LinuxAssembly
; various UNIX projects written in assembly language ; of course all of them feature extremely small size ; if you're looking for source code and examples, here they are
| name | short description | platform | OS | assembler |
| asmutils | miscellaneous utilities, small libc | IA32 | Linux, *BSD (Unixware, Solaris, AtheOS, BeOS) | nasm |
| libASM | assembly library (lots of various routines) | IA32 | Linux | nasm |
| e3 | WordStar-like text editor | IA32 | Linux, *BSD, AtheOS, BeOS, Win32 | nasm |
| ec64 | Commodore C64 emulator | IA32 | Linux | nasm |
| lib4th | Forth kernel implemented as shared library | IA32 | Linux | nasm |
| Tiny Programs | tiny Linux executables | IA32 | Linux | nasm |
| ta | traffic accounting daemon | IA32 | Linux | nasm |
| CPU loading utilities | IA32 | Linux, FreeBSD | gas | |
| dream | R4RS compliant Scheme interpreter | IA32, PPC | Unix | gas |
| H3sm | 3-stack Forth-like language (and other stuff from Rick Hohensee) | IA32 | Linux | gas |
| F4 | x86 Linux fig-Forth | IA32 | Linux | gas |
| eforth | eforth converted to nasm/asmutils | IA32 | Linux | nasm |
| eforth | original Linux eforth | IA32 | Linux | gas |
| ASMIX | several command-line utilities | IA32, PPC, SPARC, PDP11 | Linux, FreeBSD, LynxOS, Solaris, Unixware, SunOS | gas |
| Bizarre Source, Corp | several system utilities | IA32 | Linux | gas |
| VMW Assembly tricks | linux_logo and other ASCII tricks in assembly | IA32, IA64, Alpha, PPC, SPARC, S390 | Linux | gas |
| acid | small textmode intro | IA32, ARM | Linux | nasm, gas |
| asmtoys | few utilities | IA32 | Linux | gas |
| smallutils | few small utils in assembly and C | IA32, SPARC | Linux | gas |
There are quite a lot of mixed C-assembly projects, like GNU MP library, ATLAS/BLAS, OpenGUI, FreeAmp, just to name few. Also see source code of your kernel and libc. All this will provide you examples of assembly programming on different hardware platforms.
; Various documents on the topic ; Some of them are mustread
Linux Assembly HOWTO List of Linux/i386 system calls, also this one and this one. Linux Kernel Internals provides useful information too, read at least particular How System Calls Are Implemented on i386 Architecture? chapter. Using the GNU Assembler ( gas manual ) ; CPU manuals and assembly programming guides (also see this list) ; Executable formats Current ELF draft Older System V ABIs Kickers of ELF Programmer's File Format Collection ; Books The Art Of Assembly by Randall Hyde. Classic book on x86 assembly programming, Windows and Linux (32bit) and DOS (16bit). PC Assembly Language by Paul Carter. 32bit protected mode programming, Windows and Linux (NASM). Programming from the Ground Up by Jonathan Bartlett. Introduction to programming based on Linux and assembly language (GAS). Professional Assembly Language by Richard Blum. ISBN: 0-7645-7901-0, 576 pages, 2005 Assembler for DOS, Windows and UNIX by Sergey Zubkov. ISBN 5-89818-019-2, 637 pages, 1999. In Russian language. Inner Loops : A Sourcebook for Fast 32-Bit Software Design by Rick Booth. ISBN: 0201479605, 364 pages, 1997; Addison-Wesley Pub Co Assembly Language Step-By-Step; Programming with DOS and Linux with CDROM by Jeff Duntemann. ISBN: 0471375233, 612 pages, 2000; John Wiley & Sons Linux Assembly Language Programming by Bob Neveln. ISBN: 0130879401, 350 pages, 2000; Prentice Hall Computer Books Linux Assembly by Peter Berends. x86 assembly programming in Linux environment. In Dutch language. Introduction to RISC Assembly Language Programming by John Waldron. ISBN: 0201398281 SPARC Architecture, Assembly Language Programming, and C by Richard Paul. ; Articles Startup state of a Linux/i386 ELF binary Self-modifying code under Linux Using the framebuffer device under Linux Using the audio device under Linux Using the raw keyboard mode under Linux Using Mode X via direct VGA access under Linux Using virtual terminals under Linux
; If you're new to UNIX assembly programming, start from here
Introduction to UNIX assembly programming ( nasm; Linux, *BSD, BeOS ) Using Assembly Language in Linux ( AT&T and Intel syntax, gcc inline assembly ) Writing A Useful Program With NASM ( nasm ) Linux Assembly "Hello World" Tutorial, CS 200 ( gas, gdb ) Linux Assembly Tutorial - Step-by-Step Guide ( nasm ) How do I write "Hello, world" in FreeBSD assembler? ( as ) FreeBSD Assembly Programming tutorial ( nasm ) Inline assembly for x86 in Linux ( gas and gcc inline assembly ) Brennan's Guide to Inline Assembly ( gcc inline assembly ) Introduction to GCC Inline Asm ( gcc inline assembly ) SPARC assembly "Hello world" ( NetBSD, SunOS, Solaris ) Myrkraverk's Extremely Short MIPS Assembly HOWTO ( gas ) Assembler and X-Windows-Programming ( gas, gcc ) GNOME application in IA32 assembly ( nasm, gcc ) A Whirlwind Tutorial on Creating Really Teensy ELF Executables for Linux
; Links to somehow related projects
; tools| NASM | x86 assembler with Intel syntax |
| FASM | another x86 assembler with Intel syntax |
| ALD | Assembly Language Debugger |
| BASTARD | Bastard Disassembly Environment |
| DUDE | Despotic Unix Debugging Engine |
| LinIce | SoftIce-like debugger for Linux |
| BIEW | console hex viewer/editor with built-in disassembler |
| HTE | viewer/editor/analyzer for text, binary, and executable files |
| OTCCELF | tiny C compiler, generates a dynamically linked ELF file |
| UPX | Ultimate Packer for eXecutables |
| Intel2gas | converter between AT&T and Intel assembler syntax |
| A2I | converter from AT&T to Intel assembler syntax |
| TA2AS | converter from TASM to AT&T assembler syntax |
| SPARC ASM | SPARC v8 assembler & disassembler |
| binutils | as they are: gas, ld, ar, etc |
| Jan's Linux & Assembler page | various source code examples |
| H-Peter Recktenwald's page | "The Int80h page" |
| Karsten Scheibler's page | "Unused Inode" |
| Jeff Owens's page | Desktop Linux Assembly |
| G. Adam Stanislav's page | FreeBSD related material |
| Bruce Ediger's page | SPARC assembly related material |
| Assembly Programming Journal | |
| Phrack Magazine |
| FASM Linux/Unix forums | (english) |
| WASM.UNIX forum | (russian) |
