Consider the following assembly: movq myvar, %rcx subq $8, %rcx jle other addq rcx, %rax other: movq %rax, %rcx Using myvar like this is valid assembly. It means:

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Consider the following assembly:
E
jle other
other:
movq myvar, %rcx
subq $8, %rcx
addq %rcx, %rax
movq %rax, %rcx
Using myvar like this is valid assembly. It means:
A. we defined it earlier as something like myvar = %rcx and using it here is the same as saying movq %rcx, %rcx
B. we defined it earlier as something like myvar = %rcx and using it here is the same as saying movq (the value rcx had when we defined myvar), %rcx
C. myvar is a label with an address like 1234 and using it here is the same as saying movq 1234, %rcx
D. myvar is a label with an address like 1234 and using it here is the same as saying movq $1234, %rcx
Transcribed Image Text:Consider the following assembly: E jle other other: movq myvar, %rcx subq $8, %rcx addq %rcx, %rax movq %rax, %rcx Using myvar like this is valid assembly. It means: A. we defined it earlier as something like myvar = %rcx and using it here is the same as saying movq %rcx, %rcx B. we defined it earlier as something like myvar = %rcx and using it here is the same as saying movq (the value rcx had when we defined myvar), %rcx C. myvar is a label with an address like 1234 and using it here is the same as saying movq 1234, %rcx D. myvar is a label with an address like 1234 and using it here is the same as saying movq $1234, %rcx
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