#	;; syncd.s

#	replacement for old syncd daemon
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#include <asm/unistd_64.h>	

	.file	"syncd.s"

	.data
time:
	.quad	5
	.quad	0
rem:
	.quad   0
	.quad	0

start_msg:
	.string "syncd started\n"
	
	.text
	.globl syncd

#  	first argument goes into %rdi  == pointer to time
#	second argument goes into %rsi == pointer to rem (short for remainder, if we are interrupted)

	
	
syncd:	

	mov	$__NR_sync, %rax	# syscall is sync, needs no arguments
	syscall
	
	lea     time,%rdi	# 
	lea	rem,%rsi	# 
	mov     $__NR_nanosleep,%rax	# syscall is nanosleep, so 35 goes in %rax...
	syscall

	jmp	syncd		# and do it again

	
	mov	$0, %rdi	# and exit with a zero status
	mov	$__NR_exit, %rax	# syscall = 60 is exit
	syscall