Overview

*Master x86 assembly language from a Linux perspective! *Essential information for creating Linux device drivers *How Linux works under the hood! *CD-ROM includes edlinas, the no.1 Linux x86 hands-on assembler development simulator The first Linux-centered guide to x86 assembly language! In Linux Assembly Language Programming, Bob Neveln explains all the key features of x86 assembly language in the context of the Linux operating system and the C language. The books step-by-step, one-concept-at-a-time coverage will help any hardware programmer move to Linux, and master essential skills for Linux device driver development. You wont just learn new x86 assembly language skills: youll also gain powerful under the hood insight into how Linux works. Bonus CD-ROM includes edlinas, the no.1 Linux-based x86 interactive assembler development simulator! Linux x86 assembly language programming, from start to finish! *Place-holding numeration *Logic circuits *Computation *The four-field format *Machine language *Memory *The stack *Linux user programs *NASM *DOS programs *Interrupts *Bit manipulations *Device drivers *And more...

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Author:   Bob Neveln
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Prentice Hall
Dimensions:   Width: 18.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.426kg
ISBN:  

9780130879400

ISBN 10:   0130879401
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   28 July 2000
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Mixed media product
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

1. Introduction. The Fetch-Execute Cycle. The Linux Operating System. The Gnu C Compiler. The Edlinas Assembler. NASM. Other Assemblers. 2. Placeholding Numeration. The Decimal and Pentimal Systems. Pentimal Arithmetic. Conversion to Pentimal. The Binary System. Memory as a Rectangle of Bits. The Hexadecimal System. Base Distinguishing Notations. Fractions in Other Bases. Converting Fractions. 3. Logic Circuits and Computation. The NOT Gate. Boolean Operators. Logic Gates. Addition Circuits. Sequential Circuits. Negative Number Representation. Subtraction Using Negation. Placeholding Two's Complement. Memory Circuits. x86 General Registers and their Ancestry. The MOV Command. Addition and Subtraction Commands. Multiplication and Division Commands. 4. Assembly Language. The Four Field Format. Computers from the CPU Standpoint. Simple Assembly Language Programs. Assembler Programs with Jumps. Assembler Programs with Loops. Signed Comparisons. Unsigned Comparisons. Linux .s files. 5. Machine Language. Assembling Simple Programs. Opcode Space. The ModRM Byte. 386 Space (0F + ...). 32-Bit vs 16-Bit Code. The 8-Bit Registers. Linux .o Files. 6. Memory. 4-Byte Data Width. Addresses in Brackets. Operand Size Ambiguity. Labels. Immediate Storage. 7. The Stack. Push and Pop Operations. Subprograms. Parameter Passing. Recursion. 8. Linux User Programs. Multitasking. Paging. Address Translation. Program Segments. Other Data Segments. Protection. Executable Files in ELF Format. Object Files in ELF Format. 9. Interrupts. Polling. External Interrupts. ISA Architecture. Internal and Software Interrupts. System Calls. Privilege Levels. Control Transfer. Scheduling. 10. Bit Manipulations. Bitwise Logic Operations. The AND, OR, NOT, and XOR Commands. Bit Setting and Testing. Shift Instructions. 11. Device Drivers. Device-Independent Files. Devices as Files. Morse Code Speaker Driver. Serial Port Digitizer Driver. 12. DOS Programs. Real Mode Segmentation. Edlinas Environment Variables. Fixed Memory Areas. Real Mode Interrupts. Checking DOS Memory. 13. Linux Boot Time Programs. Changing to Protected Mode. Protected Mode Segmentation. Setting Up the Global Descriptor Table. Closing. Index.

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BOB NEVELN is currently coordinator of Computer Science at Widener University, where has worked on the mathematics and evolution of the genetic code. He holds a Ph.D. in Mathematics from Northwestern University.

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