Add exit

exit/exit.s

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+#PURPOSE:   Simple program that exits and returns a
+#           status code back to the Linux kernel
+#
+
+#INPUT:     none
+#
+
+#OUTPUT:    returns a status code  This can be viewed
+#           by typing
+#
+#           echo $?
+#
+#           after running the program
+#
+
+#VARIABLES:
+#           %rax holds the system call number
+#           %rbx holds the return status
+#
+.section .data
+
+.section .text
+.globl _start
+
+_start:
+mov $1, %rax       # this is the linux kernel command
+                    # number (system call) for exiting
+                    # $ means immediate mode addressing,
+                    # without $ it defaults to direct
+                    # mode, looking up a number in
+                    # address 1
+
+mov $0, %rbx       # this is the status number we will
+                    # return to the OS
+
+int $0x80           # this wakes up the kernel to run the
+                    # exit command