CHAPTER 1
X86-32 Core Architecture
This chapter examines the x86-32 core architecture from the perspective of an application program. I begin with a brief historical overview of the x86 platform in order to provide a frame of reference for subsequent discussions. This is followed by a review of the x86’s data types, including fundamental, numeric, and packed types. Next, I delve into the details of the x86-32’s internal architecture, including its execution units, general-purpose registers, status flags, instruction operands, and memory addressing modes. The chapter concludes with an overview of the x86-32 instruction set.
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