diff --git a/doc/asm.html b/doc/asm.html index b855b9ef7a0..860bc577387 100644 --- a/doc/asm.html +++ b/doc/asm.html @@ -8,7 +8,11 @@
This document is a quick outline of the unusual form of assembly language used by the gc
suite of Go compilers (6g
, 8g
, etc.).
-It is based on the input to the Plan 9 assemblers, which is documented in detail
+The document is not comprehensive.
+
+The assembler is based on the input to the Plan 9 assemblers, which is documented in detail
on the Plan 9 site.
If you plan to write assembly language, you should read that document although much of it is Plan 9-specific.
This document provides a summary of the syntax and
@@ -70,6 +74,8 @@ The FUNCDATA
and PCDATA
directives contain information
for use by the garbage collector; they are introduced by the compiler.