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+// Copyright (c) 2020 Johannes Stoelp
+
+#include <asm/unistd.h>
+
+.intel_syntax noprefix
+
+.section .text, "ax", @progbits
+.global _start
+_start:
+ // $rsp is guaranteed to be 16-byte aligned.
+
+ // Clear $rbp as specified by the SysV AMD64 ABI.
+ xor rbp, rbp
+
+ // Load pointer to process context prepared by execve(2) syscall as
+ // specified in the SysV AMD64 ABI.
+ // Save pointer in $rdi which is the arg0 (int/ptr) register.
+ lea rdi, [rsp]
+
+ // Stack frames must be 16-byte aligned before control is transfered to the
+ // callees entry point.
+ call entry
+
+ // Call exit(0) syscall.
+ mov rdi, 0
+ mov rax, __NR_exit
+ syscall