Overview

This category covers the programming model at the CPU level: ALU operations, registers and their views, flags, instruction flow, instruction set basics, and the minimal toolchain for assembling, linking, and debugging on x86-64.

Pages

• Programming Model: CPU, ALU, Registers & Instruction Cycle
• x86-64 Registers: Types, Sizes & Views (RAX/EAX/AX/AH/AL)
• Flags and Instruction Pointer (RFLAGS & RIP)
• Instruction Set Basics: MOV, Arithmetic & Logic
• Control Flow: CMP, Jumps, Calls & Syscalls
• Historical Context: Register Growth & Segment Registers
• Assembly Playfield: Build, Run & Debug (NASM, LD, GDB)