The Old New Thing

The initializing constructor looks like an assignment, but it isn’t

Raymond Chen June 28, 2021 Jun 28, 2021 06/28/21

There is no assignment going on; it's just a quirk of syntax.

The ARM processor (Thumb-2), part 20: Code walkthrough

Raymond Chen June 25, 2021 Jun 25, 2021 06/25/21

Putting together what we've learned, with a surprise.

The ARM processor (Thumb-2), part 19: Common patterns

Raymond Chen June 24, 2021 Jun 24, 2021 06/24/21

Code sequences you will learn to recognize.

The ARM processor (Thumb-2), part 18: Other kinds of prologues and epilogues

Raymond Chen June 23, 2021 Jun 23, 2021 06/23/21

Taking shortcuts and combining steps, or omitting them entirely.

The ARM processor (Thumb-2), part 17: Prologues and epilogues

Raymond Chen June 22, 2021 Jun 22, 2021 06/22/21

Implementing the receiving end of the calling convention.

The ARM processor (Thumb-2), part 16: The calling convention

Raymond Chen June 21, 2021 Jun 21, 2021 06/21/21

Pretend it's on the stack, even if it isn't.

The ARM processor (Thumb-2), part 15: Miscellaneous instructions

Raymond Chen June 18, 2021 Jun 18, 2021 06/18/21

The stuff that didn't fit anywhere else.

The ARM processor (Thumb-2), part 14: Manipulating flags

Raymond Chen June 17, 2021 Jun 17, 2021 06/17/21

Reaching in and flipping the switches.

The ARM processor (Thumb-2), part 13: Trampolines

Raymond Chen June 16, 2021 Jun 16, 2021 06/16/21

The overly-uniform program counter register strikes again.

The ARM processor (Thumb-2), part 12: Control transfer

Raymond Chen June 15, 2021 Jun 15, 2021 06/15/21

Let's go places.