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+# Given a list of X numbers, find the maximum number of the list and use it as
+# the argument of exit() syscall
+
+# %rbx holds the maximum number through the whole scanning process
+# %rax holds the current element being examined
+# %rdi holds the currend position in the list
+# zero marks the end of the list
+
+# Data section, now containing some statically created data
+.section .data
+
+# Just a label to refer to the first item in the list
+data_items:
+	# "Type" of memory location to be reserved. In quotes because it just
+	# says how many bytes should be reserved to each item, not the 'type'
+	# itself
+	# Reserves 10 '8byte' (quad) slots consecutive in memory,
+	.quad 3,10,9,230,66,77,23,66,12,69,0
+
+.section .text
+
+.globl _start
+
+_start:
+	movq $0, %rdi
+	movq data_items(, %rdi,8), %rax
+	movq %rax, %rbx
+
+	start_loop:
+		cmpq $0, %rax
+		je loop_exit
+		incq %rdi
+		movq data_items(,%rdi,8), %rax
+		cmpq %rbx, %rax
+		jle start_loop
+		movq %rax, %rbx
+		jmp start_loop
+
+
+	loop_exit:
+		movq $1, %rax
+		int $0x80