Assembly, detecting overflow register

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I have this very simple assembly code:

start:
add ax, 100    
; if ax overflow add to bx 1
jmp start

but i don't know how to detect ax register overflow, can anyone help me?

Anton Kovalenko · Accepted Answer · 2013-01-25 14:15:36Z

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ADD instruction sets appropriate FLAGS reflecting the overflow condition. There are two kinds of overflow: signed and unsigned. You have to decide what's appropriate and use jc/jnc for unsigned and jo/jno for signed.

add ax, 100
jnc noUnsignedOverflow
...
noUnsignedOverflow:

add ax, 100
jno noSignedOverflow
...
noSignedOverflow:

answered Jan 25, 2013 at 14:15

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rickythefox · Accepted Answer · 2013-01-25 14:14:15Z

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Use jo (jump if overflow) or jno (jump if no overflow)

Check out the Intel x86 JUMP quick reference

answered Jan 25, 2013 at 14:14

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