Hi all, I've been thinking about promoting a guideline for functional programs. About the only programs we hear about are the big GUI programs and the command...
... Hi Frank, I confused you, that code was not created by fasm, it is inside the assembler. Fasm is written in assembler and is full of non-standard program...
Okay. Sounds good to me - I'll pass it on to a.l.a. We're having a discussion about Linux and its suitability for "Joe User". This might draw some comment... ...
Hi all This is a collection of comments: I've added the SFF (Small, Fast, Friendly) guideline to my web page. I've been testing AsmBug with Fasm and ran into...
Hi all This is a discussion of the ELF format. Three AsmIDE programs (AsmDis,AsmSrc, and AsmBug) try to use a common ELF decoding engine. It started out as a ...
Hi all AsmIDE continues to make progress. The latest release adds some bug fixes and enhanced ELF utilities. What's New (Release 0.9.44) This release is...
What would make AsmIDE useful to others? I'm thinking about the next project and wondering if it should run on the console? It may be possible to create a...
... I want to tell you something encouraging because I think your ASM project for Linux is a good thing. But to be honest I spend most of my time these days...
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... Hi Steven, I use the kernel database as a notepad to record how kernel calls behave. Over time It should improve in accuracy, but at this point will have...
jeff <jko@...> wrote:2. Write a magazine article and submit it. (My writing is awful, but nothing ventured...) I've just recently received word back from...
On a newsgroup someone was asking about finding duplicate disk files. I think it was on comp.lang.asm.x86 but not sure. There were a lot of responses and one...
... Thanks, I hacked a short article together and sent it in. Just for fun I also sent an article to Linux Format. I can't remember ever seeing an assembler...
Here is a puzzle for assembler guru's and anyone who needs a diversion. Bill Gates has spent the last year working on a virus to destroy Linux. To complete...
Hi All, There were zero responses to the posted puzzle, I now plan to add it to the web page without the solution. ... other news... I've been working on a...
Hi all, I'm slowly working on AsmTrace and needed to update AsmRef with the latest kernel information. It took a few weeks and was a much bigger job than...
jeff <jko@...> wrote: Next, I plan to look at the sendfile kernel function in combination with mmap. Both of these functions are confusing me. I wonder...
... The mmap article sounds interesting. It is possible the data will fit Linux also? My study suggests much of mmap's advantage has to do with the virtual...
Hi, all Here is another puzzle. ... Microsoft started taking Linux users to court with claims of stolen code. They also entered the Linux market with their own...
... The mmap article sounds interesting. It is possible the data will fit Linux also? The same "theory" stuff should hold true in Linux... just the details...
... I think this description fits Linux also, although I'm not sure if memory is handled exactly the same. There is a lot of discusson about locking memory...
Hi, all The web page has been updated and the list of projects at sourceforge has grown. The web page now includes all the puzzles and their answers. Also a...
Hi, all I've been working on the kernel functions "mmap" and "sendfile", and this is what i've learned: 1. Grep and other utilitities use "mmap2" not mmap....
I've been chasing bugs all week, and need to vent... UNIX programming is confusing at times and the X86 instruction set is big stack of patches upon patches. I...
Hi all, I've added notes about memory managers to AsmLib source. Here is a copy if anyone is interested in the design. AsmLib Memory Manager Notes ... All...