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32  @file _start.s
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34  @brief Bootstrap code for compiling an ELF executable on an Intel cpu
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36 .section .text
37 .globl _start # Declare global _start symbol
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39 _start:
40  pop %rdi # Place argc as first arg to main
41  mov %rsp, %rsi # Place location of argv[] as second arg to main
42  and $-16, %rsp # Realign stack on a 16-byte boundary
43  call main # Call main function
44  mov %rax, %rdi # Copy return value from main as argument to exit(2)
45  movq $60, %rax # Set rax to syscall number for exit
46  syscall # Execute the syscall specified in rax
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