void Label::patch_instructions(MacroAssembler* masm) {
assert(is_bound(), "Label is bound");
CodeBuffer* cb = masm->code();
int target_sect = CodeBuffer::locator_sect(loc());
address target = cb->locator_address(loc());
while (_patch_index > 0) {
--_patch_index;
int branch_loc;
if (_patch_index >= PatchCacheSize) {
branch_loc = _patch_overflow->pop();
} else {
branch_loc = _patches[_patch_index];
}
int branch_sect = CodeBuffer::locator_sect(branch_loc);
address branch = cb->locator_address(branch_loc);
if (branch_sect == CodeBuffer::SECT_CONSTS) {
// The thing to patch is a constant word.
*(address*)branch = target;
continue;
}
#ifdef ASSERT
// Cross-section branches only work if the
// intermediate section boundaries are frozen.
if (target_sect != branch_sect) {
for (int n = MIN2(target_sect, branch_sect),
nlimit = (target_sect + branch_sect) - n;
n < nlimit; n++) {
CodeSection* cs = cb->code_section(n);
assert(cs->is_frozen(), "cross-section branch needs stable offsets");
}
}
#endif //ASSERT
// Push the target offset into the branch instruction.
masm->pd_patch_instruction(branch, target);
}
}
