Calling C Functions in Inline Assembly
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An __asm block can call C functions, including C library routines. The following example calls the printf library routine:
// InlineAssembler_Calling_C_Functions_in_Inline_Assembly.cpp
// processor: x86
#include <stdio.h>
char format[] = "%s %s\n";
char hello[] = "Hello";
char world[] = "world";
int main( void )
{
__asm
{
mov eax, offset world
push eax
mov eax, offset hello
push eax
mov eax, offset format
push eax
call printf
//clean up the stack so that main can exit cleanly
//use the unused register ebx to do the cleanup
pop ebx
pop ebx
pop ebx
}
}
Because function arguments are passed on the stack, you simply push the needed arguments — string pointers, in the previous example — before calling the function. The arguments are pushed in reverse order, so they come off the stack in the desired order. To emulate the C statement
printf( format, hello, world );
the example pushes pointers to world, hello, and format, in that order, and then calls printf.
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