Modern X86 Assembly Language Programming: Covers x86 64-bit, AVX, AVX2, and AVX-512

Description

Gain the fundamentals of x86 64-bit assembly language programming and focus on the updated aspects of the x86 instruction set that are most relevant to application software development. This book covers topics including x86 64-bit programming and Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) programming. The focus in this second edition is exclusively on 64-bit base programming architecture and AVX programming. Modern X86 Assembly Language Programming’s structure and sample code are designed to help you quickly understand x86 assembly language programming and the computational capabilities of the x86 platform. After reading and using this book, you’ll be able to code performance-enhancing functions and algorithms using x86 64-bit assembly language and the AVX, AVX2 and AVX-512 instruction set extensions. What You Will Learn Discover details of the x86 64-bit platform including its core architecture, data types, registers, memory addressing modes, and the basic instruction set Use the x86 64-bit instruction set to create performance-enhancing functions that are callable from a high-level language (C++) Employ x86 64-bit assembly language to efficiently manipulate common data types and programming constructs including integers, text strings, arrays, and structures Use the AVX instruction set to perform scalar floating-point arithmetic Exploit the AVX, AVX2, and AVX-512 instruction sets to significantly accelerate the performance of computationally-intense algorithms in problem domains such as image processing, computer graphics, mathematics, and statistics Apply various coding strategies and techniques to optimally exploit the x86 64-bit, AVX, AVX2, and AVX-512 instruction sets for maximum possible performance Who This Book Is For Software developers who want to learn how to write code using x86 64-bit assembly language. It’s also ideal for software developers who already have a basic understanding of x86 32-bit or 64-bit assembly language programming and are interested in learning how to exploit the SIMD capabilities of AVX, AVX2 and AVX-512. Review: Outstanding - Just what I needed but I had already been well warmed up with Irvine 7th and Hyde x86 64. Kusswurm claims you only need experience with c++ and not with visual studio or masm so good luck with that advice. The book is almost entirely source code, learn by example style, and that has worked well for me. The source code and all of its extra header files are available on git hub via website link so make sure you can access these files. I just cut and paste requisite files into VS, gluing the headers wherever they need to go and amazingly it all compiles together! I haven’t found a single coding mistake yet and I’m quite amazed. With said prerequisites and Kusswurms informal style i’m blazing through the book and learning tons. Matrices, statistics and yes, image processing, it’s all there! Unfortunately my computer isn’t avx512 equipped but 128 and 256 are good enough. Finally, Kusswurm reiterates this is for software developers but it’s actually good for self taught hobby enthusiasts. Being Harry the unpaid chemist, I think I apply. Review: mov eax, 4 - This is a fun introduction to x86 assembly programming. It’s a somewhat difficult thing to learn, but you can start to get it, especially if you have some C experience. C is a friendlier, portable assembly (more or less). Assembly is a little niche in this present time, but it is still used and, I hope, will prove useful in the future.