C array$-$max$-$main.c

#include Task $2$: The Maximum of an Array

The second task is to write the function: $($WRITE IN ASSEMBLY x$86-64$ NOT IN C$)$

unsigned long array$\_$max$($unsigned long n $,$ unsigned long $*$items$)$

This function will return the maximum value of an array of long integers $0.$ The first argument provided is

the number of elements, the second argument is the address of the first element.

You do not need to write a C version of this function, but we recommend doing so$.$

We have provided the driver program in array$-$max$-$main.c$,$ which processes the command line arguments

and calls the array$\_$max function. The Makefile will compile both array$-$max$-$main.c and your implementa$-$

tion of the array$\_$max function to produce the executable array$-$max. Once compiled, the interactions with

array$-$max should look as follows:

$ $./$array$-$max $12$

$2$

$ $./$array$-$max $421$

$42$

$ $./$array$-$max $3158248201$

$20$

Your program must compile without any modification to the provided array$-$max$-$main.c file, using

the provided Makefile. The command make array$-$max will combine array$-$max$-$main.c $($provided by us$)$

and array$-$max.s $($written by you$)$ into the executable array$-$max.$`$qf$4$gd$5$vbh $,>=/$