Linux Assembly Language Programming (Prentice Hall Open Source Technology) - Softcover

Neveln, Bob

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0130879401 ISBN 13: 9780130879400

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2000

Synopsis

Linux Assembly Language Programming Part of the Open Source Technology Series, this book will detail the intricasies of using assembly language on the Linux platform. In addition, it will provide a guide to creating device drivers for use in the Linux environment. Full description

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From the Back Cover

• Master x86 assembly language from a Linux perspective!
• Essential information for creating Linux device drivers
• How Linux works "under the hood!"

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.

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...

Synopsis

Master x86 assembly language from the Linux point of view! Assembly language lies at the boundary between hardware and software. While it can be described purely in terms of how it controls hardware, many of its features only make sense in the context of operating systems and programming languages. 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 is designed to help experienced hardware programmers move to Linux, and learn how to create Linux device drivers. As developers learn new x86 assembly language skills, they also gain "under the hood" insight into how Linux works -- and into the way processor and software design impact each other. For C programmers who want to understand more about the interactions between Linux and hardware; and for assembler programmers who want to apply their skills in the Linux environment.

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0130879401
• ISBN 13: 9780130879400
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272