I code use some help with this coding question: 2. Analyze the x86-64 assembly g

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I code use some help with this coding question:

2. Analyze the x86-64 assembly given below.

   Q2:
       cmpl    %esi, %edi   # The parameters are passed in registers.
       movl    %esi, %eax
       cmovge %edi, %eax   #This is called a conditional move.
       ret

Note: this function has been optimized and doesn't manipulate the stack. Registers store the parameters, recall which registers hold parameters.

a) [20 points] Assume the function is named Q2. Suppose that any parameters are named P1, P2, etc., in the order the parameters would be listed in the C code. Suppose the local variables are called L1, L2, etc., in the order they occur in the assembly code.

Write C code for the function that could have yielded the x86-64 assembly code given above, in the provided .c file. Your final answer must not include any goto statements! Be advised: you may derive a perfectly acceptable answer and find that when you compile it you get slightly different assembly code. Minor differences should be expected, so don't tweak your C code trying to replicate the assembly code exactly.

#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdint.h>

//
//
//
//
int Q2(int P1, int P2)
{
   // Reverse engineered code here.
   return 0;
}

Explanation / Answer

#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdint.h>

int Q2(int P1, int P2)
{
   int z = P1;
   if (P2 >= P2)
       z = P2;
   return z;
}

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