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11 Architecture/platform information for compiler writers
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15 <p>Note: This document is a work-in-progress. Additions and clarifications
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27 <li><a href="#other">Other lists</a></li>
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34 <li><a href="#misc">Miscellaneous resources</a></li>
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38 <p>Compiled by <a href="http://misha.brukman.net">Misha Brukman</a></p>
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46 <div class="doc_subsection"><a name="arm">ARM</a></div>
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49 <div class="doc_subsubsection">ARM - Official manuals and docs</div>
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53 <li><a href="http://www.arm.com/documentation/">ARM documentation</a>
54 (<a href="http://www.arm.com/documentation/ARMProcessor_Cores/">Processor
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60 <div class="doc_subsection"><a name="mips">MIPS</a></div>
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63 <div class="doc_subsubsection">MIPS - Official manuals and docs</div>
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69 href="http://mips.com/content/Documentation/MIPSDocumentation/ProcessorArchitecture/doclibrary">MIPS
70 Processor Architecture</a></li>
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76 <div class="doc_subsection"><a name="ppc">PowerPC</a></div>
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79 <div class="doc_subsubsection">IBM - Official manuals and docs</div>
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85 href="http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/eserver/articles/archguide.html">PowerPC
89 href="http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/eserver/pdfs/archpub1.pdf">PowerPC
90 User Instruction Set Architecture</a></li>
92 href="http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/eserver/pdfs/archpub2.pdf">PowerPC
93 Virtual Environment Architecture</a></li>
95 href="http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/eserver/pdfs/archpub3.pdf">PowerPC
96 Operating Environment Architecture</a></li>
99 href="http://www-3.ibm.com/chips/techlib/techlib.nsf/techdocs/852569B20050FF7785256996007558C6">PowerPC
100 Compiler Writer's Guide</a></li>
102 href="http://www-3.ibm.com/chips/techlib/techlib.nsf/products/PowerPC">PowerPC
103 Processor Manuals</a></li>
105 href="http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-powarch/">Intro to
106 PowerPC architecture</a></li>
107 <li><a href="http://publibn.boulder.ibm.com/doc_link/en_US/a_doc_lib/aixassem/alangref/alangreftfrm.htm">IBM AIX/5L for POWER Assembly reference</a></li>
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113 <div class="doc_subsubsection">Other documents, collections, notes</div>
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118 <li><a href="http://penguinppc.org/dev/#library">PowerPC ABI documents</a></li>
119 <li><a href="http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2003-09/msg00997.html">PowerPC64
120 alignment of long doubles (from GCC)</a></li>
121 <li><a href="http://sources.redhat.com/ml/binutils/2002-04/msg00573.html">Long
122 branch stubs for powerpc64-linux (from binutils)</a></li>
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128 <div class="doc_subsection"><a name="sparc">SPARC</a></div>
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131 <div class="doc_subsubsection">Official manuals and docs</div>
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136 <li><a href="http://www.sparc.org/resource.htm">SPARC resources</a></li>
137 <li><a href="http://www.sparc.org/standards.html">SPARC standards</a></li>
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143 <div class="doc_subsection"><a name="x86">X86</a></div>
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146 <div class="doc_subsubsection">AMD - Official manuals and docs</div>
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151 href="http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/TechnicalResources/0,,30_182_739,00.html">AMD processor manuals</a></li>
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156 <div class="doc_subsubsection">Intel - Official manuals and docs</div>
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161 href="http://developer.intel.com/design/pentium4/manuals/index_new.htm">IA-32
164 href="http://www.intel.com/design/itanium/documentation.htm?iid=ipp_srvr_proc_itanium2+techdocs">Intel
165 Itanium documentation</a></li>
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170 <div class="doc_subsubsection">Other x86-specific information</div>
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174 <li><a href="http://www.agner.org/assem/calling_conventions.pdf">Calling
175 conventions for different C++ compilers and operating systems</a></li>
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180 <div class="doc_subsection"><a name="other">Other relevant lists</a></div>
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185 <li><a href="http://gcc.gnu.org/readings.html">GCC reading list</a></li>
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195 <div class="doc_subsection"><a name="linux">Linux</a></div>
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199 <li><a href="http://www.linuxbase.org/spec/ELF/ppc64/">PowerPC 64-bit ELF ABI
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205 <div class="doc_subsection"><a name="osx">OS X</a></div>
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210 href="http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Darwin/RuntimeArchitecture-date.html">Mach-O
211 Runtime Architecture</a></li>
212 <li><a href="http://www.unsanity.org/archives/000044.php">Notes on Mach-O
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219 <div class="doc_section"><a name="misc">Miscellaneous resources</a></div>
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224 href="http://www.nondot.org/sabre/os/articles/ExecutableFileFormats/">Executable
225 File Format library</a></li>
226 <li><a href="http://gcc.gnu.org/projects/prefetch.html">GCC prefetch project</a>
227 page has a good survey of the prefetching capabilities of a variety of modern
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