- 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 #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 book's 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 won't just learn new x86 assembly language
skills: you'll also gain powerful "under the hood" insight
into how Linux works. Bonus CD-ROM includes edlinas, the #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...
Contents
1. Introduction.
The Fetch-Execute Cycle.
The Linux Operating System. The
Gnu C Compiler. The Edlinas
Assembler. NASM. Other Assemblers.
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.
Assembling Simple
Programs.
Opcode Space. The ModRM Byte. 386 Space (0F +
...). 32-Bit vs 16-Bit Code. The 8-Bit Registers. Linux .o
Files.
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.
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. About the CD