source: trunk/minix/lib/i86/string/_strncmp.s@ 10

!       strncmp()                                       Author: Kees J. Bot
!                                                               27 Jan 1994
.sect .text; .sect .rom; .sect .data; .sect .bss

! int strncmp(const char *s1, const char *s2, size_t cx)
!       Compare two strings.
!
.sect .text
.define __strncmp
__strncmp:
        push    bp
        mov     bp, sp
        push    si
        push    di
        xor     ax, ax          ! Prepare return value
        test    cx, cx          ! Max length is zero?
        je      equal
        mov     si, 4(bp)       ! si = string s1
        mov     di, 6(bp)       ! di = string s2
        cld
compare:
        cmpsb                   ! Compare two bytes
        jne     unequal
        cmpb    -1(si), #0      ! End of string?
        je      equal
        dec     cx              ! Length limit reached?
        jne     compare
        jmp     equal
unequal:
        ja      after
        sub     ax, #2          ! if (s1 < s2) ax -= 2;
after:  inc     ax              ! ax++, now it's -1 or 1
equal:  pop     di
        pop     si
        pop     bp
        ret