# 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