Hugh Fisher
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Wed Aug 24, 2005 8:15 am Post subject:
Good book on modern x86 architecture? |
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Are there any good books on modern x86 CPU architecture aimed
at someone who occasionally dips into assembly language and
system level programming?
By "modern" I mean Pentium and up, 32/64 bit flat address
space, no segments or other leftovers from DOS/8086 days.
For instance, I'd like to have some idea of what exactly
the various SSE flavours do, so I can make sensible decisions
about, say, compiling for P4 only rather than P3 and P4.
Computer Architecture: A Quantitive Approach is more than
I really want to know. I'm a software person, so not all
that interested in bus lines and cache layouts which the
"Unabridged Pentium 4" seemed to spend most of it's pages
on. (Plus the risk of straining forearm tendons just to
hold it up for any length of time.)
A short while ago there was a similar thread about books for
teaching computer architecture. I don't remember seeing any
actual books recommended, but maybe I missed something?
cheers,
Hugh Fisher |
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Wed Aug 24, 2005 11:04 pm Post subject:
Re: Good book on modern x86 architecture? |
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In article <430bfeea$1@clarion.carno.net.au>, Hugh Fisher
<hugh.fisher@anu.edu.au> wrote:
| Quote: | Are there any good books on modern x86 CPU architecture aimed
at someone who occasionally dips into assembly language and
system level programming?
By "modern" I mean Pentium and up, 32/64 bit flat address
space, no segments or other leftovers from DOS/8086 days.
For instance, I'd like to have some idea of what exactly
the various SSE flavours do, so I can make sensible decisions
about, say, compiling for P4 only rather than P3 and P4.
Computer Architecture: A Quantitive Approach is more than
I really want to know. I'm a software person, so not all
that interested in bus lines and cache layouts which the
"Unabridged Pentium 4" seemed to spend most of it's pages
on. (Plus the risk of straining forearm tendons just to
hold it up for any length of time.)
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There are two monster books on the subject:
INTEL Microprocessors 8086/8088, 80186/80188, 80286, 80386, 80486,
Pentium, Prentium ProProcessor, Pentium II, III, 4, 7/E
Barry B. Brey
ISBN: 0-13-119506-9
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2006
Format: Cloth; 912 pp
80X86 IBM PC and Compatible Computers: Assembly Language, Design, and
Interfacing, 4/E
Muhammad A. Mazidi & Janice Gillispie-Mazidi
ISBN: 0-13-061775-X
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2003
Format: Cloth; 1024 pp
Both have a lot of detail on hardware and assembler language. Also make
great doorstops and are good for free weight exercises.
Bill Stallings
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