Modern Assembly Language Programming with the ARM Processor

Table of Contents

Cover image

Title page

Copyright

List of Tables

List of Figures

List of Listings

Preface

Choice of Processor Family

General Approach

Companion Website

Acknowledgments

Part I: Assembly as a Language

Chapter 1: Introduction

Abstract

1.1 Reasons to Learn Assembly

1.2 The ARM Processor

1.3 Computer Data

1.4 Memory Layout of an Executing Program

1.5 Chapter Summary

Exercises

Chapter 2: GNU Assembly Syntax

Abstract

2.1 Structure of an Assembly Program

2.2 What the Assembler Does

2.3 GNU Assembly Directives

2.4 Chapter Summary

Exercises

Chapter 3: Load/Store and Branch Instructions

Abstract

3.1 CPU Components and Data Paths

3.2 ARM User Registers

3.3 Instruction Components

3.4 Load/Store Instructions

3.5 Branch Instructions

3.6 Pseudo-Instructions ...