ARM Program Sections

.section .data

helloMessage: .asciz "Hello, World!\n"

.section .text

.global main

main:
	ldr x0, =helloMessage
	bl printf
	b exit
	
exit: // for linux (the type of emulator qemu uses)
	mov x0, 0
	mov x8, 93
	svc 0
	ret

Data

• Static heap data that is globally accessible
• Initialized before the program starts

Text

• Actual instructions

Main

• Where your custom instructions go

Exit

• Should be included verbatim in all of your programs
• lets the computer know that the code finished successfully