make a non-kernel variant of MaybeDumpString

inc/kernel.inc

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ constant K_INT_XTLB_REFILL(2)
 constant K_INT_CACHE_ERROR(3)
 constant K_INT_OTHER(4)
 
-macro KDumpString(name) {
+macro DumpString(name) {
 if K_DEBUG {
     // does not include error/console-checking!
     // note: this first instruction must be okay to be in a delay slot.
@@ -39,11 +39,21 @@ if K_DEBUG {
 }
 }
 
+macro MaybeDumpString(str) {
+if K_DEBUG {
+    lui     t0, K_BASE
+    lw      t1, K_CONSOLE_AVAILABLE(t0)
+    beqz    t1,+
+    DumpString({str})
++
+}
+}
+
 macro KMaybeDumpString(str) {
 if K_DEBUG {
     lw      t1, K_CONSOLE_AVAILABLE(k0)
     beqz    t1,+
-    KDumpString({str})
+    DumpString({str})
 +
 }
 }

kernel.asm

@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ Drive64Confirmed:
 Drive64CheckConsole:
     // NOTE: we only check at boot, so disconnecting the console
     //       while running will cause a ton of lag (timeouts) until reset.
-    KDumpString(KS_ConsoleConfirmed)
+    DumpString(KS_ConsoleConfirmed)
     lli     t0, 1
     beqzl   v0, Drive64Done
     sw      t0, K_CONSOLE_AVAILABLE(gp)

main.asm

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Main:
     ori     a2, a0, BLAH_XXD
     jal     DumpAndWrite
     lli     a3, 0x20 * 4
-//  KMaybeDumpString(KS_Newline)
+    MaybeDumpString(KS_Newline)
 
 Test3D:
     // write the jump to our actual instructions
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ Start3D:
     sw      t0, SP_STATUS(a0)
 
     // wait
+    MaybeDumpString(SWaiting)
     lui     a0, SP_BASE
 -
     lw      t0, SP_STATUS(a0)
@@ -107,20 +108,13 @@ Start3D:
     jal     PushVideoTask
     ori     a0, a0, BLAH_SP_TASK
 
-    // take a peek at the Task data we wrote
-    lui     a0, BLAH_BASE
-    ori     a0, a0, BLAH_SP_TASK
-    lli     a1, 0x40
-    ori     a2, a0, BLAH_XXD
-    jal     DumpAndWrite
-    lli     a3, 0x40 * 4
-//  KMaybeDumpString(KS_Newline)
-
+    MaybeDumpString(SWaiting)
     SP_BUSY_WAIT()
 
     jal     LoadRSPBoot
     nop
 
+    MaybeDumpString(SWaiting)
     SP_BUSY_WAIT()
 
     // clear all flags that would halt RSP (i.e. tell it to run!)
@@ -129,15 +123,14 @@ Start3D:
     sw      t0, SP_STATUS(a0)
     nop
 
-    jal     SetupScreen
-    nop
-
     EnableInt()
 
 MainLoop:
     j MainLoop
     nop
 
+KSL(SWaiting, "Waiting on RSP...")
+
 SetupScreen:
 if HICOLOR {
     ScreenNTSC(WIDTH, HEIGHT, BPP32|INTERLACE|AA_MODE_2|PIXEL_ADV_3, VIDEO_C_BUFFER | UNCACHED)