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Title: little endian big endian
Post by: ToutEnMasm on May 31, 2006, 08:18:42 PM

Hello,
How to convert a dword in big endian ? a dword in little endian ?
Thanks for answer,toutEnmasm

Title: Re: little endian big endian
Post by: dsouza123 on May 31, 2006, 08:40:00 PM

bswap eax

Title: Re: little endian big endian
Post by: Tedd on June 01, 2006, 06:59:31 AM

or for processors that don't support bswap..

xcgh al,ah
rol eax,16
xcgh al,ah

Title: Re: little endian big endian
Post by: P1 on June 02, 2006, 05:56:00 PM

bswap for 486+

I don't know of any 386 or older systems running right now.

Regards, P1 :8)

Title: Re: little endian big endian
Post by: savage on June 04, 2006, 06:53:50 PM

If my processor didn't support bswap, then I think by the time I typed:

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xcgh al,ah
rol eax,16
xcgh al,ah

I could have upgraded to a 486+

...btw, shoulldn't that be xchg? =P

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