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. +

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+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.

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