In the next code:
mov ebx, 0xFF
add ebx, 1
Why the Carry flag is not set?
ebx = 11111111
+ = 00000001
100000000
In the next code: mov ebx, 0xFF add ebx, 1 Why the Carry flag
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In the next code:
mov ebx, 0xFF
add ebx, 1
Why the Carry flag is not set?
ebx = 11111111
+ = 00000001
100000000
That’s because
ebxis a 32-bit register. It’s large enough to hold the value (256) – hence no carryout.A better test would be: