nightloader/stage_1/utility.asm

section .text



initialize_video_mode:
    
.prolog:
    push ax
    
    ; set the video mode correctly
    xor ah, ah          ; bios-function (set video mode)
    mov al, 3           ; video mode with 80x25 characters
    int 0x10
    
.epilog:
    pop ax
    ret

; cx: len_buffer
; si: buffer
; dl: start_x       NOTE: Will contain the end of the text on-screen
; dh: start_y       NOTE: Will contain the end of the text on-screen
print_string:
    
.prolog:
    push di
    push cx
    push bx
    push ax
    
    xor di, di          ; character index
    
.printing_loop:
    
.set_cursor_position:
    
    mov ah, 0x02
    mov bh, 0
    int 0x10
    
.write_character:
    
    push cx             ; save len_buffer
    
    ; get the current character
    mov bx, si
    add bx, di
    mov al, [bx]
    ; al now contains the current character
    
    ; set the other needed interrupt values
    mov ah, 0x0a        ; wanted function (write character at cursor position)
    mov bh, 0           ; page number
    mov cx, 1           ; repetitions of character
    int 0x10            ; call bios basic draw functions
    
    pop cx              ; restore len_buffer
    
    
    
    inc dl              ; go to next column
    
    ; go to a new line if needed
    cmp dl, 80
    jb .no_new_line_needed
    xor dl, dl
    inc dh              ; increase column
    
.no_new_line_needed:
    
    inc di              ; go to next character
    
    ; go further if the string-printing hasn't been finished
    cmp di, cx
    jb .printing_loop
    
.epilog:
    pop ax
    pop bx
    pop cx
    pop di
    
    ret



; ds: source
; es: destination
; dx: len_to_copy
mem_copy:
    push ax
    push bx
    push cx
    push dx
    xor cx, cx
    mov di, dx
    
    ; ax: first region's value
    ; bx: address at index
    ; cx: byte_index
    ; dx: second region's value
.loop:
    
    ; retrieve the source byte at the current index
    mov bx, cx
    mov dx, [bx]
    
    ; swap the two segments
    ; here, ax and bx are used differently.
    mov ax, es
    mov bx, ds
    mov ds, ax
    mov es, bx
    
    mov [bx], cx
    
    ; swap the two segments back
    mov ax, es
    mov bx, ds
    mov ds, ax
    mov es, bx
    
    inc cx
    
    ; if the end has NOT been reached
    cmp cx, di
    jb .loop        ; => continue
    
    ret



; ds: region_1
; es: region_2
; dx: len_regions
; ax: result
mem_equals:
    
    push bx
    push cx
    push dx
    push di
    xor cx, cx
    mov di, dx
    
    ; ax: first region's value
    ; bx: address at index
    ; cx: byte_index
    ; dx: second region's value
.loop:
    mov bx, cx
    mov dx, [bx]
    
    ; swap the two segments
    ; here, ax and bx are used differently.
    mov ax, es
    mov bx, ds
    mov ds, ax
    mov es, bx
    
    mov bx, cx
    mov ax, [bx]
    
    cmp ax, dx
    
    ; swap the two segments back
    mov ax, es
    mov bx, ds
    mov ds, ax
    mov es, bx
    
    ; jump accordingly to the comparison above
    jne .not_equal
    inc cx
    
    cmp cx, di          ; if the loop needs to continue
    jb .loop            ; (if the end is NOT reached yet)
    
    ; it goes here if the two regions are completely equal
    pop di
    pop dx
    pop cx
    pop bx
    
    mov ax, 1
    ret
    
.not_equal:
    
    pop di
    pop dx
    pop cx
    pop bx
    
    mov ax, 0
    ret



; ax: start_sector (lower)
; bl: start_sector (upper)
; cx: sector_count
; dh: drive
; es: buffer_address (upper)
; di: buffer_address (lower)
load_sectors:
    
.prolog:
    push ax
    push bx
    push cx
    push dx
    push si
    xor si, si          ; current sector index
    
    
    
    ; calculate the distance (in sectors) to the next cylinder boundary
    
    ; get the index of the current cylinder
    and ax, 0b00111111          ; extract only the sector index
    mov bx, 64                  ; get the maximum number of sectors + 1
    sub bx, ax                  ; invert the result; 1 becomes 63; 63 becomes 1
    cmp ax, 63
    jne .is_not_on_full_cylinder_boundary
    
    ; if it's indeed on a full cylinder boundary, the first_read-part is unimportant
    mov ax, 0
    set_load_args
    
.is_not_on_full_cylinder_boundary:
    
    
    
    ; cx still contains the entry-point's wanted sector_count
    ; ax now contains the distance to the next cylinder boundary
    
    cmp cx, ax
    jbe .load_data
    
    ; it gets here if there are more sectors needed after the
    ; next cylinder boundary
    ; if the number of sectors
    ; which are wanted (sector_count) is above the
    ; distance to the next cylinder boundary
    
    ; if not that many sectors are needed, just read as
    ; many sectors as are needed in total
    mov cx, bx
    
    jmp .load_data
    
    
    
; sets the arguments for a run of '.load_data' after the
; first one; aligned on a CHS - cylinder boundary
.set_load_args:
    
    mov bx, sp
    add bx, 4
    mov cx, [bx]
    sub cx, si          ; cx = num_missing_sectors
    
    cmp cx, 63
    jbe .add_num_missing_sectors_to_sector_index
    
    ; if this goes here, there are more than 63 sectors
    ; still missing to be loaded
    ; -> clamp them to 63 so they can be loaded.
    mov cl, 63
    jmp .load_data
    
.add_num_missing_sectors_to_sector_index:
    
    add si, cx
    
; loads at most 64 sectors from the disk into the main memory
; ax: scratchpad
; bx: start_sector (high part)
; ch: start_sector (low part)
; cl: num_sectors
.load_data:
    
    mov ah, 0x02
    mov al, cl
    mov dl, [bx]        ; drive
    mov dh, bh          ; head
    mov cl, ch          ; sector
    mov ch, bl          ; cylinder
    mov bx, di          ; buffer address (lower)
    int 0x13
    
.continue_if_needed:
    
    ; check if there still are sectors missing to load
    mov bx, sp
    add bx, 4
    mov cx, [bx]        ; sector_count
    
    cmp si, cx
    jb .set_load_args
    
    
    
.epilog:
    
    pop si
    pop dx
    pop cx
    pop bx
    pop ax
    
    ret