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Date: Wed, 03 Mar 1999 13:33:28 -0800
From: Nate Eldredge <nate AT cartsys DOT com>
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Endlisnis wrote:
> 
> Paul Derbyshire wrote:
> 
> > >char *codehere;     /*void*, char* or what*/
> > >codehere=(char *)malloc(100);    /* 100 bytes of code memory */
> > >codehere[0]=0xc3;    /*just perform a ret operation for now*/
> > >asm(
> > >    "call %%ebx"    /* no comma after this */
> > >    : /*no ouputs*/
> > >    : b (codehere)   );
> >
> > Why %ebx? Why not let the compiler choose?
> 
>     No real reason, actually I can't remember how to do that, and I didn't feel
> like looking it up.

asm("call %0" : : "r" (codehere));

And if it follows C calling conventions, which might not be a bad idea,
you can just do:

((void (*)(void))codehere)();

replacing types as appropriate.
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Nate Eldredge
nate AT cartsys DOT com