Guide to Assembly Language Programming in Linux

✍ Scribed by Sivarama P. Dandamudi

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 2005
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 540
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

I just got this book in the mail so have no had a chance to go through the entire thing, but looking at the contents, I can tell at least a few chapters are wasted on topics such as:

Installing Linux: pgs 79 - 114
Using Linux: pgs 115 - 149

I can forgive a dozen pages devoted to getting, installing and using NASM since that info might be needed by a real novice. IMO, if you are looking to do assembly-level programming on Linux, and you don't know anything about Linux and don't even have it installed.... better learn something easier first.... there are entire volumes dedicated to using Linux... no need to waste space in an ASM level programming book.

Otherwise, this book looks very good. Much better than "Linux Assembly Language Programming". Don't get that book; I own both and this book has proven more useful in 2 days than the other one in 2 years.

✦ 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