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will an assembly language book for intel x86 processor be compatible with amd processors?
I'm wanting to get an assembly book to learn assembly, and was wandering if i get a book for intel x86 processor will there be any problems assembling the code on an amd processor?
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How we use Two 32 bit reg(32 + 32 = 64) at a time to make it able to take 64bit values? Assembly Language 8086 [migrated]
ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE 8086:
I have make a program for addition it takes two values in console and gives us result.. it can only take value under 32 bits(8 digits) if we give higher value then it will ...
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Building old 32-bit Visual Studio 2003 projects on 64-bit Windows [closed]
I'm working with a legacy product build environment that depends on (among other things) Microsoft Visual Studio .Net 2003. We're updating our build environment to use 64-bit machines, since our ...
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Why is multithreading often preferred for improving performance?
I have a question, it's about why programmers seems to love concurrency and multi-threaded programs in general.
I'm considering 2 main approaches here:
an async approach basically based on signals, ...
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Purpose of NOP instruction and align statement in x86 assembly
It has been a year or so since I last took an assembly class. In that class, we were using MASM with the Irvine libraries to make it easier to program in.
After we'd gone through most of the ...
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What is a good way to learn about multicore programming at the kernel level in Linux?
I am interested in multicore programming at the kernel level. I expect this affects many areas and is probably different for each architecture. What are some must read sections of the kernel? If I ...
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A list of the most important areas to examine when moving a project from x86 to x64?
I know to check for/use asserts and carefully examine any assembly components, but I didn't know if anyone out there has a fairly comprehensive or industry standard check-list of specific things at ...
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What's so special about x64 and programming x86?
I know this is a little funny question, but I didn't have the chance to realize what makes any difference when programming x64 or x86 at high level languages (.NET for instance).
Any explanations ...
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Why does ARM processors dominate Mobile platforms while x86 dominates Desktop/Server platforms
Almost all of the mobile phones, except the ones being produced by Intel, use ARM based processors while desktop/server industry is dominated x86 processors.
What features does one provide over the ...
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What is the difference between Times and Dup in Assembly Language?
In a bootloader, the second last line is :
TIMES 510-($-$$) db 0
Now, will this command also do the same :
db 510-($-$$) DUP (0)
If not why?
I know what TIMES does, but its not mentioned ...
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x86 segmentation and threading
Is some connection between using x86 segmentation and a possible implementation a thread package? I've been told that usually x86 segmentation is implemented in operating systems these days with an ...
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Flexible development environments for creating a common code base targeting tablets (iPad/Android) and x86 PCs
Hopefully this won't be flagged for being too vague, but I'm really looking for suggestions from anyone with experience in this sort of situation.
I work for a group that develops very specialized ...
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Assembly instructions execution time
Where can I find the x86 instructions execution time? How to find out which instruction is faster or smaller?
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What does the 'R' in x64 register names stand for?
I know the 32 bit registers were named like the 16 bit registers with an 'E' prefix to mean extended. I've always assumed that meant extended from 16 to 32 bits although I've never seen that ...
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Is there a canonical book on x86 assembly?
There are lots of books on assembly. However, they usually deal with ISAs about which I don't care, such as MIPS or ARM. I don't deal with these architectures; there's no reason for me to try to learn ...
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Why (not) segmentation?
I am studying operating systems and the x86 architecture, and while I was reading about segmentation and paging I naturally was curious how modern OSes handle memory management. From what I found ...
