Linux. Assembly Language Programming, With Cd-Rom (Prentice Hall Open Source Technology) - Softcover

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.

• 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...