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James Gregory 2013-12-31 17:12:29 +11:00
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@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ programming, and especially so when working in assembly language, where
many instructions have talents above and beyond their obvious abilities.
On the other hand, there are also a number of instructions, such as
**LOOP**, that are designed to perform specific functions but aren't
`LOOP`, that are designed to perform specific functions but aren't
always the best instructions for those functions. So don't judge a book
by its cover, either.
@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ of not judging a book by its cover.
The point to all this: You must come to regard the x86 family
instructions for what they do, not what you're used to thinking they do.
Yes, **SHL** shifts a pattern left—but a look-up table can do the same
thing, and can often do it faster. **ADD** can indeed add two operands,
but it can't put the result in a third register; **LEA** can. The
Yes, `SHL` shifts a pattern left—but a look-up table can do the same
thing, and can often do it faster. `ADD` can indeed add two operands,
but it can't put the result in a third register; `LEA` can. The
instruction set is your raw material for writing high-performance code.
By limiting yourself to thinking only in certain well-established ways
about the various instructions, you're putting yourself at a substantial