Supported Architectures

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Processor Architectures

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x86/x64 Family

• x86 - Intel/AMD 32-bit x86 architecture with full instruction set support
  • Includes AVX, AVX2, AVX-512 extensions
  • SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2 support
  • BMI1, BMI2, SHA, MPX, CET extensions
  • Location: Ghidra/Processors/x86/
• x86-64 - AMD64/Intel 64 architecture
  • Full 64-bit extension support
  • Advanced vector extensions
  • Location: Ghidra/Processors/x86/

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ARM Family

• ARM - ARM 32-bit architectures
  • ARM4, ARM4t (Thumb)
  • ARM5, ARM5t
  • ARM6, ARM7, ARM8
  • ARM8m (Cortex-M)
  • Both little-endian and big-endian variants
  • Location: Ghidra/Processors/ARM/
• AARCH64 - ARM 64-bit architecture
  • ARMv8-A 64-bit instruction set
  • NEON SIMD support
  • Location: Ghidra/Processors/AARCH64/

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RISC Architectures

• RISC-V - Open-source RISC-V ISA
  • RV32I, RV64I base integer instruction sets
  • LP64D and ILP32D ABI variants
  • AndeSTAR v5 extensions
  • Location: Ghidra/Processors/RISCV/
• MIPS - MIPS architectures
  • MIPS I through MIPS V
  • MIPS32, MIPS64
  • Both endianness variants
  • Location: Ghidra/Processors/MIPS/
• SPARC - Sun/Oracle SPARC
  • SPARC v9 32-bit and 64-bit
  • Location: Ghidra/Processors/Sparc/

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PowerPC Family

• PowerPC - IBM PowerPC architecture
  • 32-bit and 64-bit variants
  • AltiVec/VMX support
  • VLE (Variable Length Encoding)
  • QUICC III engine support
  • Both endianness variants
  • Location: Ghidra/Processors/PowerPC/

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Embedded Processors

• AVR (Atmel)
  • AVR8, AVR8e, AVR8eind, AVR8xmega
  • AVR32a
  • Location: Ghidra/Processors/Atmel/
• PIC - Microchip PIC microcontrollers
  • Multiple PIC variants
  • Location: Ghidra/Processors/PIC/
• 8051 - Intel 8051 microcontroller
  • Classic 8051 instruction set
  • Location: Ghidra/Processors/8051/
• MSP430 - Texas Instruments MSP430
  • MSP430 and MSP430X
  • Location: Ghidra/Processors/TI_MSP430/
• 68000 - Motorola 68k family
  • 68020, 68030, 68040
  • Location: Ghidra/Processors/68000/

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8-bit Processors

• 6502 - MOS Technology 6502
  • Original 6502
  • 65C02 CMOS variant
  • Location: Ghidra/Processors/6502/
• 8085 - Intel 8085
  • Location: Ghidra/Processors/8085/
• 8048 - Intel 8048
  • Location: Ghidra/Processors/8048/
• Z80 - Zilog Z80
  • Z80 and Z180 variants
  • Location: Ghidra/Processors/Z80/
• MC6800 - Motorola 6800 family
  • 6805, 6809, H6309
  • Location: Ghidra/Processors/MC6800/

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Motorola/Freescale

• HCS08 - Freescale HCS08
  • HC05, HC08, HCS08
  • Location: Ghidra/Processors/HCS08/
• HCS12 - Freescale HCS12
  • HC12, HCS12, HCS12X
  • Location: Ghidra/Processors/HCS12/

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Specialized Architectures

• Dalvik - Android Dalvik VM
  • DEX bytecode (KitKat through Android 12)
  • ODEX format
  • Location: Ghidra/Processors/Dalvik/
• JVM - Java Virtual Machine
  • Java bytecode
  • Location: Ghidra/Processors/JVM/
• BPF/eBPF - Berkeley Packet Filter
  • Classic BPF
  • Extended BPF (eBPF)
  • Both endianness variants
  • Location: Ghidra/Processors/BPF/, Ghidra/Processors/eBPF/

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Other Architectures

• PA-RISC - HP Precision Architecture
  • Location: Ghidra/Processors/PA-RISC/
• SuperH - Renesas SuperH
  • SH-1, SH-2, SH-2A (legacy)
  • SH-4 (both endianness)
  • Location: Ghidra/Processors/SuperH/, Ghidra/Processors/SuperH4/
• Xtensa - Tensilica Xtensa
  • Both endianness variants
  • Location: Ghidra/Processors/Xtensa/
• TriCore - Infineon TriCore
  • Location: Ghidra/Processors/tricore/
• Loongarch - LoongArch architecture
  • 32-bit and 64-bit variants
  • F32 and F64 floating-point
  • Location: Ghidra/Processors/Loongarch/
• CR16 - CompactRISC 16-bit
  • CR16B, CR16C
  • Location: Ghidra/Processors/CR16/
• V850 - NEC/Renesas V850
  • Location: Ghidra/Processors/V850/
• M16C - Renesas M16C
  • M16C/60, M16C/80
  • Location: Ghidra/Processors/M16C/
• M8C - Cypress M8C
  • Location: Ghidra/Processors/M8C/
• MCS96 - Intel MCS-96
  • Location: Ghidra/Processors/MCS96/
• CP1600 - General Instrument CP1600
  • Location: Ghidra/Processors/CP1600/
• NDS32 - Andes NDS32
  • Location: Ghidra/Processors/NDS32/

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Special Purpose

• DATA - Raw data processor
  • 64-bit data interpretation
  • Both endianness variants
  • Location: Ghidra/Processors/DATA/
• Toy - Educational/testing processor
  • Various configurations for development
  • Location: Ghidra/Processors/Toy/

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Processor Variants

• Endianness: Little-endian (LE) and big-endian (BE) versions
• Bit width: 16-bit, 32-bit, and 64-bit variants
• Extensions: Instruction set extensions (SIMD, floating-point, etc.)
• Versions: Different ISA versions (e.g., ARMv4 through ARMv8)

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Language Definition Files

• .slaspec - Sleigh specification file defining instruction semantics
• .ldefs - Language definition XML file
• .pspec - Processor specification file
• .cspec - Compiler specification file
• .opinion - Loader opinion files for binary format recognition

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Adding Custom Processors

1. Creating Sleigh specification files (.slaspec)
2. Defining language definitions (.ldefs)
3. Specifying processor details (.pspec)
4. Adding compiler specifications (.cspec)