I am trying to write the following code:
.data
float_val: .float 0e122.23
.text
.global _start
_start:
fldl float_val
mov $60,%rax
xor %rdi,%rdi
syscall
After using gdb, the value in st(0) is some garbage. Why so? I am not understanding where the problem is. A YASM counterpart is working correctly.
According to the GAS manual, the mnemonic suffixes are different for floating-point instructions than for integer. Integer instructions use the l suffix for a 32-bit dword; but for floating-point instructions, l is for a 64-bit double. You use s for a 32-bit single-precision float. So write flds float_val and it should work.