Guide to Assembly Language Programming in Linux

Sivarama P. Dandamudi0387258973, 9780387258973, 9780387261713, 0387261710

Processor designs can be broadly divided into CISC (Complex Instruction Set Computers) and RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computers). The dominant processor in the PC market, Pentium, belongs to the CISC category, and Linux is fast becoming the number one threat to Microsoft’s Windows in the server market. This unique guidebook provides comprehensive coverage of the key elements of Assembly language programming, specifically targeting professionals and students who would like to learn Assembly and intend or expect to move to the Linux operating system. The book instructs users on how to install Linux on existing Windows machines, providing DVDs containing the complete Fedora Core 3 Linux distribution. Readers are introduced to Linux and its commands, and will gain insights into the NASM assembler (installation and usage). This highly useful guidebook comes complete with all the necessary software (Linux, NASM, debugger), making it an extremely valuable resource tool for all those who want to learn Assembly programming and Linux

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Table of contents :
Cover……Page 1
Contents……Page 9
Preface……Page 6
PART I Overview……Page 15
1 Assembly Language……Page 16
PART II Computer Organization……Page 22
2 Digital Logic Circuits……Page 23
3 Memory Organization……Page 57
4 The IA-32 Architecture……Page 73
PART III Linux……Page 91
5 Installing Linux……Page 92
6 Using Linux……Page 126
PART IV NASM……Page 161
7 Installing and Using NASM……Page 162
8 Debugging Assembly Language Programs……Page 176
PART V Assembly Language……Page 194
9 A First Look at Assembly Language……Page 195
10 More on Assembly Language……Page 219
11 Writing Procedures……Page 238
12 More on Procedures……Page 261
13 Addressing Modes……Page 279
14 Arithmetic lnstructions……Page 297
15 Conditional Execution……Page 323
16 Logical and Bit Operations……Page 346
PART VI Advanced Assembly Language……Page 366
17 String Processing……Page 367
18 ASCII and BCD Arithmetic……Page 383
19 Recursion……Page 395
20 Protected-Mode Interrupt Processing……Page 406
21 High-Level Language Interface……Page 425
22 Floating-Point Operations……Page 444
APPENDICES……Page 460
A Number Systems……Page 461
B Character Representation……Page 472
C Programming Exercises……Page 476
D IA-32 Instruction Set……Page 483
E Glossary……Page 514
Index……Page 524