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Assembly Language for IntelAssembly Language for Intel--Based Based Computers, 4Computers, 4thth Edition Edition
Chapter 4: Data Transfers, Addressing, and Arithmetic
Kip R. Irvine
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Chapter OverviewChapter Overview
• Data Transfer Instructions• Addition and Subtraction• Data-Related Operators and Directives• Indirect Addressing• JMP and LOOP Instructions
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4.1 Data Transfer Instructions4.1 Data Transfer Instructions
• Operand Types• Instruction Operand Notation• Direct Memory Operands• MOV Instruction• Zero & Sign Extension• XCHG Instruction• Direct-Offset Instructions
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Operand TypesOperand Types
• Three basic types of operands:• Immediate – a constant integer (8, 16, or 32 bits)
• value is encoded within the instruction• Register – the name of a register
• register name is converted to a number and encoded within the instruction
• Memory – reference to a location in memory• memory address is encoded within the instruction, or a
register holds the address of a memory location
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Instruction Operand NotationInstruction Operand Notation
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Direct Memory OperandsDirect Memory Operands
• A direct memory operand is a named reference to storage in memory
• The named reference (label) is automatically dereferenced by the assembler
.datavar1 BYTE 10h.codemov al,var1 ; AL = 10hmov al,[var1] ; AL = 10h
alternate format
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MOV InstructionMOV Instruction
.datacount BYTE 100wVal WORD 2.code
mov bl,countmov ax,wValmov count,al
mov al,wVal ; errormov ax,count ; errormov eax,count ; error
• Move from source to destination. Syntax:MOV destination,source
• Both operands must be the same size• No more than one memory operand permitted• CS, EIP, and IP cannot be the destination• No immediate to segment moves
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Your turn . . .Your turn . . .
.databVal BYTE 100bVal2 BYTE ?wVal WORD 2dVal DWORD 5.code
mov ds,45 ; a.mov esi,wVal ; b.mov eip,dVal ; c.mov 25,bVal ; d.mov bVal2,bVal ; e.
Explain why each of the following MOV statements are invalid:
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Zero ExtensionZero Extension
mov bl,10001111bmovzx ax,bl ; zero-extension
When you copy a smaller value into a larger destination, the MOVZX instruction fills (extends) the upper half of the destination with zeros.
1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
Source
Destination0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0
The destination must be a register.
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Zero Extension (Cont.)Zero Extension (Cont.)
• However, if count = -16
mov ecx, 0mov cx, count ; ecx = 65520
00000000h+ FFF0h------------------
0000FFF0h = 65520 != -16
Solution: sign extension
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Sign ExtensionSign Extension
mov bl,10001111bmovsx ax,bl ; sign extension
The MOVSX instruction fills the upper half of the destination with a copy of the source operand's sign bit.
1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
Source
Destination1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
The destination must be a register.
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ExtensionExtension
• Zero extension• Used for unsigned integers
• Sign extension• Used for signed integers
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LAHF and SAHF Instructions
• Loads/Stores flag values from/to EFLAGS register into/from AH
.datasaveflags BYTE ?.codelahf ; load flags into AHmov saveflags, ah ; save them in a variable
mov ah, saveflags ; load saved flags into AHsahf ; copy into Flags register
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XCHG InstructionXCHG Instruction
.datavar1 WORD 1000hvar2 WORD 2000h.codexchg ax,bx ; exchange 16-bit regsxchg ah,al ; exchange 8-bit regsxchg var1,bx ; exchange mem, regxchg eax,ebx ; exchange 32-bit regs
xchg var1,var2 ; error: two memory operands
XCHG exchanges the values of two operands. At least one operand must be a register. No immediate operands are permitted.
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DirectDirect--Offset OperandsOffset Operands
.dataarrayB BYTE 10h,20h,30h,40h.codemov al,arrayB+1 ; AL = 20hmov al,[arrayB+1] ; alternative notation
A constant offset is added to a data label to produce an effective address (EA). The address is dereferenced to get the value inside its memory location.
Q: Why doesn't arrayB+1 produce 11h?
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DirectDirect--Offset Operands Offset Operands (cont)(cont)
.dataarrayW WORD 1000h,2000h,3000harrayD DWORD 1,2,3,4.codemov ax,[arrayW+2] ; AX = 2000hmov ax,[arrayW+4] ; AX = 3000hmov eax,[arrayD+4] ; EAX = 00000002h
; Will the following statements assemble and run?mov ax,[arrayW-2] ; ??mov eax,[arrayD+16] ; ??
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Your turn. . .Your turn. . .
Write a program that rearranges the values of three doublewordvalues in the following array as: 3, 1, 2.
.dataarrayD DWORD 1,2,3
• Step 2: Exchange EAX with the third array value and copy the value in EAX to the first array position.
• Step1: copy the first value into EAX and exchange it with the value in the second position.
mov eax,arrayDxchg eax,[arrayD+4]
xchg eax,[arrayD+8]mov arrayD,eax
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Evaluate this . . . Evaluate this . . .
• We want to write a program that adds the following three bytes:.datamyBytes BYTE 80h,66h,0A5h
• What is your evaluation of the following code? 8Bmov al,myBytesadd al,[myBytes+1]add al,[myBytes+2]
• What is your evaluation of the following code?mov ax,myBytesadd ax,[myBytes+1] Can not be assembledadd ax,[myBytes+2]
• Any other possibilities?
If the type of myByetes is WORD, the answer will be 66E6
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Evaluate this . . . Evaluate this . . . (cont)(cont)
.datamyBytes BYTE 80h,66h,0A5h
• How about the following code. Is anything missing?
movzx ax,myBytesmov bl,[myBytes+1]add ax,bxmov bl,[myBytes+2]add ax,bx ; AX = sum
Yes: Move zero to BX before the MOVZX instruction.
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4.2 Addition and Subtraction4.2 Addition and Subtraction
• INC and DEC Instructions• ADD and SUB Instructions• NEG Instruction• Implementing Arithmetic Expressions• Flags Affected by Arithmetic
• Zero• Sign• Carry• Overflow
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INC and DEC InstructionsINC and DEC Instructions• INC destination
• INC reg/mem• Logic: destination ← destination + 1
• DEC destination• DEC reg/mem• Logic: destination ← destination – 1
.datamyWord WORD 1000hmyDword DWORD 10000000h.code
inc myWord ; 1001hdec myWord ; 1000hinc myDword ; 10000001h
mov ax,00FFhinc ax ; AX = 0100hmov ax,00FFhinc al ; AX = 0000h
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Your turn...Your turn...
Show the value of the destination operand after each of the following instructions executes:
.datamyByte BYTE 0FFh, 0.code
mov al,myByte ; AL =mov ah,[myByte+1] ; AH =dec ah ; AH =inc al ; AL =dec ax ; AX =
FFh00hFFh00hFEFF
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ADD and SUB InstructionsADD and SUB Instructions
• ADD destination, source• Logic: destination ← destination + source
• SUB destination, source• Logic: destination ← destination – source
• Same operand rules as for the MOV instruction.datavar1 DWORD 10000hvar2 DWORD 20000h.code ; ---EAX---
mov eax,var1 ; 00010000hadd eax,var2 ; 00030000hadd ax,0FFFFh ; 0003FFFFhadd eax,1 ; 00040000hsub ax,1 ; 0004FFFFh
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NEG (negate) InstructionNEG (negate) Instruction
.datavalB BYTE -1valW WORD +32767.code
mov al,valB ; AL = -1neg al ; AL = +1neg valW ; valW = -32767
Reverses the sign of an operand. Operand can be a register or memory operand.
Suppose AX contains –32,768 and we apply NEG to it. Will the result be valid?
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Implementing Arithmetic ExpressionsImplementing Arithmetic Expressions
Rval DWORD ?Xval DWORD 26Yval DWORD 30Zval DWORD 40.code
mov eax,Xvalneg eax ; EAX = -26mov ebx,Yvalsub ebx,Zval ; EBX = -10add eax,ebxmov Rval,eax ; -36
HLL compilers translate mathematical expressions into assembly language. You can do it also. For example:
Rval = -Xval + (Yval – Zval)
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Your turn...Your turn...
mov ebx,Yvalneg ebxadd ebx,Zvalmov eax,Xvalsub ebxmov Rval,eax
Translate the following expression into assembly language. Do not permit Xval, Yval, or Zval to be modified:
Rval = Xval - (-Yval + Zval)
Assume that all values are signed doublewords.
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Flags Affected by ArithmeticFlags Affected by Arithmetic
• The ALU has a number of status flags that reflect the outcome of arithmetic (and bitwise) operations• based on the contents of the destination operand
• Essential flags:• Zero flag – destination equals zero• Sign flag – destination is negative• Carry flag – unsigned value out of range• Overflow flag – signed value out of range
• The MOV instruction never affects the flags.
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Concept MapConcept Map
status flags
ALUconditional jumps
branching logic
arithmetic & bitwise operations
part of
used by provideattached to
affect
CPU
You can use diagrams such as these to express the relationships between assembly language concepts.
executes
executes
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Zero Flag (ZF)Zero Flag (ZF)
mov cx,1sub cx,1 ; CX = 0, ZF = 1mov ax,0FFFFhinc ax ; AX = 0, ZF = 1inc ax ; AX = 1, ZF = 0
Whenever the destination operand equals Zero, the Zero flag is set.
A flag is set when it equals 1.
A flag is clear when it equals 0.
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Sign Flag (SF)Sign Flag (SF)
mov cx,0sub cx,1 ; CX = -1, SF = 1add cx,2 ; CX = 1, SF = 0
The Sign flag is set when the destination operand is negative. The flag is clear when the destination is positive.
The sign flag is a copy of the destination's highest bit:
mov al,0sub al,1 ; AL = 11111111b, SF = 1add al,2 ; AL = 00000001b, SF = 0
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Carry Flag (CF)Carry Flag (CF)
Used only for unsigned arithmetic. The Carry flag is set when the result of an operation generates an unsigned value that is out of range (too big or too small for the destination operand).
mov al,0FFhadd al,1 ; CF = 1, AL = 00
Example: The sum will not fit into AL, an 8-bit register
In contrast, if add 1 to 00FFh in AX, the Carry flag is clearmov ax,0FFFFhadd ax,1 ; CF = 0, AX = 0100h
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Carry Flag (CF) (Cont.)Carry Flag (CF) (Cont.)
• If we subtract a larger unsigned integer from a smaller one, the Carry flag is set and the value in AL is invalid
mov al, 1sub al, 2 ; CF = 1
Note: the INC and DEC instructions do not affect the Carry flag
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Your turn . . .Your turn . . .
mov ax,00FFhadd ax,1 ; AX= SF= ZF= CF=sub ax,1 ; AX= SF= ZF= CF=add al,1 ; AL= SF= ZF= CF=mov bh,6Chadd bh,95h ; BH= SF= ZF= CF=
mov al,2sub al,3 ; AL= SF= ZF= CF=
For each of the following marked entries, show the values of the destination operand and the Sign, Zero, and Carry flags:
0100h 0 0 000FFh 0 0 000h 0 1 1
01h 0 0 1
FFh 1 0 1
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Overflow Flag (OF)Overflow Flag (OF)The Overflow flag is relevant only when performing signed arithmetic. It is set when the signed result of an operation cannot fit in the destination operand.
; Example 1; The largest signed value in a byte is +127mov al,+127add al,1 ; OF = 1,
; Example 2; The smallest negative byte value is -128mov al,-128 ; OF = 1, sub al,1
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A Rule of ThumbA Rule of Thumb
• When adding two integers, remember that the Overflow flag is only set when . . .• Two positive operands are added and their sum is
negative• Two negative operands are added and their sum is
positive
What will be the values of the Overflow flag?mov al,80hadd al,92h ; OF = 1
mov al,-2add al,+127 ; OF = 0
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Your turn . . .Your turn . . .
mov al,-128neg al ; CF = OF =
mov ax,8000hadd ax,2 ; CF = OF =
mov ax,0sub ax,2 ; CF = OF =
mov al,-5sub al,+125 ; CF = OF =
What will be the values of the Carry and Overflow flags after each operation?
0 1
0 0
1 0
0 1
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4.3 Data4.3 Data--Related Operators and DirectivesRelated Operators and Directives
• OFFSET Operator• PTR Operator• TYPE Operator• LENGTHOF Operator• SIZEOF Operator• LABEL Directive
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OFFSET OperatorOFFSET Operator
• OFFSET returns the distance in bytes of a label from the beginning of its enclosing segment
• Protected mode: 32 bits• Real mode: 16 bits
offset
myByte
data segment:
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OFFSET ExamplesOFFSET Examples
.databVal BYTE ?wVal WORD ?dVal DWORD ?dVal2 DWORD ?
.codemov esi,OFFSET bVal ; ESI = 00404000mov esi,OFFSET wVal ; ESI = 00404001mov esi,OFFSET dVal ; ESI = 00404003mov esi,OFFSET dVal2 ; ESI = 00404007
Let's assume that the data segment begins at 00404000h:
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OFFSET Operator (Cont.)OFFSET Operator (Cont.)
• OFFSET can also be used with a direct-offset operand
• The following MOV instruction obtains the offset of myArray, add 4, and moves the sum to ESI
.datamyArray WORD 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.codemov esi, OFFSET myArray + 4
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ALIGN Directive
bVal BYTE ? ; 00404000ALIGN 2wVal WORD ? ; 00404002bVal2 BYTE ? ; 00404004ALIGN 4dVal DWORD ? ; 00404008dVal2 DWORD ? ; 0040400C
• To align a variable on a byte, word, doubleword boundary• Why alignment? CPU can process data stored at even-
numbered addresses more quickly than those at odd-numbered addresses.
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PTR OperatorPTR Operator
.datamyDouble DWORD 12345678h.codemov ax,myDouble ; error – why?
mov ax,WORD PTR myDouble ; loads 5678h
mov WORD PTR myDouble,4321h ; saves 4321h
To Overrides the default type of a label (variable).
Provides the flexibility to access part of a variable.
To understand how this works, we need to know about little endian ordering of data in memory.
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Little Little EndianEndian OrderOrder
• Little endian order refers to the way Intel stores integers in memory.
• Multi-byte integers are stored in reverse order, with the least significant byte stored at the lowest address
• For example, the doubleword 12345678h would be stored as:
000078
56
34
12
0001
0002
0003
offsetbyte
When integers are loaded from memory into registers, the bytes are automatically re-reversed into their correct positions.
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PTR Operator ExamplesPTR Operator Examples
.datamyDouble DWORD 12345678h
12345678 00005678
1234
78
56
34
12
0001
0002
0003
offsetdoubleword word byte
myDouble
myDouble + 1
myDouble + 2
myDouble + 3
mov al,BYTE PTR myDouble ; AL = 78hmov al,BYTE PTR [myDouble+1] ; AL = 56hmov al,BYTE PTR [myDouble+2] ; AL = 34hmov ax,WORD PTR [myDouble] ; AX = 5678hmov ax,WORD PTR [myDouble+2] ; AX = 1234h
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PTR Operator PTR Operator (cont)(cont)
.datamyBytes BYTE 12h,34h,56h,78h
.codemov ax,WORD PTR [myBytes] ; AX = 3412hmov ax,WORD PTR [myBytes+2] ; AX = 5634hmov eax,DWORD PTR myBytes ; EAX = 78563412h
PTR can also be used to combine elements of a smaller data type and move them into a larger operand.
.datawordList WORD 5678h, 1234h
.codemov eax,DWORD PTR wordList ; EAX = 12345678h
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Your turn . . .Your turn . . .
.datavarB BYTE 65h,31h,02h,05hvarW WORD 6543h,1202hvarD DWORD 12345678h
.codemov ax,WORD PTR [varB+2] ; a.mov bl,BYTE PTR varD ; b.mov bl,BYTE PTR [varW+2] ; c.mov ax,WORD PTR [varD+2] ; d.mov eax,DWORD PTR varW ; e.
Write down the value of each destination operand:
0502h78h02h1234h12026543h
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TYPE OperatorTYPE Operator
The TYPE operator returns the size, in bytes, of a single element of a data declaration.
.datavar1 BYTE ?var2 WORD ?var3 DWORD ?var4 QWORD ?
.codemov eax,TYPE var1 ; 1mov eax,TYPE var2 ; 2mov eax,TYPE var3 ; 4mov eax,TYPE var4 ; 8
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LENGTHOF OperatorLENGTHOF Operator
.data LENGTHOFbyte1 BYTE 10,20,30 ; 3array1 WORD 30 DUP(?),0,0 ; 32array2 WORD 5 DUP(3 DUP(?)) ; 15array3 DWORD 1,2,3,4 ; 4digitStr BYTE "12345678",0 ; 9
.codemov ecx,LENGTHOF array1 ; 32
The LENGTHOF operator counts the number of elements in a single data declaration.
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LENGTHOF Operator (Cont.)LENGTHOF Operator (Cont.)
• If the declaration spans multiple lines, LENGTHOF only counts the data from the first line
myArray BYTE 10, 20, 30, 40, 50BYTE 60, 70, 80, 90, 100
• Alternatively, you can end the first line with a comma and continue the list of initializers onto the next line
LENGTHOF myArray = 5
myArray BYTE 10, 20, 30, 40, 50,BYTE 60, 70, 80, 90, 100
LENGTHOF myArray = 10
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SIZEOF OperatorSIZEOF Operator
.data SIZEOFbyte1 BYTE 10,20,30 ; 3array1 WORD 30 DUP(?),0,0 ; 64array2 WORD 5 DUP(3 DUP(?)) ; 30array3 DWORD 1,2,3,4 ; 16digitStr BYTE "12345678",0 ; 9
.codemov ecx,SIZEOF array1 ; 64
The SIZEOF operator returns a value that is equivalent to multiplying LENGTHOF by TYPE.
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Spanning Multiple Lines Spanning Multiple Lines (1 of 2)(1 of 2)
.dataarray WORD 10,20,
30,40,50,60
.codemov eax,LENGTHOF array ; 6mov ebx,SIZEOF array ; 12
A data declaration spans multiple lines if each line (except thelast) ends with a comma.
The LENGTHOF and SIZEOF operators include all lines belonging to the declaration:
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Spanning Multiple Lines Spanning Multiple Lines (2 of 2)(2 of 2)
.dataarray WORD 10,20
WORD 30,40WORD 50,60
.codemov eax,LENGTHOF array ; 2mov ebx,SIZEOF array ; 4
In the following example, array identifies only the first WORD declaration. Compare the values returned by LENGTHOF and SIZEOF here to those in the previous slide:
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LABEL DirectiveLABEL Directive
• Assigns an alternate label name and type to an existing storage location
• LABEL does not allocate any storage of its own• Removes the need for the PTR operator
.dataval16 LABEL WORDval32 DWORD 12345678h.codemov ax,val16 ; AX=5678hmov dx,val16 + 2 ; DX=1234h
val16 is an alias for the same storage location named val32
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4.4 Indirect Addressing4.4 Indirect Addressing
• Indirect Operands• Array Sum Example• Indexed Operands• Pointers
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Indirect Operands Indirect Operands (1 of 2)(1 of 2)
.dataval1 BYTE 10h,20h,30h.codemov esi,OFFSET val1mov al,[esi] ; dereference ESI (AL = 10h)
inc esimov al,[esi] ; AL = 20h
inc esimov al,[esi] ; AL = 30h
Indirect operand: [reg32]: any 32-bit general-purpose register surrounded by brackets. Note, the register must contain the offset of some data
An indirect operand holds the address of a variable, usually an array or string. It can be dereferenced (just like a pointer).
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Indirect Operands Indirect Operands (2 of 2)(2 of 2)
.datamyCount WORD 0
.codemov esi,OFFSET myCountinc [esi] ; error: ambiguousinc WORD PTR [esi] ; ok
Use PTR when the size of a memory operand is ambiguous.
The error is because the assembler does not know whether ESI points to a byte, word or doubleword
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Array Sum ExampleArray Sum Example
.dataarrayW WORD 1000h,2000h,3000h.code
mov esi,OFFSET arrayWmov ax,[esi]add esi,2 ; or: add esi,TYPE arrayWadd ax,[esi]add esi,2 ; increment ESI by 2add ax,[esi] ; AX = sum of the array
•Indirect operands are ideal for traversing an array.
•Note that the register in brackets must be incremented by a value that matches the array type.
ToDo: Modify this example for an array of doublewords.
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Indexed OperandsIndexed Operands
.dataarrayW WORD 1000h,2000h,3000h.code
mov esi,0mov ax,[arrayW + esi] ; AX = 1000hmov ax,arrayW[esi] ; alternate formatadd esi,2add ax,[arrayW + esi] ; AX = 1000h + 2000hetc.
An indexed operand adds a constant to a register to generate an effective address. There are two notational forms:
[label + reg] label[reg]
ToDo: Modify this example for an array of doublewords.
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Pointers: SKIP!!!Pointers: SKIP!!!
.dataarrayW WORD 1000h,2000h,3000hptrW DWORD arrayW.code
mov esi,ptrWmov ax,[esi] ; AX = 1000h
You can declare a pointer variable that contains the offset of another variable.
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4.5 JMP and LOOP Instructions4.5 JMP and LOOP Instructions
• JMP Instruction (Unconditional Transfer)• LOOP Instruction (Conditional Transfer)• LOOP Example• Summing an Integer Array• Copying a String
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JMP and LOOP InstructionsJMP and LOOP Instructions
• Transfer of control, or branch: alter the order in which statements are executed• Unconditional transfer
• Branch to a new location in all cases• Example, JMP
• Conditional transfer• Branch if a certain condition is true• Example, LOOP
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JMP InstructionJMP Instruction
top:..jmp top
• JMP is an unconditional jump to a label that is usually within the same procedure.
• Syntax: JMP target
• Logic: EIP ← target
• Example:
A jump outside the current procedure must be to a special type of label called a global label (see Section 5.5.2.3 for details).
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LOOP InstructionLOOP Instruction
• The LOOP instruction creates a counting loop• Syntax: LOOP target• Logic:
• ECX ← ECX – 1• if ECX > 0, jump to target
• Implementation:
• The assembler calculates the distance, in bytes, between the current location and the offset of the target label. It is called the relative offset.
• The relative offset is added to EIP.
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LOOP ExampleLOOP Example
00000000 66 B8 0000 mov ax,0 00000004 B9 00000005 mov ecx,5
00000009 66 03 C1 L1: add ax,cx0000000C E2 FB loop L10000000E
The following loop calculates the sum of the integers 5 + 4 + 3 +2 + 1:
When LOOP is assembled, the current location = 0000000E. Looking at the LOOP machine code, we see that –5 (FBh) is added to the current location, causing a jump to location 00000009:
00000009 ← 0000000E + FB
offset machine code source code
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Your turn . . .Your turn . . .
If the relative offset is encoded in a single byte,(a) what is the largest possible backward jump?(b) what is the largest possible forward jump?
(a) −128
(b) +127
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LOOP Instruction (cont.)LOOP Instruction (cont.)
• The loop instruction must be within -128 to +127 bytes of the current location• Machine instruction often has 3 bytes, so a loop can
contain a maximum of 42 instructions
• Save ECX, if you need to modify the ECX, and restore if before the loop instruction
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Your turn . . .Your turn . . .
What will be the final value of AX?
mov ax,6mov ecx,4
L1:inc axloop L1
How many times will the loop execute?
mov ecx,0X2:
inc axloop X2
10
4,294,967,296
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Nested LoopNested LoopIf you need to code a loop within a loop, you must save the outer loop counter's ECX value. In the following example, the outer loop executes 100 times, and the inner loop 20 times.
.datacount DWORD ?.code
mov ecx,100 ; set outer loop countL1:
mov count,ecx ; save outer loop countmov ecx,20 ; set inner loop count
L2: ..loop L2 ; repeat the inner loopmov ecx,count ; restore outer loop countloop L1 ; repeat the outer loop
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Summing an Integer ArraySumming an Integer Array
.dataintarray WORD 100h,200h,300h,400h.code
mov edi,OFFSET intarray ; address of intarraymov ecx,LENGTHOF intarray ; loop countermov ax,0 ; zero the accumulator
L1:add ax,[edi] ; add an integeradd edi,TYPE intarray ; point to next integerloop L1 ; repeat until ECX = 0
The following code calculates the sum of an array of 16-bit integers.
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Your turn . . .Your turn . . .
What changes would you make to the program on the previous slide if you were summing a doubleword array?
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Copying a StringCopying a String
.datasource BYTE "This is the source string",0target BYTE SIZEOF source DUP(0),0
.codemov esi,0 ; index registermov ecx,SIZEOF source ; loop counter
L1:mov al,source[esi] ; get char from sourcemov target[esi],al ; store it in the targetinc esi ; move to next characterloop L1 ; repeat for entire string
good use of SIZEOF
The following code copies a string from source to target.
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SummarySummary
• Direct operand• mov ecx, var1
• Direct-offset operand.dataarray BYTE 1, 2, 3, 4
.codemov al, [array + 1]
• Indirect operand: use a register to point the address of datamov esi, OFFSET arraymov ax, [esi]
• Indexed operand: add a constant to a register to generate an effective address• Ex1
mov esi, 0mov al, [array + esi]
• Ex2mov esi, OFFSET arraymov ah, [esi+1]