Assembly sample source codes

Issues the CPUID instruction to fetch the family, model and stepping ID

Issues the CPUID instruction to fetch the family, model and stepping ID

; pentid.asm
;
; this program issues the CPUID instruction (valid only on Pentium class
; processors!) and prints three hex digits which correspond to the
; family, model, and stepping ID.  If you run this on a 8088, 80386, or
; 80486 processor, it will return to the command line without printing
; anything.  If you run this on an 80286, NEC V20 or NEC V30, your machine
; will probably crash.  If you're smart enough to run this program only
; on Pentium machines, you can remove all the code between Start and
; RealTest and you'll reduce the code size from 84 to 49 bytes.
;
;       TASM /m2 pentid               ; two pass mode
;       TLINK /Tdc pentid             ; link as COM file
;
        .MODEL tiny
        .586                            ; allow Pentium instructions

        .CODE
        ORG     100h
Start:
        pushf                           ; assure this is a Pentium
        pop     ax                      ; flags in ax
        rol     ah,1                    ; put EFLAGS reserved bit 15 in CF
        sahf                            ; store in regular flags
        jc      BailOut                 ; if carry flag set, it's an 8088!
        ; assume we're 80386+ (80286 users prepare for crash)
        pushfd                          ; push EFLAGS
        pop     eax                     ; now pull them into reg
        mov     ecx,eax                 ; save original copy in ECX
        xor     eax,00200000h           ; flip bit 21 (CPUID capable)
        push    eax                     ; pass altered flags back on stack
        popfd                           ; allow cpu to balk
        pushfd                          ; see what it did with our flag
        pop     eax                     ; let's test...
        cmp     eax,ecx                 ; if bit can't be flipped it's
        je      BailOut                 ;  not a Pentium processor
RealTest:                               ;
        xor     eax,eax                 ; clear eax
        inc     al                      ; put a 1 in eax
        cpuid                           ; opcode is 0fh 0a2h
        mov     bx,ax                   ; save the lower 16 bits
        call    hex                     ; convert low nybble (step ID)
        mov     ah,'$'                  ; add terminator char
        push    ax                      ; put it on stack
        mov     ax,bx                   ; recall other bits
        shr     al,4                    ; get 'em all lined up
        call    hex                     ; convert middle nybble (model)
        xchg    al,ah                   ; swap results
        call    hex                     ; convert third nybble (family)
        push    ax                      ; put that on stack, too
        mov     dx,sp                   ; print the stack (!)
        mov     ah,9h                   ; print string function
        int     21h                     ; DOS interrupt
        pop     eax                     ; restore stack
        mov     al,bl                   ; recall original value
BailOut:
        mov     ah,4Ch                  ; terminate program with
        int     21h                     ; model & stepping ID as errcode

;
; convert low nybble of al to ASCII char.
; al = {00h - 0Fh } becomes al = { '0'-'9', 'A'-'F' }
;
hex proc
        and     al,0Fh                  ; use only low nybble in al
        cmp     al,0Ah                  ; set CY flag appropriately
        sbb     al,69h                  ; al = al - 069h - (al > 10)
        das                             ; al = 30h-39h or 41h-45h
        ret                             ; pass back our result
hex endp

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