fixing all the indexes

with the type word and layout
but the list starting at 1, indexes still need 1 added
and for arm x 4.
Tried to get all that into one function, resolve_index

lib/register/builtin/kernel.rb

@@ -56,21 +56,23 @@ module Register
         # TODO : fix this to use global (later per thread) variable
         def save_message(function)
           space_tmp = Register.tmp_reg
-          ind = Parfait::Space.object_space.get_layout().index_of( :syscall_message )
-          raise "index not found for :syscall_message" unless ind
+          ind = Register.resolve_index( :space , :syscall_message )
           function.info.add_code LoadConstant.new( Parfait::Space.object_space , space_tmp)
           function.info.add_code SetSlot.new( Register.message_reg , space_tmp , ind)
         end
+
         def restore_message(function)
           # get the sys return out of the way
           return_tmp = Register.tmp_reg
+          function.info.add_code RegisterTransfer.new( Register.message_reg , return_tmp )
           # load the space into the base register
-          function.info.add_code RegisterTransfer.new( return_tmp , Register.message_reg )
+          function.info.add_code LoadConstant.new(Parfait::Space.object_space ,Register.message_reg)
           # find the stored message
-          ind = Parfait::Space.object_space.get_layout().index_of( :syscall_message )
-          raise "index not found for #{kind}.#{kind.class}" unless ind
+          ind = Register.resolve_index( :space , :syscall_message )
           # and load it into the base RegisterMachine
           function.info.add_code Register.get_slot :message , ind , :message
+          # save the return value into the message
+          function.info.add_code Register.set_slot( return_tmp , :message , :return_value )
           # and "unroll" self and frame
           function.info.add_code Register.get_slot(:message , :receiver, :self )
           function.info.add_code Register.get_slot(:message , :frame , :frame)

lib/register/passes/frame_implementation.rb

@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ module Register
         frame_tmp = space_tmp.next_reg_use
         # get the next_frame
         from = Parfait::Space.object_space.send( kind )
-        kind_index = from.get_layout().index_of( kind )
+        kind_index = from.get_layout().index_of( kind ) + 1 # should be resolve_index to hide the +1
         raise "index not found for #{kind}.#{kind.class}" unless kind_index
-        new_codes << GetSlot.new( Register.frame_reg , kind_index , frame_tmp) # 2 index of next_frame
+        new_codes << GetSlot.new( Register.frame_reg , kind_index , frame_tmp)
         # save next frame into space
         new_codes << SetSlot.new( frame_tmp , space_tmp , space_index)
         block.replace(code , new_codes )

lib/register/passes/set_implementation.rb

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ module Register
         return Register.resolve_index( :message , :name)
       when Virtual::NewArgSlot
         puts "from: #{from.index}"
-        return Register.resolve_index( :message , :name) + 1 + from.index
+        return Register.resolve_index( :message , :name) + from.index
       else
         raise "not implemented for #{from.class}"
       end

lib/register/register_reference.rb

@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ module Register
     raise "Class name not given #{real_name}" unless clazz
     index = clazz.object_layout.index_of( instance_name )
     raise "Instance name=#{instance_name} not found on #{real_name}" unless index.is_a?(Numeric)
-    return index
+    return index + 1 # one for the type word that is at index 0
   end
 
   # if a symbol is given, it may be one of the four objects that the vm knows.