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| code of MINIX 3 on an IBM-PC compatible machine will be the | code of MINIX 3 on an IBM-PC compatible machine will be the | ||
| Manuals | Manuals | ||
| - | section. As of October 2004 the following manuals are available as PDF files | + | section. As of October 2016 the following manuals are available as PDF files |
| (read with Adobe Acrobat or Ghostview): | (read with Adobe Acrobat or Ghostview): | ||
| - | * IA-32 Intel Architecture Optimization Reference Manual | + | * Intel 64 and IA-32 Architectures Optimization Reference Manual |
| - | * IA-32 Intel Architecture and Intel. Extended Memory 64 Software Developer's Manual Documentation Changes | + | * Intel 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer's Manual Documentation Changes |
| - | * IA-32 Intel Architecture Software Developer's Manual Volume 1: Basic Architecture | + | * Intel 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer's Manual Volume 1: Basic Architecture |
| - | * IA-32 Intel Architecture Software Developer's Manual Volume 2A: Instruction Set Reference, A-M | + | * Intel 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer's Manual Volume 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D: Instruction Set Reference, A-Z |
| - | * IA-32 Intel Architecture Software Developer's Manual Volume 2B: Instruction Set Reference, N-Z | + | * Intel 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer's Manual Volume 3A, 3B, 3C and 3D: System Programming Guide |
| - | * IA-32 Intel Architecture Software Developer's Manual Volume 3: System Programming Guide | + | |
| - | * The Software Optimization Cookbook | + | |
| - | These are all downloadable as PDF files (read with Adobe Acrobat or | + | These are all downloadable as PDF files in various combinations (read with Adobe Acrobat or |
| Ghostview). A CD-ROM containing the complete set of manuals is no longer available, but official print copies can be ordered from [[http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/IntelSDM|Lulu]]. | Ghostview). A CD-ROM containing the complete set of manuals is no longer available, but official print copies can be ordered from [[http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/IntelSDM|Lulu]]. | ||
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| [[http://developer.amd.com/resources/developer-guides-manuals/|AMD64 Architecture Tech Docs]] | [[http://developer.amd.com/resources/developer-guides-manuals/|AMD64 Architecture Tech Docs]] | ||
| - | page. These AMD manuals were available as of October 2004: | + | page. These AMD manuals were available as of October 2016: |
| * AMD64 Architecture Programmer's Manual Volume 1: Application Programming | * AMD64 Architecture Programmer's Manual Volume 1: Application Programming | ||
| * AMD64 Architecture Programmer's Manual Volume 2: System Programming | * AMD64 Architecture Programmer's Manual Volume 2: System Programming | ||
| * AMD64 Architecture Programmer's Manual Volume 3: General-Purpose and System Instructions | * AMD64 Architecture Programmer's Manual Volume 3: General-Purpose and System Instructions | ||
| - | * AMD64 Architecture Programmer's Manual Volume 4: 128-Bit Media Instructions | + | * AMD64 Architecture Programmer's Manual Volume 4: 128-Bit and 256-bit Media Instructions |
| * AMD64 Architecture Programmer's Manual Volume 5: 64-Bit Media and x87 Floating-Point Instructions | * AMD64 Architecture Programmer's Manual Volume 5: 64-Bit Media and x87 Floating-Point Instructions | ||
| + | * Compiler Usage Guidelines for AMD64 Platforms Application Note | ||
| + | * Software Optimization Guide for AMD64 Processors | ||
| Note that the syntax of the assembly language used in MINIX 3 is different from | Note that the syntax of the assembly language used in MINIX 3 is different from | ||
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| UNIX-derived systems. Other links on the page point to articles describing assembly language syntax. | UNIX-derived systems. Other links on the page point to articles describing assembly language syntax. | ||
| - | ===== ARM Manuals ===== | ||
| - | The ARM Cortex-A8 processor is used in the Minix-supported BeagleBoard and BeagleBone devices. Many ARM documents require registration and some are behind a paywall, but the following is freely available from the ARM site as of October 2016: | ||
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| - | * [[http://infocenter.arm.com/help/topic/com.arm.doc.ddi0344k/DDI0344K_cortex_a8_r3p2_trm.pdf|Cortex-A8 Revision: r3p2 Technical Reference Manual]] | ||