wanttomasterpython
Reputation: 149
what does movl $1, %ebx mean?
movl destinationaddress , source address is the usual convention . But movl $1, %ebx isnt meaningful because $1 is not an address location .
Intel Processor .
Upvotes: 0
Views: 3976
Answers (1)
user529758
Reputation:
It is indeed meaningful, you just don't know this syntax (it's called the AT&T style).
What it does is loading the value 1 into the EBX register.
Upvotes: 2
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