I have two questions. After compilation of any C program result is assembly lang
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Question
I have two questions.
After compilation of any C program result is assembly language code which should depend on processor. So my question is: how do different computers with different processor types, for example Intel i3,i5,i7 etc., are able to run the same software, for example, media-player, browser, etc.?
(I guess strangely it depends on Operating System) and on that software site they do not ask for processor type.
Do programs interact with any part of operating system for conversion of assembly code to machine code?
Explanation / Answer
Regarding your first question, the Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7 share the same instruction set, apart for a few marginal instructions. In particular, there is backward compatibility, and so code that works for Core i3 would also work for Core i5 and Core i7 (unless it uses some undocumented behaviours, or specifically tests for the processor version). However, to get superior performance, optimizers need to know the exact target processor, and special instructions should be utilized. This can be handled in at least two ways: (1) crucial functions could have several versions, depending on the processor (either completely different versions or just different optimizing parameters), (2) libraries are used which implement the previous approach.
Regarding your second question, the operating system is usually relied on for handling files, so yes, even an assembler needs to interact with the operating system.