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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Sloss, Andrew N.
ARM system developer’s guide: designing and optimizing system software/Andrew N.
Sloss, Dominic Symes, Chris Wright.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 1-55860-874-5 (alk. paper)
1. Computer software–Development. 2. RISC microprocessors. 3. Computer
architecture. I. Symes, Dominic. II. Wright, Chris, 1953- III. Title.
QA76.76.D47S565 2004
005.1–dc22
2004040366
ISBN: 1-55860-874-5
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