Modern X86 Assembly Language Programming : 32-bit, 64-bit, SSE, and AVX

**__Modern X86 Assembly Language Programming__** shows the fundamentals of x86 assembly language programming. It focuses on the aspects of the x86 instruction set that are most relevant to application software development. The book's structure and sample code are designed to help the reader quickly understand x86 assembly language programming and the computational capabilities of the x86 platform. Major topics of the book include the following:* 32-bit core architecture, data types, internal registers, memory addressing modes, and the basic instruction set * X87 core architecture, register stack, special purpose registers, floating-point encodings, and instruction set * MMX technology and instruction set * Streaming SIMD extensions (SSE) and Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) including internal registers, packed integer arithmetic, packed and scalar floating-point arithmetic, and associated instruction sets * 64-bit core architecture, data types, internal registers, memory addressing modes, and the basic instruction set * 64-bit extensions to SSE and AVX technologies * X86 assembly language optimization strategies and techniques ## What you’ll learn ## Who this book is for The target audience for Modern X86 Assembly Language Programming is software developers including: * Software developers who are creating application programs for Windows-based platforms and want to learn how to write performance-enhancing algorithms and functions using x86 assembly language * Software developers who are creating application programs for non-Windows environments and want to learn x86 assembly language programming * Software developers who have a basic understanding of x86 assembly language programming and want to learn how to use SSE and AVX * Software developers and computer science students who want or need to gain a better understanding of the x86 platform including its internal architecture and instruction sets The primary audience for the book is Windows software developers since the sample code will be created using Visual C++ and Microsoft Macro Assembler. Developers targeting non- Windows platforms, however, also can learn from the book since most of the content will be organized and communicated independent of any specific operating system. In order to understand the book’s subject material, a background that includes some programming experience using C or C++ will be helpful. Experience with or knowledge of a particular Windows API will not be a prerequisite to benefit from the book. ## Table of Contents Preface/foreword 1: X86-32 Core Architecture2: X86-32 Core Architecture Programming 3: X87 Floating Point Unit4: X87 Floating Point Unit Programming 5: MMX Technology 6: MMX Programming 7: Streaming SIMD Extensions (SSE) 8: X86-SSE Programming – Scalar Floating-Point 9: X86-SSE Programming – Packed Floating-Point 10: X86-SSE Programming – Packed Integers 11: X86-SSE Programming – Text Strings 12: Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) 13: X86-AVX Programming – Scalar Floating-Point 14: X86-AVX Programming – Packed Floating-Point 15: X86-AVX Programming – Packed Integers 16: X86-AVX Programming – New Instructions 17: X86-64 Core Architecture 18: X86-64 Core Architecture Programming 19: X86-64 SIMD Architecture 20: X86-64 SIMD Programming 21: Advanced Topics and Optimization Techniques 22: Advanced Topics Programming Modern X86 Assembly Language Programming shows the fundamentals of x86 assembly language programming. It focuses on the aspects of the x86 instruction set that are most relevant to application software development. The book's structure and sample code are designed to help the reader quickly understand x86 assembly language programming and the computational capabilities of the x86 platform. Please note: Book appendixes can be downloaded here: http: //(http://www.apress.com/9781484200650) www.apress.com/9781484200650 Major topics of the book include the following: 32-bit core architecture, data types, internal registers, memory addressing modes, and the basic instruction set X87 core architecture, register stack, special purpose registers, floating-point encodings, and instruction set MMX technology and instruction set Streaming SIMD extensions (SSE) and Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) including internal registers, packed integer arithmetic, packed and scalar floating-point arithmetic, and associated instruction sets 64-bit core architecture, data types, internal registers, memory addressing modes, and the basic instruction set 64-bit extensions to SSE and AVX technologies X86 assembly language optimization strategies and techniques Modern X86 Assembly Language Programming shows the fundamentals of x86 assembly language programming. It focuses on the aspects of the x86 instruction set that are most relevant to application software development. The book's structure and sample code are designed to help the reader quickly understand x86 assembly language programming and the computational capabilities of the x86 platform. Book appendixes can be downloaded here: http://www.apress.com/9781484200650?gtmf=s Major topics of the book include the following: 32-bit core architecture, data types, internal registers, memory addressing modes, and the basic instruction set X87 core architecture, register stack, special purpose registers, floating-point encodings, and instruction set MMX technology and instruction set Streaming SIMD extensions (SSE) and Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) including internal registers, packed integer arithmetic, packed and scalar floating-point arithmetic, and associated instruction sets 64-bit core architecture, data types, internal registers, memory addressing modes, and the basic instruction set 64-bit extensions to SSE and AVX technologies X86 assembly language optimization strategies and techniques "Modern X86 Assembly Language Programming teaches you the fundamentals of x86 assembly language programming. It focuses on aspects of the x86 instruction set that are most relevant to application software development. The book's structure and sample code are designed to help you quickly understand x86 assembly language programming and the computational resources of the x86 platform."--Publisher.