SYSCALL functions available in MARS
Introduction
A number of system services, mainly for input and output, are available for use by your MIPS program. They are described in the table below.
MIPS register contents are not affected by a system call, except for result registers as specified in the table below.
How to use SYSCALL system services Step 1. Load the service number in register $v0.
Step 2. Load argument values, if any, in $a0, $a1, $a2, or $f12 as specified.
Step 3. Issue the SYSCALL instruction.
Step 4. Retrieve return values, if any, from result registers as specified.
Example: display the value stored in $t0 on the console
li $v0, 1 # service 1 is print integer
add $a0, $t0, $zero # load desired value into argument register $a0, using pseudo-op
syscall
Table of Available Services
Service
Code in $v0
Arguments
Result
print integer
1
$a0 = integer to print
print float
2
$f12 = float to print
print double
3
$f12 = double to print
print string
4
$a0 = address of null-terminated string to print
read integer
5
$v0 contains integer read
read float
6
$f0 contains float read
read double
7
$f0 contains double read
read string
8
$a0 = address of input buffer
$a1 = maximum number of characters to read
See note below table
sbrk (allocate heap memory)
9
$a0 = number of bytes to allocate
$v0 contains address of allocated memory
exit (terminate execution)
10
print character
11
$a0 = character to print
See note below table
read character
12
$v0 contains character read
open file
13
$a0 = address of null-terminated string containing filename
$a1 = flags
$a2 = mode
$v0 contains file descriptor (negative if error). See note below table
read from file
14
$a0 = file descriptor
$a1 = address of input buffer
$a2 = maximum number of characters to read
$v0 contains number of characters read (0 if end-of-file, negative if error). See note below table
write to file
15
$a0 = file descriptor
$a1 = address of output buffer
$a2 = number of characters to write
$v0 contains number of characters written (negative if error). See note below table
close file
16
$a0 = file descriptor
exit2 (terminate with value)
17
$a0 = termination result
See note below table
Services 1 through 17 are compatible with the SPIM simulator, other than Open File (13) as described in the Notes below the table. Services 30 and higher are exclusive to MARS.
time (system time)
30
$a0 = low order 32 bits of system time
$a1 = high order 32 bits of system time. See note below table
MIDI out
31
$a0 = pitch (0-127)
$a1 = duration in milliseconds
$a2 = instrument (0-127)
$a3 = volume (0-127)
Generate tone and return immediately. See note below table
sleep
32
$a0 = the length of time to sleep in milliseconds.
Causes the MARS Java thread to sleep for (at least) the specified number of milliseconds. This timing will not be precise, as the Java implementation will add some overhead.
MIDI out synchronous
33
$a0 = pitch (0-127)
$a1 = duration in milliseconds
$a2 = instrument (0-127)
$a3 = volume (0-127)
Generate tone and return upon tone completion. See note below table
print integer in hexadecimal
34
$a0 = integer to print
Displayed value is 8 hexadecimal digits, left-padding with zeroes if necessary.
print integer in binary
35
$a0 = integer to print
Displayed value is 32 bits, left-padding with zeroes if necessary.
print integer as unsigned
36
$a0 = integer to print
Displayed as unsigned decimal value.
(not used)
37-39
set seed
40
$a0 = i.d. of pseudorandom number generator (any int).
$a1 = seed for corresponding pseudorandom number generator.
No values are returned. Sets the seed of the corresponding underlying Java pseudorandom number generator (java.util.Random). See note below table
random int
41
$a0 = i.d. of pseudorandom number generator (any int).
$a0 contains the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed int value from this random number generator's sequence. See note below table
random int range
42
$a0 = i.d. of pseudorandom number generator (any int).
$a1 = upper bound of range of returned values.
$a0 contains pseudorandom, uniformly distributed int value in the range 0 <= [int] < [upper bound], drawn from this random number generator's sequence. See note below table
random float
43
$a0 = i.d. of pseudorandom number generator (any int).
$f0 contains the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed float value in the range 0.0 <= f < 1.0 from this random number generator's sequence. See note below table
random double
44
$a0 = i.d. of pseudorandom number generator (any int).
$f0 contains the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed double value in the range 0.0 <= f < 1.0 from this random number generator's sequence. See note below table
(not used)
45-49
ConfirmDialog
50
$a0 = address of null-terminated string that is the message to user
$a0 contains value of user-chosen option
0: Yes
1: No
2: Cancel
InputDialogInt
51
$a0 = address of null-terminated string that is the message to user
$a0 contains int read
$a1 contains status value
0: OK status
-1: input data cannot be correctly parsed
-2: Cancel was chosen
-3: OK was chosen but no data had been input into field
InputDialogFloat
52
$a0 = address of null-terminated string that is the message to user
$f0 contains float read
$a1 contains status value
0: OK status
-1: input data cannot be correctly parsed
-2: Cancel was chosen
-3: OK was chosen but no data had been input into field
InputDialogDouble
53
$a0 = address of null-terminated string that is the message to user
$f0 contains double read
$a1 contains status value
0: OK status
-1: input data cannot be correctly parsed
-2: Cancel was chosen
-3: OK was chosen but no data had been input into field
InputDialogString
54
$a0 = address of null-terminated string that is the message to user
$a1 = address of input buffer
$a2 = maximum number of characters to read
See Service 8 note below table
$a1 contains status value
0: OK status. Buffer contains the input string.
-2: Cancel was chosen. No change to buffer.
-3: OK was chosen but no data had been input into field. No change to buffer.
-4: length of the input string exceeded the specified maximum. Buffer contains the maximum allowable input string plus a terminating null.
MessageDialog
55
$a0 = address of null-terminated string that is the message to user
$a1 = the type of message to be displayed:
0: error message, indicated by Error icon
本文介绍了MARS中可用的SYSCALL系统服务,主要用于输入输出。说明了使用SYSCALL系统服务的步骤,包括加载服务号、参数值,执行指令和获取返回值。还列举了一系列可用服务,如打印、读取数据、文件操作等,并介绍了各服务的代码、参数和结果。

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