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+/***************************************************************
+   crc's _ _
+        (_) | ___
+        | | |/ _ \  a tiny virtual computer
+        | | | (_) | 64kw RAM, 32-bit, Dual Stack, MISC
+        |_|_|\___/  ilo.c (c) charles childers
+
+ ilo-fast.c modifications (c) 2024 Christopher Leonard
+
+ Recommended compiler flags:
+
+   -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer -funroll-loops
+   -march=native -ftree-vectorize
+
+ **************************************************************/
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#define T ds[sp]    /* Top of Data Stack    */
+#define N ds[sp-1]  /* Next on Data Stack   */
+#define R as[rp]    /* Top of Address Stack */
+#define V static void
+#define I int
+#define C char
+
+static C *blocks,   /* name of block file (ilo.blocks) */
+         *rom;      /* name of image (ilo.rom)         */
+
+#define push(v) { ds[sp + 1] = (v); sp += 1; }
+#define pop() ( sp -= 1, ds[sp + 1] )
+
+#define load_image() { \
+  f = open(rom, O_RDONLY, 0666); \
+  if (!f) { return; }; \
+  read(f, &m, 65536 * 4); \
+  close(f); \
+  ip = sp = rp = 0; \
+}
+
+#define save_image() { \
+  f = open(rom, O_WRONLY, 0666); \
+  write(f, &m, 65536 * 4); \
+  close(f); \
+}
+
+#define block_common() { \
+  b = pop(); /* block buffer */ \
+  a = pop(); /* block number */ \
+  lseek(f, 4096 * a, SEEK_SET); \
+}
+
+#define read_block() { \
+  f = open(blocks, O_RDONLY, 0666); \
+  block_common(); \
+  read(f, m + b, 4096); \
+  close(f); \
+}
+
+#define write_block() { \
+  f = open(blocks, O_WRONLY, 0666); \
+  block_common(); \
+  write(f, m + b, 4096); \
+  close(f); \
+}
+
+#define save_ip() { rp += 1; R = ip; }
+#define symmetric() { if (b >= 0 && N < 0) { T += 1; N -= b; } }
+
+#define li() { ip += 1; push(m[ip]); }
+#define du() { push(T); }
+#define dr() { ds[sp] = 0; sp -= 1; }
+#define sw() { a = T; T = N; N = a; }
+#define pu() { rp += 1; R = pop(); }
+#define po() { push(R); rp -= 1; }
+#define ju() { ip = pop() - 1; }
+#define ca() { save_ip(); ip = pop() - 1; }
+#define cc() { a = pop(); if (pop()) { save_ip(); ip = a - 1; } }
+#define cj() { a = pop(); if (pop()) { ip = a - 1; } }
+#define re() { ip = R; rp -= 1; }
+#define eq() { N = (N == T) ? -1 : 0; sp -= 1; }
+#define ne() { N = (N != T) ? -1 : 0; sp -= 1; }
+#define lt() { N = (N <  T) ? -1 : 0; sp -= 1; }
+#define gt() { N = (N >  T) ? -1 : 0; sp -= 1; }
+#define fe() { T = m[T]; }
+#define st() { m[T] = N; sp -= 2; }
+#define ad() { N += T; sp -= 1; }
+#define su() { N -= T; sp -= 1; }
+#define mu() { N *= T; sp -= 1; }
+#define di() { a = T; b = N; T = b / a; N = b % a; symmetric(); }
+#define an() { N = T & N; sp -= 1; }
+#define or() { N = T | N; sp -= 1; }
+#define xo() { N = T ^ N; sp -= 1; }
+#define sl() { N = N << T; sp -= 1; }
+#define sr() { N = N >> T; sp -= 1; }
+#define cp() { l = pop(); d = pop(); s = T; T = -1; \
+         while (l) { if (m[d] != m[s]) { T = 0; } \
+                     l -= 1; s += 1; d += 1; } }
+#define cy() { l = pop(); d = pop(); s = pop(); \
+         while (l) { m[d] = m[s]; l -= 1; s += 1; d += 1; } }
+#define ioa() { i[0] = (char)pop(); write(1, &i, 1); }
+#define iob() { read(0, &i, 1); push(i[0]); }
+#define ioc() { read_block(); }
+#define iod() { write_block(); }
+#define ioe() { save_image(); }
+#define iof() { load_image(); ip = -1; }
+#define iog() { ip = 65536; }
+#define ioh() { push(sp); push(rp); }
+#define io() { \
+  switch (pop()) { \
+    case 0: ioa(); break;  case 1: iob(); break; \
+    case 2: ioc(); break;  case 3: iod(); break; \
+    case 4: ioe(); break;  case 5: iof(); break; \
+    case 6: iog(); break;  case 7: ioh(); break; \
+    default: break; \
+  } \
+}
+
+/* Using a switch here instead of a jump table to avoid   */
+/* some issues w/relocation stuff when building w/o libc  */
+
+V execute() {
+
+I ip,        /* instruction pointer             */
+  sp,        /* data stack pointer              */
+  rp,        /* address stack pointer           */
+  ds[33],    /* data stack                      */
+  as[257],   /* address stack                   */
+  m[65536];  /* memory                          */
+
+/* the other variables are used by the various
+   functions for misc. purposes                   */
+
+I a, b, f, s, d, l;
+C i[1];
+  load_image();
+  for (; ip < 65536; ip++) {
+    I opcode = m[ip];
+    I bundle;
+    for (bundle = 0; bundle < 4; bundle++) {
+      I o = (opcode >> (8*bundle)) & 0xFF;
+      switch (o) {
+        case  0:       break;   case  1: li(); break;
+        case  2: du(); break;   case  3: dr(); break;
+        case  4: sw(); break;   case  5: pu(); break;
+        case  6: po(); break;   case  7: ju(); break;
+        case  8: ca(); break;   case  9: cc(); break;
+        case 10: cj(); break;   case 11: re(); break;
+        case 12: eq(); break;   case 13: ne(); break;
+        case 14: lt(); break;   case 15: gt(); break;
+        case 16: fe(); break;   case 17: st(); break;
+        case 18: ad(); break;   case 19: su(); break;
+        case 20: mu(); break;   case 21: di(); break;
+        case 22: an(); break;   case 23: or(); break;
+        case 24: xo(); break;   case 25: sl(); break;
+        case 26: sr(); break;   case 27: cp(); break;
+        case 28: cy(); break;   case 29: io(); break;
+        default: break;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+#if 0
+#ifndef NOSTDLIB
+  for (; sp > 0; sp -= 1) printf(" %d", ds[sp]); printf("\n");
+#endif
+#endif
+}
+
+I main(I argc, C **argv) {
+#ifndef NOSTDLIB
+  blocks = (argc > 1) ? argv[1] : "ilo.blocks";
+  rom    = (argc > 2) ? argv[2] : "ilo.rom";
+#else
+  blocks = "ilo.blocks";
+  rom = "ilo.rom";
+#endif
+  execute();
+  return 0;
+}