Understanding Function Calling Conventions in Assembly Programming
Function Calling Conventions
Definition
In computer science, a calling convention defines how subroutines receive parameters from calllers and return results. Different calling conventions vary in:
Where parameters and return values are stored
The order of parameter passing
Who manages stack cleanup before or after the call
Which registers the ...
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Implementing x86 Boot Sequences and Kernel Stack Inspection
Build Environment and Emulator Configuration
The development environment relies on a headless Debian 11 guest running inside VMware, utilizing GCC 10 and the x86_64 instruction set. For emulation, only QEMU is required since hardware-assisted virtualization is not mandatory for this course material.
When launching the emulator on a non-graphica ...
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