In this chapter, we are going to look at how the computer makes comparisons and decisions.
5.1 The %rip Register and the jmp Instruction
In Chapter 4, we learned about the general-purpose registers. These registers are general purpose because they can be used for most arithmetic instructions. However, there are a few registers which are not usable in this way, but have a specific function that is maintained by the CPU itself. These are the special-purpose registers .
The first register I want to talk ...
