB
> 91D9    L91D9:  pshx
> 91DA            ldx     #0xFF00
> 91DD            stx     L400B
> 91E0            tsx
> 91E1            dec     0x02,x
> 91E3            pulx
> 91E4            bpl     L91CB
> 91E6            ins
> 91E7            pula
> 91E8            pulb
> 91E9            pulx
> 91EA            rts
> 91EB    ECVECT: ldx     #0x4000
> 91EE            bclr    0x04,x,#0x04
> 91F1            bra     L91F9
> 
> snip
> 
> FFF4    VECTF4: .word   F4VECT         OK ??
> FFF6    VECTF6: .word   F6VECT
> FFF8    VECTF8: .word   F8VECT
> FFFA    VECTFA: .word   FAVECT
> FFFC    VECTFC: .word   FCVECT
> FFFE    RSTVEC: .word   RESET
> 0000    ;       .end
> 
> Thanks
> Doc Grumpy Sneezy Sleepy Bashful
> 
> 




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