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Ask YC : x86 books?
2 points by randomhack on Feb 7, 2008 | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments
I have just started a compiler project targeting x86. Can you suggest some books which will get me upto speed on the the x86 instruction set? I have worked with other ISAs in the past so I am not an assembler noob. Just want something to teach me x86. A book which gives an overview of newer intel chips (intel core microarchitecture?) will also be helpful.

edit : I also need to understand the SSE instructions since the compiler is expected to do some vectorization.




thanks.




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