Outline:

1. Understanding C programs
   • memory organization
   • example: program_memory.c
2. x86-64
   • registers
   • instructions
   • quick reference
   • other resources, including this summary
3. Control flow
   • unconditional jump: jmp
   • conditional jump: jXX
   • function call: call
   • return: ret
4. Assignment 6 overview
   • VS Code extension: 13xforever.language-x86-64-assembly
   • example: puzzle0.asm
5. Addressing modes
   • immediate values
   • registers
   • memory

To do after class:

If you haven’t already, look through Lab 3: Assembly language to get started with the Compiler Explorer website.

Reading assignment (to be completed by the next class):

If you haven’t already:

• DiS Sec. 7.1: Assembly Basics
• DiS Sec. 7.2: Common Instructions
• DiS Sec. 7.4: Conditional Control and Loops