.\" $Id$ .TH I86_AS 6 "$Revision$" .ad .SH NAME i86_as \- assembler for Intel 8086 .SH SYNOPSIS ~em/lib.bin/i86/as [options] argument ... .SH DESCRIPTION This assembler is made with the general framework described in \fIuni_ass\fP(6). It is an assembler generating relocatable object code in \fIack.out\fP(5) format. .SH SYNTAX .IP segments An address on the Intel 8086 consists of two pieces: a segment number and an offset. A memory address is computed as the segment number shifted left 4 bits + the offset. Assembly language addresses only give the offset, with the exception of the address of an inter-segment jump or call (see \fIaddressing modes\fP below). .IP registers The Intel 8086 has the following 16-bit registers: .br Four general registers: ax (accumulator), bx (base), cx (count), and dx (data). The upper halves and lower halves of these registers are separately addressable as ah, bh, ch, dh, and al, bl, cl, dl respectively. .br Two pointer registers: sp (stack pointer) and bp (base pointer). .br Two index registers: si (source index) and di (destination index). .br Four segment registers: cs (code), ds (data), ss (stack), and es (extra). .IP "addressing modes" .nf .ta 8n 16n 24n 32n 40n 48n syntax meaning expr the value of \fIexpr\fP is immediate data or an address offset. There is no special notation for immediate data. register one of the aforementioned general registers or their upper or lower halves, or one of the four segment registers. (expr) the value of expr is the address of the operand. (reg) expr (reg) the value of \fIexpr\fP (if present) + the contents of \fIreg\fP (which must be a pointer or an index register) is the address of the operand. (preg) (ireg) expr (preg) (ireg) the value of \fIexpr\fP (if present) + the contents of \fIpreg\fP (which must be a pointer register) + the contents of \fIireg\fP (which must be an index register) is the address of the operand. The next addressing mode is only allowed with the instructions "callf" or "jmpf". expr : expr the value of the first \fIexpr\fP is a segment number, the value of the second \fIexpr\fP is an address offset. The (absolute) address of the operand is computed as described above. .fi .IP instructions Each time an address is computed the processor decides which segment register to use. You can override the processor's choice by prefixing the instruction with one of eseg, cseg, sseg, or dseg; these prefixes indicate that the assembler should choose es, cs, ss, or ds instead. .br Example: .ti +8 dseg movs .SH "SEE ALSO" uni_ass(6), ack(1), ack.out(5), .br MCS-86 assembly language reference manual, 1978, Intel Corporation .SH EXAMPLE .nf .ta 8n 16n 24n 32n 40n 48n An example of Intel 8086 assembly language: .sect .text _panic: push bp mov bp,sp .sect .data _35: .data2 24944 .data2 26990 .data2 14947 .data2 32 .sect .text call _disable mov ax,_35 push ax call _str pop si push 4(bp) call _str pop si call _nlcr call _exit mov sp,bp pop bp ret .extern _nopanic _nopanic: push bp mov bp,sp .sect .data _38: .data2 28526 .data2 24944 .data2 26990 .data2 14947 .data2 32 .sect .text mov ax,_38 push ax call _str pop si push 4(bp) call _str pop si push 6(bp) call _octal pop si mov sp,bp pop bp ret .fi