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A New Backend for Cranelift, Part 1: Instruction Selection
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Write your Own Virtual Machine
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| | [AI summary] The provided text outlines the development of an LC-3 virtual machine (VM) in C, including the implementation of various instructions, memory operations, and input/output handling. It also discusses an advanced C++ approach using templates and bitwise flags to reduce code duplication and improve efficiency. The text covers topics like instruction decoding, memory addressing, flag handling, and platform-specific input buffering. Additionally, it references contributions from the community and mentions GitHub tags for organizing implementations in different languages.
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Weisfeiler-Lehman Graph Kernel for Binary Function Analysis - Quarkslab's blog
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| | In this blogpost, we present a general method to efficiently compare functions from a new binary against a large database (made of numerous known functions). This method has strong theoretical properties and is perfectly suited to address many conventional problems, such as classification, clustering or near duplicate detection.
| | bytecodealliance.org
Bytecode Alliance - Cranelift Progress in 2022
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| | Continuing the tradition of a year-end progress report from last year, we are excited to report that this year has also been quite a productive one for the Cranelift project! Cranelift is our optimizing compiler backend that provides the...
| | patshaughnessy.net
Learning to Read x86 Assembly Language - Pat Shaughnessy
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| [AI summary] The article discusses the process of learning to read x86 assembly language, focusing on how it can be a useful skill for understanding low-level operations of microprocessors. It outlines the challenges of reading assembly, especially in debugging scenarios, and provides an example of translating Ruby code into x86 assembly using Crystal. The article also explains the syntax and structure of x86 assembly, including register usage, instruction suffixes, and the differences between AT&T and Intel syntax. It highlights the complexity of x86 assembly due to its historical evolution and the need for understanding register sizes and operand notation.