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This page contains very basic information on the x86_64 architecture: the [[RegistersRegister|register]] layout and naming and the some basic instructions.
== Registers ==
Usage during [[Syscalls|syscall]]/function call:
* First six arguments are in rdi, rsi, rdx, rcx, r8d, r9d; remaining arguments are on the stack.
* For syscalls, the syscall number is in rax. For procedure calls, rax should be set to 0.
* Return value is in rax.
* The called routine is expected to preserve rsp,rbp, rbx, r12, r13, r14, and r15 but may trample any other registers.
push %r10 // push r10 onto the stack
pop %r10 // pop r10 off the stack
ret // routine from subroutine (counterpart to call)
syscall // invoke a syscall (in 32-bit mode, use "int $0x80" instead)