Re: Search for x86_64 documentation.

[Francis Moreau]

Hello Andi,

On 01 Aug 2007 19:13:27 +0200, Andi Kleen <andi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> "Francis Moreau" <francis.moro@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
> >
> > I was actually more interested in books which are more pleasant to
> > read than a raw datasheet.
>
> The first volumes of the Intel and AMD architecture manuals are far from "raw
> datasheets".  In fact they're quite well written as brief introduction
> of x86 assuming you have some basic knowledge of assembly language concepts.
>
> There might be better introductions for a total newbie but if you
> already know another assembly language and other basic concepts
> of computer architecture they should serve you very well.
>

Ah ok.

I had bad experience with this kind of documentation but I should have
taken a deeper look into them before asking.

thanks.
-- 
Francis
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