Assembly Project

This project demonstrates deep understanding of low-level systems programming through direct assembly language development. It covers fundamental concepts in computer architecture, memory management, and performance optimization at the CPU instruction level.

Project Overview

The assembly project provides hands-on experience with x86-64 architecture, including:

• Direct CPU instruction programming
• System call interfacing
• Memory and register management
• Performance profiling and optimization
• Debugging complex system-level code

Key Features

• x86-64 assembly programming with Intel/AT&T syntax
• System call interfacing (Linux syscalls)
• Memory management techniques (stack, heap, registers)
• Performance optimization strategies
• Register allocation and management
• Inline assembly integration with C
• Debugging and profiling of low-level code

Learning Objectives Covered

• Understanding CPU architecture and instruction sets
• Stack and calling conventions
• Function prologue/epilogue
• System call mechanisms
• Performance measurement and optimization
• Security implications of low-level programming
• Compiler output analysis

Technologies Used

• Language: x86-64 Assembly (Intel and AT&T syntax)
• C for wrapper code and testing
• Assembler: NASM and GAS (GNU Assembler)
• Linker: GNU ld
• Debugger: GDB for low-level debugging
• Profiler: perf for performance analysis
• Reference: Intel Software Developer Manual