Aug 5, 2022
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The AArch64 processor (aka arm64), part 9: Sign and zero extension
Nothing new here, but old things being used in clever ways.
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Aug 4, 2022
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The AArch64 processor (aka arm64), part 8: Bit shifting and rotation
Sliding around.
Aug 3, 2022
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The AArch64 processor (aka arm64), part 7: Bitfield manipulation
Peeking inside the words.
Aug 2, 2022
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The AArch64 processor (aka arm64), part 6: Bitwise operations
And their very strange immediates.
Aug 1, 2022
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The AArch64 processor (aka arm64), part 5: Multiplication and division
Arithmetic gets harder.
Jul 29, 2022
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The AArch64 processor (aka arm64), part 4: Addition and subtraction
Starting with the basic arithmetic.
Jul 28, 2022
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The AArch64 processor (aka arm64), part 3: Addressing modes
The ways of accessing memory.
Jul 27, 2022
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The AArch64 processor (aka arm64), part 2: Extended register operations
The weird ways of transforming the value in a register.
Jul 26, 2022
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The AArch64 processor (aka arm64), part 1: Introduction
Make it a double.
Jul 25, 2022
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Yes, the 8086 wanted to be mechanically translatable from the 8080, but why not add the ability to indirect through AX, CX and DX?
So many addressing modes, so little space.