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34 @brief Bootstrap code for compiling an ELF executable on an Intel cpu
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37 .globl _start # Declare global _start symbol
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