Jun 30, 2021
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2021 mid-year link clearance
A collection of stuff that has accumulated.
Showing results for June 2021 - The Old New Thing
Jun 29, 2021
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What should the CPU usage be of a fully-loaded CPU that has been throttled?
A valid difference of opinion.
Jun 28, 2021
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The initializing constructor looks like an assignment, but it isn’t
There is no assignment going on; it's just a quirk of syntax.
Jun 25, 2021
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The ARM processor (Thumb-2), part 20: Code walkthrough
Putting together what we've learned, with a surprise.
Jun 24, 2021
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The ARM processor (Thumb-2), part 19: Common patterns
Code sequences you will learn to recognize.
Jun 23, 2021
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The ARM processor (Thumb-2), part 18: Other kinds of prologues and epilogues
Taking shortcuts and combining steps, or omitting them entirely.
Jun 22, 2021
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The ARM processor (Thumb-2), part 17: Prologues and epilogues
Implementing the receiving end of the calling convention.
Jun 21, 2021
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The ARM processor (Thumb-2), part 16: The calling convention
Pretend it's on the stack, even if it isn't.
Jun 18, 2021
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The ARM processor (Thumb-2), part 15: Miscellaneous instructions
The stuff that didn't fit anywhere else.
Jun 17, 2021
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The ARM processor (Thumb-2), part 14: Manipulating flags
Reaching in and flipping the switches.