[llvm] r373888 - [IA] Recognize hexadecimal escape sequences

[Bill Wendling via llvm-commits]

Author: void
Date: Mon Oct  7 02:54:53 2019
New Revision: 373888

URL: http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project?rev=373888&view=rev
Log:
[IA] Recognize hexadecimal escape sequences

Summary:
Implement support for hexadecimal escape sequences to match how GNU 'as'
handles them. I.e., read all hexadecimal characters and truncate to the
lower 16 bits.

Reviewers: nickdesaulniers

Subscribers: hiraditya, llvm-commits

Tags: #llvm

Differential Revision: https://reviews.llvm.org/D68483

Modified:
    llvm/trunk/lib/MC/MCParser/AsmParser.cpp
    llvm/trunk/test/MC/AsmParser/directive_ascii.s

Modified: llvm/trunk/lib/MC/MCParser/AsmParser.cpp
URL: http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project/llvm/trunk/lib/MC/MCParser/AsmParser.cpp?rev=373888&r1=373887&r2=373888&view=diff
==============================================================================
--- llvm/trunk/lib/MC/MCParser/AsmParser.cpp (original)
+++ llvm/trunk/lib/MC/MCParser/AsmParser.cpp Mon Oct  7 02:54:53 2019
@@ -2914,11 +2914,26 @@ bool AsmParser::parseEscapedString(std::
     }
 
     // Recognize escaped characters. Note that this escape semantics currently
-    // loosely follows Darwin 'as'. Notably, it doesn't support hex escapes.
+    // loosely follows Darwin 'as'.
     ++i;
     if (i == e)
       return TokError("unexpected backslash at end of string");
 
+    // Recognize hex sequences similarly to GNU 'as'.
+    if (Str[i] == 'x' || Str[i] == 'X') {
+      if (!isHexDigit(Str[i + 1]))
+        return TokError("invalid hexadecimal escape sequence");
+
+      // Consume hex characters. GNU 'as' reads all hexadecimal characters and
+      // then truncates to the lower 16 bits. Seems reasonable.
+      unsigned Value = 0;
+      while (isHexDigit(Str[i + 1]))
+        Value = Value * 16 + hexDigitValue(Str[++i]);
+
+      Data += (unsigned char)(Value & 0xFF);
+      continue;
+    }
+
     // Recognize octal sequences.
     if ((unsigned)(Str[i] - '0') <= 7) {
       // Consume up to three octal characters.

Modified: llvm/trunk/test/MC/AsmParser/directive_ascii.s
URL: http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project/llvm/trunk/test/MC/AsmParser/directive_ascii.s?rev=373888&r1=373887&r2=373888&view=diff
==============================================================================
--- llvm/trunk/test/MC/AsmParser/directive_ascii.s (original)
+++ llvm/trunk/test/MC/AsmParser/directive_ascii.s Mon Oct  7 02:54:53 2019
@@ -39,3 +39,8 @@ TEST5:
 # CHECK: .byte 0
 TEST6:
         .string "B", "C"
+
+# CHECK: TEST7:
+# CHECK: .ascii "dk"
+TEST7:
+        .ascii "\x64\Xa6B"