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=# A Gentle Introduction to Assembly Language Programming # A Gentle Introduction to Assembly Language Programming
This textbook provides a gentle introduction to assembly language This textbook provides a gentle introduction to assembly language
programming. What makes this introduction "gentle" is that it assumes programming. What makes this introduction "gentle" is that it assumes
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underlying hardware architecture. The host operating environment plays underlying hardware architecture. The host operating environment plays
an outsized role in determining how assembly language programs are an outsized role in determining how assembly language programs are
constructed. A "calling convention" refers to how functions are called constructed. A "calling convention" refers to how functions are called
and how parameters are passed. and how parameters are passed.
In this book we will use the ARM LINUX conventions. This means: In this book we will use the ARM LINUX conventions. This means:
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As commendable as the ARM designs are, ARM's naming conventions for As commendable as the ARM designs are, ARM's naming conventions for
their Intellectual Properties are horrid. In this book, AARCH64 and ARM their Intellectual Properties are horrid. In this book, AARCH64 and ARM
V8 are taken to be synonyms for the 64 bit ARM Instruction Set V8 are taken to be synonyms for the 64 bit ARM Instruction Set
Architecture (ISA). It is very difficult to find documentation at the Architecture (ISA).
ARM site because they have *so many versions*.
It is very difficult to find documentation at the ARM site because they
have *so many versions*, so many names for the same thing and so much
documentation in general. It really can be maddening.
Within the text we will provide germane links as appropriate. Within the text we will provide germane links as appropriate.
[Here](<https://developer.arm.com/documentation/ddi0596/2021-12?lang=en>)
is a link to "a" main instruction set page.
## Section 1 - Bridging from C / C++ to Assembly Language ## Section 1 - Bridging from C / C++ to Assembly Language
We start by providing what we're calling "bridging" from C and C++ to We start by providing what we're calling "bridging" from C and C++ to
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| Chapter | Content | | Chapter | Content |
| ------- | ------- | | ------- | ------- |
| --- | [Determing string literal lengths for C functions](./more/strlen_for_c/README.md) | | --- | [Determining string literal lengths for C functions](./more/strlen_for_c/README.md) |
## Projects ## Projects