From fafb035fb523fcb3105e112e1142a640b7f21b44 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: crthpl <56052645+crthpl@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2021 17:43:17 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] all: reimplement inline assembly (#8645)

---
 cmd/tools/modules/testing/common.v            |   5 -
 cmd/tools/vtest.v                             |  94 ++-
 doc/docs.md                                   |  28 +-
 examples/asm.v                                |  16 +
 examples/fibonacci.v                          |  22 +-
 vlib/builtin/bare/linuxsys_bare.v             | 383 ++++++-----
 vlib/v/ast/ast.v                              | 283 +++++++-
 vlib/v/checker/checker.v                      | 131 +++-
 .../tests/asm_alias_does_not_exist.out        |   5 +
 .../checker/tests/asm_alias_does_not_exist.vv |   3 +
 vlib/v/checker/tests/asm_immutable_err.out    |   7 +
 vlib/v/checker/tests/asm_immutable_err.vv     |  16 +
 vlib/v/compiler_errors_test.v                 |   4 +-
 vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v                              | 152 ++++-
 vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v                           | 180 ++++-
 vlib/v/gen/js/js.v                            |   3 +
 vlib/v/markused/walker.v                      |  16 +-
 vlib/v/parser/parser.v                        | 645 ++++++++++++++++--
 vlib/v/parser/pratt.v                         |  20 +-
 vlib/v/parser/v_parser_test.v                 |   1 +
 vlib/v/pref/default.v                         |   1 +
 vlib/v/pref/pref.v                            |  74 +-
 vlib/v/pref/should_compile.v                  |  26 +-
 vlib/v/table/table.v                          |  35 +
 vlib/v/table/types.v                          |  33 +
 vlib/v/tests/asm_test.v                       |  29 -
 vlib/v/tests/assembly/asm_test.amd64.v        |  99 +++
 vlib/v/tests/assembly/asm_test.i386.v         |  98 +++
 .../assembly/util/dot_amd64_util.amd64.v      |  15 +
 29 files changed, 2089 insertions(+), 335 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 examples/asm.v
 create mode 100644 vlib/v/checker/tests/asm_alias_does_not_exist.out
 create mode 100644 vlib/v/checker/tests/asm_alias_does_not_exist.vv
 create mode 100644 vlib/v/checker/tests/asm_immutable_err.out
 create mode 100644 vlib/v/checker/tests/asm_immutable_err.vv
 delete mode 100644 vlib/v/tests/asm_test.v
 create mode 100644 vlib/v/tests/assembly/asm_test.amd64.v
 create mode 100644 vlib/v/tests/assembly/asm_test.i386.v
 create mode 100644 vlib/v/tests/assembly/util/dot_amd64_util.amd64.v

diff --git a/cmd/tools/modules/testing/common.v b/cmd/tools/modules/testing/common.v
index 70fdeb6e0d..fdeb768d0a 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/modules/testing/common.v
+++ b/cmd/tools/modules/testing/common.v
@@ -196,11 +196,6 @@ pub fn (mut ts TestSession) test() {
 				continue
 			}
 		}
-		$if tinyc {
-			if file.contains('asm') {
-				continue
-			}
-		}
 		remaining_files << dot_relative_file
 	}
 	remaining_files = vtest.filter_vtest_only(remaining_files, fix_slashes: false)
diff --git a/cmd/tools/vtest.v b/cmd/tools/vtest.v
index 727c6da2de..416ff66f3b 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/vtest.v
+++ b/cmd/tools/vtest.v
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ module main
 import os
 import os.cmdline
 import testing
+import v.pref
 
 fn main() {
 	args := os.args.clone()
@@ -18,20 +19,35 @@ fn main() {
 		eprintln('Use `v test-all` instead.')
 		exit(1)
 	}
+	backend_pos := args_before.index('-b')
+	backend := if backend_pos == -1 { '.c' } else { args_before[backend_pos + 1] } // this giant mess because closures are not implemented
+
 	mut ts := testing.new_test_session(args_before.join(' '))
 	for targ in args_after {
-		if os.exists(targ) && targ.ends_with('_test.v') {
-			ts.files << targ
-			continue
-		}
 		if os.is_dir(targ) {
 			// Fetch all tests from the directory
-			ts.files << os.walk_ext(targ.trim_right(os.path_separator), '_test.v')
+			files, skip_files := should_test_dir(targ.trim_right(os.path_separator), backend)
+			ts.files << files
+			ts.skip_files << skip_files
 			continue
+		} else if os.exists(targ) {
+			match should_test(targ, backend) {
+				.test {
+					ts.files << targ
+					continue
+				}
+				.skip {
+					ts.files << targ
+					ts.skip_files << targ
+					continue
+				}
+				.ignore {}
+			}
+		} else {
+			eprintln('\nUnrecognized test file `$targ`.\n `v test` can only be used with folders and/or _test.v files.\n')
+			show_usage()
+			exit(1)
 		}
-		eprintln('\nUnrecognized test file `$targ` .\n `v test` can only be used with folders and/or _test.v files.\n')
-		show_usage()
-		exit(1)
 	}
 	testing.header('Testing...')
 	ts.test()
@@ -52,3 +68,65 @@ fn show_usage() {
 	println('   NB: you can also give many and mixed folder/ file_test.v arguments after `v test` .')
 	println('')
 }
+
+pub fn should_test_dir(path string, backend string) ([]string, []string) { // return is (files, skip_files)
+	mut files := os.ls(path) or { return []string{}, []string{} }
+	mut local_path_separator := os.path_separator
+	if path.ends_with(os.path_separator) {
+		local_path_separator = ''
+	}
+	mut res_files := []string{}
+	mut skip_files := []string{}
+	for file in files {
+		p := path + local_path_separator + file
+		if os.is_dir(p) && !os.is_link(p) {
+			ret_files, ret_skip_files := should_test_dir(p, backend)
+			res_files << ret_files
+			skip_files << ret_skip_files
+		} else if os.exists(p) {
+			match should_test(p, backend) {
+				.test {
+					res_files << p
+				}
+				.skip {
+					res_files << p
+					skip_files << p
+				}
+				.ignore {}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return res_files, skip_files
+}
+
+enum ShouldTestStatus {
+	test // do test
+	skip
+	ignore
+}
+
+fn should_test(path string, backend string) ShouldTestStatus {
+	if path.ends_with('_test.v') {
+		return .test
+	}
+	if path.ends_with('.v') && path.count('.') == 2 {
+		if !path.all_before_last('.v').all_before_last('.').ends_with('_test') {
+			return .ignore
+		}
+		backend_arg := path.all_before_last('.v').all_after_last('.')
+		arch := pref.arch_from_string(backend_arg) or { pref.Arch._auto }
+		if arch == pref.get_host_arch() {
+			return .test
+		} else if arch == ._auto {
+			if backend_arg == 'c' { // .c.v
+				return if backend == 'c' { ShouldTestStatus.test } else { ShouldTestStatus.skip }
+			}
+			if backend_arg == 'js' {
+				return if backend == 'js' { ShouldTestStatus.test } else { ShouldTestStatus.skip }
+			}
+		} else {
+			return .skip
+		}
+	}
+	return .ignore
+}
diff --git a/doc/docs.md b/doc/docs.md
index 8d13fe0c32..bbfe49dd3f 100644
--- a/doc/docs.md
+++ b/doc/docs.md
@@ -3848,20 +3848,26 @@ To improve safety and maintainability, operator overloading is limited:
 are auto generated when the operators are defined though they must return the same type.
 
 ## Inline assembly
-
-TODO: not implemented yet
-
-```v failcompile
-fn main() {
-    a := 10
-    asm x64 {
-        mov eax, [a]
-        add eax, 10
-        mov [a], eax
-    }
+<!-- ignore because it doesn't pass fmt test (why?) --> 
+```v ignore
+a := 100
+b := 20
+mut c := 0
+asm amd64 {
+    mov eax, a
+    add eax, b
+    mov c, eax
+    ; =r (c) as c // output 
+    ; r (a) as a // input 
+      r (b) as b
 }
+println('a: $a') // 100 
+println('b: $b') // 20 
+println('c: $c') // 120
 ```
 
+For more examples, see [github.com/vlang/v/tree/master/vlib/v/tests/assembly/asm_test.amd64.v](https://github.com/vlang/v/tree/master/vlib/v/tests/assembly/asm_test.amd64.v)
+
 ## Translating C to V
 
 TODO: translating C to V will be available in V 0.3.
diff --git a/examples/asm.v b/examples/asm.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..258d400f5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/asm.v
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+fn main() {
+	a := 100
+	b := 20
+	mut c := 0
+	asm amd64 {
+		mov eax, a
+		add eax, b
+		mov c, eax
+		; =r (c) // output 
+		; r (a) // input 
+		  r (b)
+	}
+	println('a: $a') // 100
+	println('b: $b') // 20
+	println('c: $c') // 120
+}
diff --git a/examples/fibonacci.v b/examples/fibonacci.v
index 6244c96092..52f95b730c 100644
--- a/examples/fibonacci.v
+++ b/examples/fibonacci.v
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 // This program displays the fibonacci sequence
-import os
+// import os
 
 fn main() {
 	// Check for user input
-	if os.args.len != 2 {
-		println('usage: fibonacci [rank]')
+//if os.args.len != 2 {
+//		println('usage: fibonacci [rank]')
 
 		// Exit
-		return
-	}
+//		return
+//	}
 
 	// Parse first argument and cast it to int
-	stop := os.args[1].int()
-
+//	stop := os.args[1].int()
+	stop := 23
 	// Can only calculate correctly until rank 92
 	if stop > 92 {
 		println('rank must be 92 or less')
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ fn main() {
 	}
 
 	// Three consecutive terms of the sequence
-	mut a := u64(0)
-	mut b := u64(0)
-	mut c := u64(1)
-
+	mut a := 0
+	mut b := 0
+	mut c := 1
+	println(a+c+c)
 	for _ in 0 .. stop {
 		// Set a and b to the next term
 		a = b
diff --git a/vlib/builtin/bare/linuxsys_bare.v b/vlib/builtin/bare/linuxsys_bare.v
index 9096685383..c174f9d63c 100644
--- a/vlib/builtin/bare/linuxsys_bare.v
+++ b/vlib/builtin/bare/linuxsys_bare.v
@@ -4,17 +4,17 @@ pub enum Linux_mem {
 	page_size = 4096
 }
 
-pub enum Wp_sys {
-	wnohang = 0x00000001
-	wuntraced = 0x00000002
-	wstopped = 0x00000002
-	wexited	= 0x00000004
-	wcontinued = 0x00000008
-	wnowait = 0x01000000 // don't reap, just poll status.
-	__wnothread = 0x20000000 // don't wait on children of other threads in this group
-	__wall = 0x40000000 // wait on all children, regardless of type
-	__wclone = 0x80000000 // wait only on non-sigchld children
-}
+pub const (
+	wp_sys_wnohang     = u64(0x00000001)
+	wp_sys_wuntraced   = u64(0x00000002)
+	wp_sys_wstopped    = u64(0x00000002)
+	wp_sys_wexited     = u64(0x00000004)
+	wp_sys_wcontinued  = u64(0x00000008)
+	wp_sys_wnowait     = u64(0x01000000) // don't reap, just poll status.
+	wp_sys___wnothread = u64(0x20000000) // don't wait on children of other threads in this group
+	wp_sys___wall      = u64(0x40000000) // wait on all children, regardless of type
+	wp_sys___wclone    = u64(0x80000000) // wait only on non-sigchld children
+)
 
 // First argument to waitid:
 pub enum Wi_which {
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ pub enum Wi_si_code {
 	cld_continued = 6 // stopped child has continued
 }
 
-/* Paraphrased from "man 2 waitid" on Linux
+/*
+Paraphrased from "man 2 waitid" on Linux
 
 	Upon successful return, waitid() fills in the
 	following fields of the siginfo_t structure
@@ -74,98 +75,96 @@ pub enum Sig_index {
 }
 
 pub enum Signo {
-	sighup =  1	// Hangup.
-	sigint = 2	// Interactive attention signal.
-	sigquit = 3	// Quit.
-	sigill = 4	// Illegal instruction.
-	sigtrap = 5	// Trace/breakpoint trap.
-	sigabrt = 6	// Abnormal termination.
+	sighup = 1 // Hangup.
+	sigint = 2 // Interactive attention signal.
+	sigquit = 3 // Quit.
+	sigill = 4 // Illegal instruction.
+	sigtrap = 5 // Trace/breakpoint trap.
+	sigabrt = 6 // Abnormal termination.
 	sigbus = 7
-	sigfpe = 8	// Erroneous arithmetic operation.
-	sigkill = 9	// Killed.
+	sigfpe = 8 // Erroneous arithmetic operation.
+	sigkill = 9 // Killed.
 	sigusr1 = 10
-	sigsegv = 11	// Invalid access to storage.
+	sigsegv = 11 // Invalid access to storage.
 	sigusr2 = 12
-	sigpipe = 13	// Broken pipe.
-	sigalrm = 14	// Alarm clock.
-	sigterm = 15	// Termination request.
+	sigpipe = 13 // Broken pipe.
+	sigalrm = 14 // Alarm clock.
+	sigterm = 15 // Termination request.
 	sigstkflt = 16
 	sigchld = 17
 	sigcont = 18
 	sigstop = 19
 	sigtstp = 20
-	sigttin = 21	// Background read from control terminal.
-	sigttou = 22	// Background write to control terminal.
+	sigttin = 21 // Background read from control terminal.
+	sigttou = 22 // Background write to control terminal.
 	sigurg = 23
-	sigxcpu = 24	// CPU time limit exceeded.
-	sigxfsz = 25	// File size limit exceeded.
-	sigvtalrm = 26	// Virtual timer expired.
-	sigprof = 27	// Profiling timer expired.
+	sigxcpu = 24 // CPU time limit exceeded.
+	sigxfsz = 25 // File size limit exceeded.
+	sigvtalrm = 26 // Virtual timer expired.
+	sigprof = 27 // Profiling timer expired.
 	sigwinch = 28
 	sigpoll = 29
 	sigsys = 31
 }
 
-
-pub enum Fcntl {
-	fd_cloexec = 0x00000001
-	f_dupfd = 0x00000000
-	f_exlck = 0x00000004
-	f_getfd = 0x00000001
-	f_getfl = 0x00000003
-	f_getlk = 0x00000005
-	f_getlk64 = 0x0000000c
-	f_getown = 0x00000009
-	f_getowner_uids = 0x00000011
-	f_getown_ex = 0x00000010
-	f_getsig = 0x0000000b
-	f_ofd_getlk = 0x00000024
-	f_ofd_setlk = 0x00000025
-	f_ofd_setlkw = 0x00000026
-	f_owner_pgrp = 0x00000002
-	f_owner_pid = 0x00000001
-	f_owner_tid = 0x00000000
-	f_rdlck = 0x00000000
-	f_setfd = 0x00000002
-	f_setfl = 0x00000004
-	f_setlk = 0x00000006
-	f_setlk64 = 0x0000000d
-	f_setlkw = 0x00000007
-	f_setlkw64 = 0x0000000e
-	f_setown = 0x00000008
-	f_setown_ex = 0x0000000f
-	f_setsig = 0x0000000a
-	f_shlck = 0x00000008
-	f_unlck = 0x00000002
-	f_wrlck = 0x00000001
-	lock_ex = 0x00000002
-	lock_mand = 0x00000020
-	lock_nb = 0x00000004
-	lock_read = 0x00000040
-	lock_rw = 0x000000c0
-	lock_sh = 0x00000001
-	lock_un = 0x00000008
-	lock_write = 0x00000080
-	o_accmode = 0x00000003
-	o_append = 0x00000400
-	o_cloexec = 0x00080000
-	o_creat = 0x00000040
-	o_direct = 0x00004000
-	o_directory = 0x00010000
-	o_dsync = 0x00001000
-	o_excl = 0x00000080
-	o_largefile = 0x00008000
-	o_ndelay = 0x00000800
-	o_noatime = 0x00040000
-	o_noctty = 0x00000100
-	o_nofollow = 0x00020000
-	o_nonblock = 0x00000800
-	o_path = 0x00200000
-	o_rdonly = 0x00000000
-	o_rdwr = 0x00000002
-	o_trunc = 0x00000200
-	o_wronly = 0x00000001
-}
+pub const (
+	fcntlf_dupfd         = 0x00000000
+	fcntlf_exlck         = 0x00000004
+	fcntlf_getfd         = 0x00000001
+	fcntlf_getfl         = 0x00000003
+	fcntlf_getlk         = 0x00000005
+	fcntlf_getlk64       = 0x0000000c
+	fcntlf_getown        = 0x00000009
+	fcntlf_getowner_uids = 0x00000011
+	fcntlf_getown_ex     = 0x00000010
+	fcntlf_getsig        = 0x0000000b
+	fcntlf_ofd_getlk     = 0x00000024
+	fcntlf_ofd_setlk     = 0x00000025
+	fcntlf_ofd_setlkw    = 0x00000026
+	fcntlf_owner_pgrp    = 0x00000002
+	fcntlf_owner_pid     = 0x00000001
+	fcntlf_owner_tid     = 0x00000000
+	fcntlf_rdlck         = 0x00000000
+	fcntlf_setfd         = 0x00000002
+	fcntlf_setfl         = 0x00000004
+	fcntlf_setlk         = 0x00000006
+	fcntlf_setlk64       = 0x0000000d
+	fcntlf_setlkw        = 0x00000007
+	fcntlf_setlkw64      = 0x0000000e
+	fcntlf_setown        = 0x00000008
+	fcntlf_setown_ex     = 0x0000000f
+	fcntlf_setsig        = 0x0000000a
+	fcntlf_shlck         = 0x00000008
+	fcntlf_unlck         = 0x00000002
+	fcntlf_wrlck         = 0x00000001
+	fcntllock_ex         = 0x00000002
+	fcntllock_mand       = 0x00000020
+	fcntllock_nb         = 0x00000004
+	fcntllock_read       = 0x00000040
+	fcntllock_rw         = 0x000000c0
+	fcntllock_sh         = 0x00000001
+	fcntllock_un         = 0x00000008
+	fcntllock_write      = 0x00000080
+	fcntlo_accmode       = 0x00000003
+	fcntlo_append        = 0x00000400
+	fcntlo_cloexec       = 0x00080000
+	fcntlo_creat         = 0x00000040
+	fcntlo_direct        = 0x00004000
+	fcntlo_directory     = 0x00010000
+	fcntlo_dsync         = 0x00001000
+	fcntlo_excl          = 0x00000080
+	fcntlo_largefile     = 0x00008000
+	fcntlo_ndelay        = 0x00000800
+	fcntlo_noatime       = 0x00040000
+	fcntlo_noctty        = 0x00000100
+	fcntlo_nofollow      = 0x00020000
+	fcntlo_nonblock      = 0x00000800
+	fcntlo_path          = 0x00200000
+	fcntlo_rdonly        = 0x00000000
+	fcntlo_rdwr          = 0x00000002
+	fcntlo_trunc         = 0x00000200
+	fcntlo_wronly        = 0x00000001
+)
 
 pub enum Errno {
 	enoerror = 0x00000000
@@ -222,104 +221,106 @@ pub enum Map_flags {
 	map_fixed = 0x10
 	map_file = 0x00
 	map_anonymous = 0x20
-	map_anon = 0x20
 	map_huge_shift = 26
 	map_huge_mask = 0x3f
 }
 
-fn do_not_call_me_asm_keeper0() {
-	unsafe {
-		asm {
-			"\n"
-			"ret\n"
-			""
-			".intel_syntax noprefix\n"
-			".globl _start, sys_call0\n"
-			".globl sys_call1, sys_call2, sys_call3\n"
-			".globl sys_call4, sys_call5, sys_call6\n"
-			""
-			"_start:\n"
-				"xor rbp,rbp\n"
-				"pop rdi\n"
-				"mov rsi,rsp\n"
-				"and rsp,-16\n"
-				"call main\n"
-				"mov rdi,rax\n" /* syscall param 1 = rax (ret value of main) */
-				"mov rax,60\n"  /* SYS_exit */
-				"syscall\n"
-				""
-				// should never be reached, but if the OS somehow fails to kill us,
-				// it will cause a segmentation fault
-				"ret\n"
-			"sys_call0:\n"
-				"mov rax,rdi\n"
-				"syscall\n"
-				"ret\n"
-			""
-			"sys_call1:\n"
-				"mov rax,rdi\n"
-				"mov rdi,rsi\n"
-				"syscall\n"
-				"ret\n"
-			""
-			"sys_call2:\n"
-				"mov rax,rdi\n"
-				"mov rdi,rsi\n"
-				"mov rsi,rdx\n"
-				"syscall\n"
-				"ret\n"
-			""
-			"sys_call3:\n"
-				"mov rax,rdi\n"
-				"mov rdi,rsi\n"
-				"mov rsi,rdx\n"
-				"mov rdx,rcx\n"
-				"syscall\n"
-				"ret\n"
-			""
-			"sys_call4:\n"
-				"mov rax,rdi\n"
-				"mov rdi,rsi\n"
-				"mov rsi,rdx\n"
-				"mov rdx,rcx\n"
-				"mov r10,r8\n"
-				"syscall\n"
-				"ret\n"
-			""
-			"sys_call5:\n"
-				"mov rax,rdi\n"
-				"mov rdi,rsi\n"
-				"mov rsi,rdx\n"
-				"mov rdx,rcx\n"
-				"mov r10,r8\n"
-				"mov r8,r9\n"
-				"syscall\n"
-				"ret\n"
-			""
-			"sys_call6:\n"
-				"mov rax,rdi\n"
-				"mov rdi,rsi\n"
-				"mov rsi,rdx\n"
-				"mov rdx,rcx\n"
-				"mov r10,r8\n"
-				"mov r8,r9\n"
-				"mov r9, [rsp+8]\n"
-				"syscall\n"
-				"ret\n"
-			""
-			".att_syntax \n"
-		}
+fn sys_call0(scn u64) u64 {
+	res := u64(0)
+	asm amd64 {
+		syscall 
+		; =a (res)
+		; a (scn)
 	}
+	return res
 }
 
-fn sys_call0(scn u64) u64
-fn sys_call1(scn, arg1 u64) u64
-fn sys_call2(scn, arg1, arg2 u64) u64
-fn sys_call3(scn, arg1, arg2, arg3 u64) u64
-fn sys_call4(scn, arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4 u64) u64
-fn sys_call5(scn, arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4, arg5 u64) u64
-fn sys_call6(scn, arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4, arg5, arg6 u64) u64
+fn sys_call1(scn u64, arg1 u64) u64 {
+	res := u64(0)
+	asm amd64 {
+		syscall 
+		; =a (res)
+		; a (scn)
+		  D (arg1)
+	}
+	return res
+}
 
+fn sys_call2(scn u64, arg1 u64, arg2 u64) u64 {
+	res := u64(0)
+	asm amd64 {
+		syscall 
+		; =a (res)
+		; a (scn)
+		  D (arg1)
+		  S (arg2)
+	}
+	return res
+}
+fn sys_call3(scn u64, arg1 u64, arg2 u64, arg3 u64) u64 {
+	res := u64(0)
+	asm amd64 {
+		syscall 
+		; =a (res)
+		; a (scn)
+		  D (arg1)
+		  S (arg2)
+		  d (arg3)
+	}
+	return res
+}
+fn sys_call4(scn u64, arg1 u64, arg2 u64, arg3 u64, arg4 u64) u64 {
+	res := u64(0)
+	asm amd64 {
+		mov r10, arg4
+		syscall 
+		; =a (res)
+		; a (scn)
+		  D (arg1)
+		  S (arg2)
+		  d (arg3)
+		  r (arg4)
+		  ; r10
+	}
+	return res
+}
+
+fn sys_call5(scn u64, arg1 u64, arg2 u64, arg3 u64, arg4 u64, arg5 u64) u64 {
+	res := u64(0)
+	asm amd64 {
+		mov r10, arg4
+		mov r8, arg5
+		syscall 
+		; =a (res)
+		; a (scn)
+		  D (arg1)
+		  S (arg2)
+		  d (arg3)
+		  r (arg4)
+		  r (arg5)
+		  ; r10 r8
+	}
+	return res
+}
+fn sys_call6(scn u64, arg1 u64, arg2 u64, arg3 u64, arg4 u64, arg5 u64, arg6 u64) u64 {
+	res := u64(0)
+	asm amd64 {
+		mov r10, arg4
+		mov r8, arg5
+		mov r9, arg6
+		syscall 
+		; =a (res)
+		; a (scn)
+		  D (arg1)
+		  S (arg2)
+		  d (arg3)
+		  r (arg4)
+		  r (arg5)
+		  r (arg6)
+		  ; r10 r8 r9
+	}
+	return res
+}
 
 fn split_int_errno(rc_in u64) (i64, Errno) {
 	rc := i64(rc_in)
@@ -330,7 +331,7 @@ fn split_int_errno(rc_in u64) (i64, Errno) {
 }
 
 // 0 sys_read unsigned int fd char *buf size_t count
-pub fn sys_read (fd i64, buf byteptr, count u64) (i64, Errno) {
+pub fn sys_read(fd i64, buf byteptr, count u64) (i64, Errno) {
 	return split_int_errno(sys_call3(0, u64(fd), u64(buf), count))
 }
 
@@ -339,8 +340,8 @@ pub fn sys_write(fd i64, buf byteptr, count u64) (i64, Errno) {
 	return split_int_errno(sys_call3(1, u64(fd), u64(buf), count))
 }
 
-pub fn sys_open(filename byteptr, flags Fcntl, mode int) (i64, Errno) {
-	//2 sys_open  const char *filename  int flags int mode
+pub fn sys_open(filename byteptr, flags i64, mode int) (i64, Errno) {
+	// 2 sys_open  const char *filename  int flags int mode
 	return split_int_errno(sys_call3(2, u64(filename), u64(flags), u64(mode)))
 }
 
@@ -392,19 +393,17 @@ pub fn sys_vfork() int {
 }
 
 // 33  sys_dup2  unsigned int oldfd  unsigned int newfd
-pub fn sys_dup2 (oldfd, newfd int) (i64, Errno) {
-	return split_int_errno(sys_call2(33, u64(oldfd),u64(newfd)))
+pub fn sys_dup2(oldfd int, newfd int) (i64, Errno) {
+	return split_int_errno(sys_call2(33, u64(oldfd), u64(newfd)))
 }
 
-
-//59  sys_execve  const char *filename  const char *const argv[]  const char *const envp[]
-//pub fn sys_execve(filename byteptr, argv []byteptr, envp []byteptr) int {
+// 59  sys_execve  const char *filename  const char *const argv[]  const char *const envp[]
+// pub fn sys_execve(filename byteptr, argv []byteptr, envp []byteptr) int {
 //  return sys_call3(59, filename, argv, envp)
 //}
 
-
 // 60 sys_exit  int error_code
-pub fn sys_exit (ec int) {
+pub fn sys_exit(ec int) {
 	sys_call1(60, u64(ec))
 }
 
@@ -414,12 +413,10 @@ pub fn sys_getuid() int {
 }
 
 // 247 sys_waitid  int which pid_t upid  struct siginfo *infop int options struct rusage *ru
-pub fn sys_waitid (which Wi_which, pid int, infop &int, options Wp_sys, ru voidptr) Errno {
+pub fn sys_waitid(which Wi_which, pid int, infop &int, options int, ru voidptr) Errno {
 	return Errno(sys_call5(247, u64(which), u64(pid), u64(infop), u64(options), u64(ru)))
 }
 
-
-
 /*
 A few years old, but still relevant
 https://blog.rchapman.org/posts/Linux_System_Call_Table_for_x86_64/
diff --git a/vlib/v/ast/ast.v b/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
index c6eb25a02f..bb66065e5b 100644
--- a/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
+++ b/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ module ast
 import v.token
 import v.table
 import v.errors
+import v.pref
 
 pub type TypeDecl = AliasTypeDecl | FnTypeDecl | SumTypeDecl
 
@@ -17,14 +18,14 @@ pub type Expr = AnonFn | ArrayDecompose | ArrayInit | AsCast | Assoc | AtExpr |
 	RangeExpr | SelectExpr | SelectorExpr | SizeOf | SqlExpr | StringInterLiteral | StringLiteral |
 	StructInit | Type | TypeOf | UnsafeExpr
 
-pub type Stmt = AssertStmt | AssignStmt | Block | BranchStmt | CompFor | ConstDecl | DeferStmt |
-	EnumDecl | ExprStmt | FnDecl | ForCStmt | ForInStmt | ForStmt | GlobalDecl | GoStmt |
-	GotoLabel | GotoStmt | HashStmt | Import | InterfaceDecl | Module | Return | SqlStmt |
-	StructDecl | TypeDecl
+pub type Stmt = AsmStmt | AssertStmt | AssignStmt | Block | BranchStmt | CompFor | ConstDecl |
+	DeferStmt | EnumDecl | ExprStmt | FnDecl | ForCStmt | ForInStmt | ForStmt | GlobalDecl |
+	GoStmt | GotoLabel | GotoStmt | HashStmt | Import | InterfaceDecl | Module | Return |
+	SqlStmt | StructDecl | TypeDecl
 
 // NB: when you add a new Expr or Stmt type with a .pos field, remember to update
 // the .position() token.Position methods too.
-pub type ScopeObject = ConstField | GlobalField | Var
+pub type ScopeObject = AsmRegister | ConstField | GlobalField | Var
 
 // TOOD: replace table.Param
 pub type Node = ConstField | EnumField | Expr | Field | File | GlobalField | IfBranch |
@@ -1032,6 +1033,175 @@ pub mut:
 	in_prexpr bool // is the parent node an ast.PrefixExpr
 }
 
+pub struct AsmStmt {
+pub:
+	arch         pref.Arch
+	is_top_level bool
+	is_volatile  bool
+	is_goto      bool
+	clobbered    []AsmClobbered
+	pos          token.Position
+pub mut:
+	templates        []AsmTemplate
+	scope            &Scope
+	output           []AsmIO
+	input            []AsmIO
+	global_labels    []string // listed after clobbers, paired with is_goto == true
+	local_labels     []string // local to the assembly block
+	exported_symbols []string // functions defined in assembly block, exported with `.globl`
+}
+
+pub struct AsmTemplate {
+pub mut:
+	name         string
+	is_label     bool // `example_label:`
+	is_directive bool // .globl assembly_function
+	args         []AsmArg
+	comments     []Comment
+	pos          token.Position
+}
+
+// [eax+5] | j | eax | true | `a` | 0.594 | 123 | 'hi' | label_name
+pub type AsmArg = AsmAddressing | AsmAlias | AsmRegister | BoolLiteral | CharLiteral |
+	FloatLiteral | IntegerLiteral | string
+
+pub struct AsmRegister {
+pub:
+	name string // eax or r12d
+mut:
+	typ  table.Type
+	size int
+}
+
+pub struct AsmAlias {
+pub:
+	name string // a
+	pos  token.Position
+}
+
+pub struct AsmAddressing {
+pub:
+	displacement u32 // 8, 16 or 32 bit literal value
+	scale        int = -1 // 1, 2, 4, or 8 literal 
+	mode         AddressingMode
+	pos          token.Position
+pub mut:
+	base  AsmArg // gpr
+	index AsmArg // gpr
+}
+
+// adressing modes:
+pub enum AddressingMode {
+	invalid
+	displacement // displacement
+	base // base
+	base_plus_displacement // base + displacement
+	index_times_scale_plus_displacement // (index ∗ scale) + displacement
+	base_plus_index_plus_displacement // base + (index ∗ scale) + displacement
+	base_plus_index_times_scale_plus_displacement // base + index + displacement
+	rip_plus_displacement // rip + displacement
+}
+
+pub struct AsmClobbered {
+pub:
+	reg AsmRegister
+pub mut:
+	comments []Comment
+}
+
+// : [alias_a] '=r' (a) // this is a comment
+pub struct AsmIO {
+pub:
+	alias      string    // [alias_a]
+	constraint string    // '=r'
+	expr       Expr      // (a)
+	comments   []Comment // // this is a comment
+	typ        table.Type
+	pos        token.Position
+}
+
+pub const (
+	// reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86#/media/File:Table_of_x86_Registers_svg.svg
+	// map register size -> register name
+	x86_no_number_register_list   = map{
+		8:  ['al', 'ah', 'bl', 'bh', 'cl', 'ch', 'dl', 'dh', 'bpl', 'sil', 'dil', 'spl']
+		16: ['ax', 'bx', 'cx', 'dx', 'bp', 'si', 'di', 'sp', /* segment registers */ 'cs', 'ss',
+			'ds', 'es', 'fs', 'gs', 'flags', 'ip', /* task registers */ 'gdtr', 'idtr', 'tr', 'ldtr',
+			// CSR register 'msw', /* FP core registers */ 'cw', 'sw', 'tw', 'fp_ip', 'fp_dp',
+			'fp_cs', 'fp_ds', 'fp_opc']
+		32: [
+			'eax',
+			'ebx',
+			'ecx',
+			'edx',
+			'ebp',
+			'esi',
+			'edi',
+			'esp',
+			'eflags',
+			'eip', /* CSR register */
+			'mxcsr' /* 32-bit FP core registers 'fp_dp', 'fp_ip' (TODO: why are there duplicates?) */,
+		]
+		64: ['rax', 'rbx', 'rcx', 'rdx', 'rbp', 'rsi', 'rdi', 'rsp', 'rflags', 'rip']
+	}
+	// no comments because maps do not support comments
+	// r#*: gp registers added in 64-bit extensions, can only be from 8-15 actually
+	// *mm#: vector/simd registors
+	// st#: floating point numbers
+	// cr#: control/status registers
+	// dr#: debug registers
+	x86_with_number_register_list = map{
+		8:   map{
+			'r#b': 16
+		}
+		16:  map{
+			'r#w': 16
+		}
+		32:  map{
+			'r#d': 16
+		}
+		64:  map{
+			'r#':  16
+			'mm#': 16
+			'cr#': 16
+			'dr#': 16
+		}
+		80:  map{
+			'st#': 16
+		}
+		128: map{
+			'xmm#': 32
+		}
+		256: map{
+			'ymm#': 32
+		}
+		512: map{
+			'zmm#': 32
+		}
+	}
+)
+
+// TODO: saved priviled registers for arm
+const (
+	arm_no_number_register_list   = ['fp' /* aka r11 */, /* not instruction pointer: */ 'ip' /* aka r12 */,
+		'sp' /* aka r13 */, 'lr' /* aka r14 */, /* this is instruction pointer ('program counter'): */
+		'pc' /* aka r15 */,
+	] // 'cpsr' and 'apsr' are special flags registers, but cannot be referred to directly
+	arm_with_number_register_list = map{
+		'r#': 16
+	}
+)
+
+const (
+	riscv_no_number_register_list   = ['zero', 'ra', 'sp', 'gp', 'tp']
+	riscv_with_number_register_list = map{
+		'x#': 32
+		't#': 3
+		's#': 12
+		'a#': 8
+	}
+)
+
 pub struct AssertStmt {
 pub:
 	pos token.Position
@@ -1383,7 +1553,17 @@ pub fn (node Node) position() token.Position {
 		}
 		ScopeObject {
 			match node {
-				ConstField, GlobalField, Var { return node.pos }
+				ConstField, GlobalField, Var {
+					return node.pos
+				}
+				AsmRegister {
+					return token.Position{
+						len: -1
+						line_nr: -1
+						pos: -1
+						last_line: -1
+					}
+				}
 			}
 		}
 		File {
@@ -1510,6 +1690,7 @@ pub fn (node Node) children() []Node {
 	} else if node is ScopeObject {
 		match node {
 			GlobalField, ConstField, Var { children << node.expr }
+			AsmRegister {}
 		}
 	} else {
 		match node {
@@ -1559,3 +1740,93 @@ pub fn (mut lx IndexExpr) recursive_mapset_is_setter(val bool) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+// return all the registers for a give architecture
+pub fn all_registers(mut t table.Table, arch pref.Arch) map[string]ScopeObject {
+	mut res := map[string]ScopeObject{}
+	match arch {
+		.amd64, .i386 {
+			for bit_size, array in ast.x86_no_number_register_list {
+				for name in array {
+					res[name] = AsmRegister{
+						name: name
+						typ: t.bitsize_to_type(bit_size)
+						size: bit_size
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			for bit_size, array in ast.x86_with_number_register_list {
+				for name, max_num in array {
+					for i in 0 .. max_num {
+						hash_index := name.index('#') or {
+							panic('ast.all_registers: no hashtag found')
+						}
+						assembled_name := '${name[..hash_index]}$i${name[hash_index + 1..]}'
+						res[assembled_name] = AsmRegister{
+							name: assembled_name
+							typ: t.bitsize_to_type(bit_size)
+							size: bit_size
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		.aarch32 {
+			aarch32 := gen_all_registers(mut t, ast.arm_no_number_register_list, ast.arm_with_number_register_list,
+				32)
+			for k, v in aarch32 {
+				res[k] = v
+			}
+		}
+		.aarch64 {
+			aarch64 := gen_all_registers(mut t, ast.arm_no_number_register_list, ast.arm_with_number_register_list,
+				64)
+			for k, v in aarch64 {
+				res[k] = v
+			}
+		}
+		.rv32 {
+			rv32 := gen_all_registers(mut t, ast.riscv_no_number_register_list, ast.riscv_with_number_register_list,
+				32)
+			for k, v in rv32 {
+				res[k] = v
+			}
+		}
+		.rv64 {
+			rv64 := gen_all_registers(mut t, ast.riscv_no_number_register_list, ast.riscv_with_number_register_list,
+				64)
+			for k, v in rv64 {
+				res[k] = v
+			}
+		}
+		else { // TODO
+			panic('ast.all_registers: unhandled arch')
+		}
+	}
+
+	return res
+}
+
+// only for arm and riscv because x86 has different sized registers
+fn gen_all_registers(mut t table.Table, without_numbers []string, with_numbers map[string]int, bit_size int) map[string]ScopeObject {
+	mut res := map[string]ScopeObject{}
+	for name in without_numbers {
+		res[name] = AsmRegister{
+			name: name
+			typ: t.bitsize_to_type(bit_size)
+			size: bit_size
+		}
+	}
+	for name, max_num in with_numbers {
+		for i in 0 .. max_num {
+			hash_index := name.index('#') or { panic('ast.all_registers: no hashtag found') }
+			assembled_name := '${name[..hash_index]}$i${name[hash_index + 1..]}'
+			res[assembled_name] = AsmRegister{
+				name: assembled_name
+				typ: t.bitsize_to_type(bit_size)
+				size: bit_size
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return res
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index 5df8ed0bd1..bb3596a97a 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -1907,7 +1907,7 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) call_fn(mut call_expr ast.CallExpr) table.Type {
 		// builtin C.m*, C.s* only - temp
 		c.warn('function `$f.name` must be called from an `unsafe` block', call_expr.pos)
 	}
-	if f.mod != 'builtin' && f.language == .v && f.no_body && !c.pref.translated {
+	if f.mod != 'builtin' && f.language == .v && f.no_body && !c.pref.translated && !f.is_unsafe {
 		c.error('cannot call a function that does not have a body', call_expr.pos)
 	}
 	for generic_type in call_expr.generic_types {
@@ -3238,6 +3238,9 @@ fn (mut c Checker) stmt(node ast.Stmt) {
 	}
 	// c.expected_type = table.void_type
 	match mut node {
+		ast.AsmStmt {
+			c.asm_stmt(mut node)
+		}
 		ast.AssertStmt {
 			c.assert_stmt(node)
 		}
@@ -3549,6 +3552,113 @@ fn (mut c Checker) go_stmt(mut node ast.GoStmt) {
 	}
 }
 
+fn (mut c Checker) asm_stmt(mut stmt ast.AsmStmt) {
+	if stmt.is_goto {
+		c.warn('inline assembly goto is not supported, it will most likely not work',
+			stmt.pos)
+	}
+	if c.pref.backend == .js {
+		c.error('inline assembly is not supported in js backend', stmt.pos)
+	}
+	if c.pref.backend == .c && c.pref.ccompiler_type == .msvc {
+		c.error('msvc compiler does not support inline assembly', stmt.pos)
+	}
+	mut aliases := c.asm_ios(stmt.output, mut stmt.scope, true)
+	aliases2 := c.asm_ios(stmt.input, mut stmt.scope, false)
+	aliases << aliases2
+	for template in stmt.templates {
+		if template.is_directive {
+			/*
+			align n[,value]
+			.skip n[,value]
+			.space n[,value]
+			.byte value1[,...]
+			.word value1[,...]
+			.short value1[,...]
+			.int value1[,...]
+			.long value1[,...]
+			.quad immediate_value1[,...]
+			.globl symbol
+			.global symbol
+			.section section
+			.text
+			.data
+			.bss
+			.fill repeat[,size[,value]]
+			.org n
+			.previous
+			.string string[,...]
+			.asciz string[,...]
+			.ascii string[,...]
+			*/
+			if template.name !in ['skip', 'space', 'byte', 'word', 'short', 'int', 'long', 'quad',
+				'globl', 'global', 'section', 'text', 'data', 'bss', 'fill', 'org', 'previous',
+				'string', 'asciz', 'ascii'] { // all tcc supported assembler directive
+				c.error('unknown assembler directive: `$template.name`', template.pos)
+			}
+			// if c.file in  {
+
+			// }
+		}
+		for arg in template.args {
+			c.asm_arg(arg, stmt, aliases)
+		}
+	}
+	for clob in stmt.clobbered {
+		c.asm_arg(clob.reg, stmt, aliases)
+	}
+}
+
+fn (mut c Checker) asm_arg(arg ast.AsmArg, stmt ast.AsmStmt, aliases []string) {
+	match mut arg {
+		ast.AsmAlias {
+			name := arg.name
+			if name !in aliases && name !in stmt.local_labels && name !in stmt.global_labels {
+				suggestion := util.new_suggestion(name, aliases)
+				c.error(suggestion.say('alias or label `$arg.name` does not exist'), arg.pos)
+			}
+		}
+		ast.AsmAddressing {
+			if arg.scale !in [-1, 1, 2, 4, 8] {
+				c.error('scale must be one of 1, 2, 4, or 8', arg.pos)
+			}
+			c.asm_arg(arg.base, stmt, aliases)
+			c.asm_arg(arg.index, stmt, aliases)
+		}
+		ast.BoolLiteral {} // all of these are guarented to be correct.
+		ast.FloatLiteral {}
+		ast.CharLiteral {}
+		ast.IntegerLiteral {}
+		ast.AsmRegister {} // if the register is not found, the parser will register it as an alias
+		string {}
+	}
+}
+
+fn (mut c Checker) asm_ios(ios []ast.AsmIO, mut scope ast.Scope, output bool) []string {
+	mut aliases := []string{}
+	for io in ios {
+		typ := c.expr(io.expr)
+		if output {
+			c.fail_if_immutable(io.expr)
+		}
+		if io.alias != '' {
+			aliases << io.alias
+			if io.alias in scope.objects {
+				scope.objects[io.alias] = ast.Var{
+					name: io.alias
+					expr: io.expr
+					is_arg: true
+					typ: typ
+					orig_type: typ
+					pos: io.pos
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return aliases
+}
+
 fn (mut c Checker) hash_stmt(mut node ast.HashStmt) {
 	if c.skip_flags {
 		return
@@ -3998,6 +4108,23 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) expr(node ast.Expr) table.Type {
 	return table.void_type
 }
 
+// pub fn (mut c Checker) asm_reg(mut node ast.AsmRegister) table.Type {
+// 	name := node.name
+
+// 	for bit_size, array in ast.x86_no_number_register_list {
+// 		if name in array {
+// 			return c.table.bitsize_to_type(bit_size)
+// 		}
+// 	}
+// 	for bit_size, array in ast.x86_with_number_register_list {
+// 		if name in array {
+// 			return c.table.bitsize_to_type(bit_size)
+// 		}
+// 	}
+// 	c.error('invalid register name: `$name`', node.pos)
+// 	return table.void_type
+// }
+
 pub fn (mut c Checker) cast_expr(mut node ast.CastExpr) table.Type {
 	node.expr_type = c.expr(node.expr) // type to be casted
 	from_type_sym := c.table.get_type_symbol(node.expr_type)
@@ -5286,7 +5413,7 @@ fn (mut c Checker) find_obj_definition(obj ast.ScopeObject) ?ast.Expr {
 	// TODO: remove once we have better type inference
 	mut name := ''
 	match obj {
-		ast.Var, ast.ConstField, ast.GlobalField { name = obj.name }
+		ast.Var, ast.ConstField, ast.GlobalField, ast.AsmRegister { name = obj.name }
 	}
 	mut expr := ast.Expr{}
 	if obj is ast.Var {
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/asm_alias_does_not_exist.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/asm_alias_does_not_exist.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..344c7e0b0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/asm_alias_does_not_exist.out
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+vlib/v/checker/tests/asm_alias_does_not_exist.vv:2:11: error: alias or label `a` does not exist
+    1 | asm amd64 {
+    2 |     mov ebx, a
+      |              ^
+    3 | }
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/asm_alias_does_not_exist.vv b/vlib/v/checker/tests/asm_alias_does_not_exist.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..471862f244
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/asm_alias_does_not_exist.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+asm amd64 {
+	mov ebx, a
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/asm_immutable_err.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/asm_immutable_err.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2153ae9df2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/asm_immutable_err.out
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+vlib/v/checker/tests/asm_immutable_err.vv:9:9: error: `c` is immutable, declare it with `mut` to make it mutable
+    7 |         add eax, b
+    8 |         mov c, eax
+    9 |         ; =r (c) // output 
+      |               ^
+   10 |         ; r (a) // input 
+   11 |           r (b)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/asm_immutable_err.vv b/vlib/v/checker/tests/asm_immutable_err.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e991206353
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/asm_immutable_err.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+fn main() {
+	a := 100
+	b := 20
+	c := 0
+	asm amd64 {
+		mov eax, a
+		add eax, b
+		mov c, eax
+		; =r (c) // output 
+		; r (a) // input 
+		  r (b)
+	}
+	println('a: $a') // 100
+	println('b: $b') // 20
+	println('c: $c') // 120
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/compiler_errors_test.v b/vlib/v/compiler_errors_test.v
index bdcb2eafa5..e820e9db7f 100644
--- a/vlib/v/compiler_errors_test.v
+++ b/vlib/v/compiler_errors_test.v
@@ -178,9 +178,11 @@ fn (mut tasks Tasks) run() {
 		m_skip_files << 'vlib/v/checker/tests/missing_c_lib_header_with_explanation_2.vv'
 	}
 	$if msvc {
+		m_skip_files << 'vlib/v/checker/tests/asm_alias_does_not_exist.vv'
+		m_skip_files << 'vlib/v/checker/tests/asm_immutable_err.vv'	
 		// TODO: investigate why MSVC regressed
 		m_skip_files << 'vlib/v/checker/tests/missing_c_lib_header_1.vv'
-		m_skip_files << 'vlib/v/checker/tests/missing_c_lib_header_with_explanation_2.vv'                
+		m_skip_files << 'vlib/v/checker/tests/missing_c_lib_header_with_explanation_2.vv'        
 	}
 	for i in 0 .. tasks.all.len {
 		if tasks.all[i].path in m_skip_files {
diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v b/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
index 1dc1b8b5bd..2a87849554 100644
--- a/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
@@ -382,6 +382,9 @@ pub fn (mut f Fmt) stmt(node ast.Stmt) {
 		eprintln('stmt: ${node.pos:-42} | node: ${node.type_name():-20}')
 	}
 	match node {
+		ast.AsmStmt {
+			f.asm_stmt(node)
+		}
 		ast.AssignStmt {
 			f.assign_stmt(node)
 		}
@@ -462,6 +465,151 @@ pub fn (mut f Fmt) stmt(node ast.Stmt) {
 	}
 }
 
+fn (mut f Fmt) asm_stmt(stmt ast.AsmStmt) {
+	f.writeln('asm $stmt.arch {')
+	f.indent++
+	for template in stmt.templates {
+		if template.is_directive {
+			f.write('.')
+		}
+		f.write('$template.name')
+		if template.is_label {
+			f.write(':')
+		} else {
+			f.write(' ')
+		}
+		for i, arg in template.args {
+			f.asm_arg(arg)
+			if i + 1 < template.args.len {
+				f.write(', ')
+			}
+		}
+		if template.comments.len == 0 {
+			f.writeln('')
+		} else {
+			f.comments(template.comments, inline: false)
+		}
+	}
+	if stmt.output.len != 0 || stmt.input.len != 0 || stmt.clobbered.len != 0 {
+		f.write('; ')
+	}
+	f.asm_ios(stmt.output)
+
+	if stmt.input.len != 0 || stmt.clobbered.len != 0 {
+		f.write('; ')
+	}
+	f.asm_ios(stmt.input)
+
+	if stmt.clobbered.len != 0 {
+		f.write('; ')
+	}
+	for i, clob in stmt.clobbered {
+		if i != 0 {
+			f.write('  ')
+		}
+		f.write(clob.reg.name)
+
+		if clob.comments.len == 0 {
+			f.writeln('')
+		} else {
+			f.comments(clob.comments, inline: false)
+		}
+	}
+	f.indent--
+	f.writeln('}')
+}
+
+fn (mut f Fmt) asm_arg(arg ast.AsmArg) {
+	match arg {
+		ast.AsmRegister {
+			f.asm_reg(arg)
+		}
+		ast.AsmAlias {
+			f.write('$arg.name')
+		}
+		ast.IntegerLiteral, ast.FloatLiteral, ast.CharLiteral {
+			f.write(arg.val)
+		}
+		ast.BoolLiteral {
+			f.write(arg.val.str())
+		}
+		string {
+			f.write(arg)
+		}
+		ast.AsmAddressing {
+			f.write('[')
+			base := arg.base
+			index := arg.index
+			displacement := arg.displacement
+			scale := arg.scale
+			match arg.mode {
+				.base {
+					f.asm_arg(base)
+				}
+				.displacement {
+					f.write('$displacement')
+				}
+				.base_plus_displacement {
+					f.asm_arg(base)
+					f.write(' + $displacement')
+				}
+				.index_times_scale_plus_displacement {
+					f.asm_arg(index)
+					f.write(' * $scale + $displacement')
+				}
+				.base_plus_index_plus_displacement {
+					f.asm_arg(base)
+					f.write(' + ')
+					f.asm_arg(index)
+					f.write(' + $displacement')
+				}
+				.base_plus_index_times_scale_plus_displacement {
+					f.asm_arg(base)
+					f.write(' + ')
+					f.asm_arg(index)
+					f.write(' * $scale + $displacement')
+				}
+				.rip_plus_displacement {
+					f.asm_arg(base)
+					f.write(' + $displacement')
+				}
+				.invalid {
+					panic('fmt: invalid addressing mode')
+				}
+			}
+			f.write(']')
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+fn (mut f Fmt) asm_reg(reg ast.AsmRegister) {
+	f.write(reg.name)
+}
+
+fn (mut f Fmt) asm_ios(ios []ast.AsmIO) {
+	for i, io in ios {
+		if i != 0 {
+			f.write('  ')
+		}
+
+		f.write('$io.constraint ($io.expr)')
+		mut as_block := true
+		if io.expr is ast.Ident {
+			if io.expr.name == io.alias {
+				as_block = false
+			}
+		}
+		if as_block && io.alias != '' {
+			f.write(' as $io.alias')
+		}
+		if io.comments.len == 0 {
+			f.writeln('')
+		} else {
+			f.comments(io.comments, inline: false)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 fn stmt_is_single_line(stmt ast.Stmt) bool {
 	return match stmt {
 		ast.ExprStmt, ast.AssertStmt { expr_is_single_line(stmt.expr) }
@@ -734,8 +882,8 @@ pub fn (mut f Fmt) expr(node ast.Expr) {
 			f.write('none')
 		}
 		ast.OrExpr {
-			// shouldn't happen, an or expression is always linked to a call expr
-			panic('fmt: OrExpr should be linked to CallExpr')
+			// shouldn't happen, an or expression is always linked to a call expr or index expr
+			panic('fmt: OrExpr should be linked to ast.CallExpr or ast.IndexExpr')
 		}
 		ast.ParExpr {
 			f.par_expr(node)
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
index c87e471b81..8a3bdede9e 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ const (
 		'delete', 'do', 'double', 'else', 'enum', 'error', 'exit', 'export', 'extern', 'float',
 		'for', 'free', 'goto', 'if', 'inline', 'int', 'link', 'long', 'malloc', 'namespace', 'new',
 		'panic', 'register', 'restrict', 'return', 'short', 'signed', 'sizeof', 'static', 'struct',
-		'switch', 'typedef', 'typename', 'union', 'unix', 'unsigned', 'void', 'volatile', 'while']
+		'switch', 'typedef', 'typename', 'union', 'unix', 'unsigned', 'void', 'volatile', 'while',
+		'template',
+	]
 	// same order as in token.Kind
 	cmp_str    = ['eq', 'ne', 'gt', 'lt', 'ge', 'le']
 	// when operands are switched
@@ -1001,6 +1003,10 @@ fn (mut g Gen) stmt(node ast.Stmt) {
 	// println('g.stmt()')
 	// g.writeln('//// stmt start')
 	match node {
+		ast.AsmStmt {
+			g.write_v_source_line_info(node.pos)
+			g.gen_asm_stmt(node)
+		}
 		ast.AssertStmt {
 			g.write_v_source_line_info(node.pos)
 			g.gen_assert_stmt(node)
@@ -1740,6 +1746,177 @@ fn (mut g Gen) gen_attrs(attrs []table.Attr) {
 	}
 }
 
+fn (mut g Gen) gen_asm_stmt(stmt ast.AsmStmt) {
+	g.write('__asm__')
+	if stmt.is_volatile {
+		g.write(' volatile')
+	}
+	if stmt.is_goto {
+		g.write(' goto')
+	}
+	g.writeln(' (')
+	g.indent++
+	for mut template in stmt.templates {
+		g.write('"')
+		if template.is_directive {
+			g.write('.')
+		}
+		g.write(template.name)
+		if template.is_label {
+			g.write(':')
+		} else {
+			g.write(' ')
+		}
+		// swap destionation and operands for att syntax 
+		if template.args.len != 0 {
+			template.args.prepend(template.args[template.args.len - 1])
+			template.args.delete(template.args.len - 1)
+		}
+
+		for i, arg in template.args {
+			g.asm_arg(arg, stmt)
+			if i + 1 < template.args.len {
+				g.write(', ')
+			}
+		}
+
+		if !template.is_label {
+			g.write(';')
+		}
+		g.writeln('"')
+	}
+	if !stmt.is_top_level {
+		g.write(': ')
+	}
+	g.gen_asm_ios(stmt.output)
+	if stmt.input.len != 0 || stmt.clobbered.len != 0 || stmt.is_goto {
+		g.write(': ')
+	}
+	g.gen_asm_ios(stmt.input)
+	if stmt.clobbered.len != 0 || stmt.is_goto {
+		g.write(': ')
+	}
+	for i, clob in stmt.clobbered {
+		g.write('"')
+		g.write(clob.reg.name)
+		g.write('"')
+		if i + 1 < stmt.clobbered.len {
+			g.writeln(',')
+		} else {
+			g.writeln('')
+		}
+	}
+	if stmt.is_goto {
+		g.write(': ')
+	}
+	for i, label in stmt.global_labels {
+		g.write(label)
+		if i + 1 < stmt.clobbered.len {
+			g.writeln(',')
+		} else {
+			g.writeln('')
+		}
+	}
+	g.indent--
+	g.writeln(');')
+}
+
+fn (mut g Gen) asm_arg(arg ast.AsmArg, stmt ast.AsmStmt) {
+	match arg {
+		ast.AsmAlias {
+			name := arg.name
+			if name in stmt.local_labels || name in stmt.global_labels {
+				g.write(if name in stmt.local_labels {
+					name
+				} else { // val in stmt.global_labels
+					'%l[$name]'
+				})
+			} else {
+				g.write('%[$name]')
+			}
+		}
+		ast.CharLiteral {
+			g.write("'$arg.val'")
+		}
+		ast.IntegerLiteral, ast.FloatLiteral {
+			g.write('\$$arg.val')
+		}
+		ast.BoolLiteral {
+			g.write('\$$arg.val.str()')
+		}
+		ast.AsmRegister {
+			if !stmt.is_top_level {
+				g.write('%') // escape percent in extended assembly
+			}
+			g.write('%$arg.name')
+		}
+		ast.AsmAddressing {
+			base := arg.base
+			index := arg.index
+			displacement := arg.displacement
+			scale := arg.scale
+			match arg.mode {
+				.base {
+					g.write('(')
+					g.asm_arg(base, stmt)
+				}
+				.displacement {
+					g.write('${displacement}(')
+				}
+				.base_plus_displacement {
+					g.write('${displacement}(')
+					g.asm_arg(base, stmt)
+				}
+				.index_times_scale_plus_displacement {
+					g.write('${displacement}(,')
+					g.asm_arg(index, stmt)
+					g.write(',')
+					g.write(scale.str())
+				}
+				.base_plus_index_plus_displacement {
+					g.write('${displacement}(')
+					g.asm_arg(base, stmt)
+					g.write(',')
+					g.asm_arg(index, stmt)
+					g.write(',1')
+				}
+				.base_plus_index_times_scale_plus_displacement {
+					g.write('${displacement}(')
+					g.asm_arg(base, stmt)
+					g.write(',')
+					g.asm_arg(index, stmt)
+					g.write(',$scale')
+				}
+				.rip_plus_displacement {
+					g.write('${displacement}(')
+					g.asm_arg(base, stmt)
+				}
+				.invalid {
+					g.error('invalid addressing mode', arg.pos)
+				}
+			}
+			g.write(')')
+		}
+		string {
+			g.write('$arg')
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+fn (mut g Gen) gen_asm_ios(ios []ast.AsmIO) {
+	for i, io in ios {
+		if io.alias != '' {
+			g.write('[$io.alias] ')
+		}
+		g.write('"$io.constraint" ($io.expr)')
+		if i + 1 < ios.len {
+			g.writeln(',')
+		} else {
+			g.writeln('')
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 fn cnewlines(s string) string {
 	return s.replace('\n', r'\n')
 }
@@ -3116,6 +3293,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) infix_expr(node ast.InfixExpr) {
 		return
 	}
 	left_type := g.unwrap_generic(node.left_type)
+	// println('>>$node')
 	left_sym := g.table.get_type_symbol(left_type)
 	left_final_sym := g.table.get_final_type_symbol(left_type)
 	unaliased_left := if left_sym.kind == .alias {
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/js/js.v b/vlib/v/gen/js/js.v
index 76575975fa..a1c90c4a50 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/js/js.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/js/js.v
@@ -356,6 +356,9 @@ fn (mut g JsGen) stmts(stmts []ast.Stmt) {
 fn (mut g JsGen) stmt(node ast.Stmt) {
 	g.stmt_start_pos = g.ns.out.len
 	match node {
+		ast.AsmStmt {
+			panic('inline asm is not supported by js')
+		}
 		ast.AssertStmt {
 			g.gen_assert_stmt(node)
 		}
diff --git a/vlib/v/markused/walker.v b/vlib/v/markused/walker.v
index cd6f71aec7..023af6d313 100644
--- a/vlib/v/markused/walker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/markused/walker.v
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ pub fn (mut w Walker) mark_root_fns(all_fn_root_names []string) {
 
 pub fn (mut w Walker) stmt(node ast.Stmt) {
 	match mut node {
+		ast.AsmStmt {
+			w.asm_io(node.output)
+			w.asm_io(node.input)
+		}
 		ast.AssertStmt {
 			w.expr(node.expr)
 			w.n_asserts++
@@ -122,6 +126,12 @@ pub fn (mut w Walker) stmt(node ast.Stmt) {
 	}
 }
 
+fn (mut w Walker) asm_io(ios []ast.AsmIO) {
+	for io in ios {
+		w.expr(io.expr)
+	}
+}
+
 fn (mut w Walker) defer_stmts(stmts []ast.DeferStmt) {
 	for stmt in stmts {
 		w.stmts(stmt.stmts)
@@ -145,15 +155,15 @@ fn (mut w Walker) expr(node ast.Expr) {
 		ast.AnonFn {
 			w.fn_decl(mut node.decl)
 		}
-		ast.Assoc {
-			w.exprs(node.exprs)
-		}
 		ast.ArrayInit {
 			w.expr(node.len_expr)
 			w.expr(node.cap_expr)
 			w.expr(node.default_expr)
 			w.exprs(node.exprs)
 		}
+		ast.Assoc {
+			w.exprs(node.exprs)
+		}
 		ast.ArrayDecompose {
 			w.expr(node.expr)
 		}
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
index da228f8c9b..4ee933a460 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
@@ -23,52 +23,55 @@ mut:
 	file_base         string // "hello.v"
 	file_name         string // "/home/user/hello.v"
 	file_name_dir     string // "/home/user"
-	file_backend_mode table.Language // .c for .c.v|.c.vv|.c.vsh files; .js for .js.v files, .v otherwise.
+	file_backend_mode table.Language // .c for .c.v|.c.vv|.c.vsh files; .js for .js.v files, .amd64/.rv32/other arches for .amd64.v/.rv32.v/etc. files, .v otherwise.
 	scanner           &scanner.Scanner
 	comments_mode     scanner.CommentsMode = .skip_comments
 	// see comment in parse_file
-	tok               token.Token
-	prev_tok          token.Token
-	peek_tok          token.Token
-	table             &table.Table
-	language          table.Language
-	inside_if         bool
-	inside_if_expr    bool
-	inside_ct_if_expr bool
-	inside_or_expr    bool
-	inside_for        bool
-	inside_fn         bool // true even with implicit main
-	inside_unsafe_fn  bool // true when in fn, marked with `[unsafe]`
-	inside_str_interp bool
-	or_is_handled     bool         // ignore `or` in this expression
-	builtin_mod       bool         // are we in the `builtin` module?
-	mod               string       // current module name
-	is_manualfree     bool         // true when `[manualfree] module abc`, makes *all* fns in the current .v file, opt out of autofree
-	attrs             []table.Attr // attributes before next decl stmt
-	expr_mod          string       // for constructing full type names in parse_type()
-	scope             &ast.Scope
-	global_scope      &ast.Scope
-	imports           map[string]string // alias => mod_name
-	ast_imports       []ast.Import      // mod_names
-	used_imports      []string // alias
-	auto_imports      []string // imports, the user does not need to specify
-	imported_symbols  map[string]string
-	is_amp            bool // for generating the right code for `&Foo{}`
-	returns           bool
-	inside_match      bool // to separate `match A { }` from `Struct{}`
-	inside_select     bool // to allow `ch <- Struct{} {` inside `select`
-	inside_match_case bool // to separate `match_expr { }` from `Struct{}`
-	inside_match_body bool // to fix eval not used TODO
-	inside_unsafe     bool
-	is_stmt_ident     bool // true while the beginning of a statement is an ident/selector
-	expecting_type    bool // `is Type`, expecting type
-	errors            []errors.Error
-	warnings          []errors.Warning
-	vet_errors        []vet.Error
-	cur_fn_name       string
-	label_names       []string
-	in_generic_params bool // indicates if parsing between `<` and `>` of a method/function
-	name_error        bool // indicates if the token is not a name or the name is on another line
+	tok                 token.Token
+	prev_tok            token.Token
+	peek_tok            token.Token
+	table               &table.Table
+	language            table.Language
+	inside_if           bool
+	inside_if_expr      bool
+	inside_ct_if_expr   bool
+	inside_or_expr      bool
+	inside_for          bool
+	inside_fn           bool // true even with implicit main
+	inside_unsafe_fn    bool
+	inside_str_interp   bool
+	or_is_handled       bool         // ignore `or` in this expression
+	builtin_mod         bool         // are we in the `builtin` module?
+	mod                 string       // current module name
+	is_manualfree       bool         // true when `[manualfree] module abc`, makes *all* fns in the current .v file, opt out of autofree
+	attrs               []table.Attr // attributes before next decl stmt
+	expr_mod            string       // for constructing full type names in parse_type()
+	scope               &ast.Scope
+	global_scope        &ast.Scope
+	imports             map[string]string // alias => mod_name
+	ast_imports         []ast.Import      // mod_names
+	used_imports        []string // alias
+	auto_imports        []string // imports, the user does not need to specify
+	imported_symbols    map[string]string
+	is_amp              bool // for generating the right code for `&Foo{}`
+	returns             bool
+	inside_match        bool // to separate `match A { }` from `Struct{}`
+	inside_select       bool // to allow `ch <- Struct{} {` inside `select`
+	inside_match_case   bool // to separate `match_expr { }` from `Struct{}`
+	inside_match_body   bool // to fix eval not used TODO
+	inside_unsafe       bool
+	is_stmt_ident       bool // true while the beginning of a statement is an ident/selector
+	expecting_type      bool // `is Type`, expecting type
+	errors              []errors.Error
+	warnings            []errors.Warning
+	vet_errors          []vet.Error
+	cur_fn_name         string
+	label_names         []string
+	in_generic_params   bool // indicates if parsing between `<` and `>` of a method/function
+	name_error          bool // indicates if the token is not a name or the name is on another line
+	n_asm               int  // controls assembly labels 
+	inside_asm_template bool
+	inside_asm          bool
 }
 
 // for tests
@@ -134,14 +137,28 @@ pub fn (mut p Parser) set_path(path string) {
 	p.file_name = path
 	p.file_base = os.base(path)
 	p.file_name_dir = os.dir(path)
-	if path.ends_with('_c.v') || path.ends_with('.c.v') || path.ends_with('.c.vv')
-		|| path.ends_with('.c.vsh') {
-		p.file_backend_mode = .c
-	} else if path.ends_with('_js.v') || path.ends_with('.js.v') || path.ends_with('.js.vv')
-		|| path.ends_with('.js.vsh') {
-		p.file_backend_mode = .js
-	} else {
+	before_dot_v := path.before('.v') // also works for .vv and .vsh
+	language := before_dot_v.all_after_last('.')
+	langauge_with_underscore := before_dot_v.all_after_last('_')
+	if language == before_dot_v && langauge_with_underscore == before_dot_v {
 		p.file_backend_mode = .v
+		return
+	}
+	actual_language := if language == before_dot_v { langauge_with_underscore } else { language }
+	match actual_language {
+		'c' {
+			p.file_backend_mode = .c
+		}
+		'js' {
+			p.file_backend_mode = .js
+		}
+		else {
+			arch := pref.arch_from_string(actual_language) or { pref.Arch._auto }
+			p.file_backend_mode = table.pref_arch_to_table_language(arch)
+			if arch == ._auto {
+				p.file_backend_mode = .v
+			}
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -345,7 +362,7 @@ pub fn (mut p Parser) init_parse_fns() {
 }
 
 pub fn (mut p Parser) read_first_token() {
-	// need to call next() 4 times to get peek token 1,2,3 and current token
+	// need to call next() 2 times to get peek token and current token
 	p.next()
 	p.next()
 }
@@ -430,7 +447,8 @@ fn (mut p Parser) check(expected token.Kind) {
 	// for p.tok.kind in [.line_comment, .mline_comment] {
 	// p.next()
 	// }
-	if p.tok.kind == expected {
+
+	if _likely_(p.tok.kind == expected) {
 		p.next()
 	} else {
 		if expected == .name {
@@ -507,6 +525,9 @@ pub fn (mut p Parser) top_stmt() ast.Stmt {
 				p.attributes()
 				continue
 			}
+			.key_asm {
+				return p.asm_stmt(true)
+			}
 			.key_interface {
 				return p.interface_decl()
 			}
@@ -802,6 +823,9 @@ pub fn (mut p Parser) stmt(is_top_level bool) ast.Stmt {
 				p.tok.position())
 			return ast.Stmt{}
 		}
+		.key_asm {
+			return p.asm_stmt(false)
+		}
 		// literals, 'if', etc. in here
 		else {
 			return p.parse_multi_expr(is_top_level)
@@ -809,6 +833,523 @@ pub fn (mut p Parser) stmt(is_top_level bool) ast.Stmt {
 	}
 }
 
+fn (mut p Parser) asm_stmt(is_top_level bool) ast.AsmStmt {
+	p.inside_asm = true
+	p.inside_asm_template = true
+	defer {
+		p.inside_asm = false
+		p.inside_asm_template = false
+	}
+	p.n_asm = 0
+	if is_top_level {
+		p.top_level_statement_start()
+	}
+	mut backup_scope := p.scope
+
+	pos := p.tok.position()
+
+	p.check(.key_asm)
+	mut arch := pref.arch_from_string(p.tok.lit) or { pref.Arch._auto }
+	mut is_volatile := false
+	mut is_goto := false
+	if p.tok.lit == 'volatile' && p.tok.kind == .name {
+		arch = pref.arch_from_string(p.peek_tok.lit) or { pref.Arch._auto }
+		is_volatile = true
+		p.check(.name)
+	} else if p.tok.kind == .key_goto {
+		arch = pref.arch_from_string(p.peek_tok.lit) or { pref.Arch._auto }
+		is_goto = true
+		p.check(.key_goto)
+	}
+	if arch == ._auto && !p.pref.is_fmt {
+		p.error('unknown assembly architecture')
+	}
+	if p.tok.kind != .name {
+		p.error('must specify assembly architecture')
+	} else {
+		p.check(.name)
+	}
+
+	p.check_for_impure_v(table.pref_arch_to_table_language(arch), p.prev_tok.position())
+
+	p.check(.lcbr)
+	p.scope = &ast.Scope{
+		parent: 0 // you shouldn't be able to reference other variables in assembly blocks
+		detached_from_parent: true
+		start_pos: p.tok.pos
+		objects: ast.all_registers(mut p.table, arch) // 
+	}
+
+	mut local_labels := []string{}
+	mut exported_symbols := []string{}
+	// riscv: https://github.com/jameslzhu/riscv-card/blob/master/riscv-card.pdf
+	// x86: https://www.felixcloutier.com/x86/
+	// arm: https://developer.arm.com/documentation/dui0068/b/arm-instruction-reference
+	mut templates := []ast.AsmTemplate{}
+	for p.tok.kind !in [.semicolon, .rcbr] {
+		template_pos := p.tok.position()
+		mut name := ''
+		is_directive := p.tok.kind == .dot
+		if is_directive {
+			p.check(.dot)
+		}
+		if p.tok.kind in [.key_in, .key_lock, .key_orelse] { // `in`, `lock`, `or` are v keywords that are also x86/arm/riscv instructions.
+			name = p.tok.kind.str()
+			p.next()
+		} else {
+			name = p.tok.lit
+			p.check(.name)
+		}
+		// dots are part of instructions for some riscv extensions
+		if arch in [.rv32, .rv64] {
+			for p.tok.kind == .dot {
+				name += '.'
+				p.check(.dot)
+				name += p.tok.lit
+				p.check(.name)
+			}
+		}
+		mut is_label := false
+
+		mut args := []ast.AsmArg{}
+		args_loop: for {
+			match p.tok.kind {
+				.name {
+					args << p.reg_or_alias()
+				}
+				.number {
+					number_lit := p.parse_number_literal()
+					match number_lit {
+						ast.FloatLiteral {
+							args << ast.FloatLiteral{
+								...number_lit
+							}
+						}
+						ast.IntegerLiteral {
+							args << ast.IntegerLiteral{
+								...number_lit
+							}
+						}
+						else {
+							verror('p.parse_number_literal() invalid output: `$number_lit`')
+						}
+					}
+				}
+				.chartoken {
+					args << ast.CharLiteral{
+						val: p.tok.lit
+						pos: p.tok.position()
+					}
+					p.check(.chartoken)
+				}
+				.colon {
+					is_label = true
+					p.check(.colon)
+					local_labels << name
+					break
+				}
+				.lsbr {
+					args << p.asm_addressing()
+				}
+				.rcbr {
+					break
+				}
+				.semicolon {
+					break
+				}
+				else {
+					p.error('invalid token in assembly block')
+				}
+			}
+			if p.tok.kind == .comma {
+				p.check(.comma)
+			} else {
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		mut comments := []ast.Comment{}
+		for p.tok.kind == .comment {
+			comments << p.comment()
+		}
+		if is_directive && name in ['globl', 'global'] {
+			exported_symbols << args
+		}
+		templates << ast.AsmTemplate{
+			name: name
+			args: args
+			comments: comments
+			is_label: is_label
+			is_directive: is_directive
+			pos: template_pos.extend(p.tok.position())
+		}
+	}
+	mut scope := p.scope
+	p.scope = backup_scope
+	p.inside_asm_template = false
+	mut output, mut input, mut clobbered, mut global_labels := []ast.AsmIO{}, []ast.AsmIO{}, []ast.AsmClobbered{}, []string{}
+	if !is_top_level {
+		if p.tok.kind == .semicolon {
+			output = p.asm_ios(true)
+			if p.tok.kind == .semicolon {
+				input = p.asm_ios(false)
+			}
+			if p.tok.kind == .semicolon {
+				// because p.reg_or_alias() requires the scope with registers to recognize registers.
+				backup_scope = p.scope
+				p.scope = scope
+				p.check(.semicolon)
+				for p.tok.kind == .name {
+					reg := p.reg_or_alias()
+
+					mut comments := []ast.Comment{}
+					for p.tok.kind == .comment {
+						comments << p.comment()
+					}
+					if reg is ast.AsmRegister {
+						clobbered << ast.AsmClobbered{
+							reg: reg
+							comments: comments
+						}
+					} else {
+						p.error('not a register: $reg')
+					}
+					if p.tok.kind in [.rcbr, .semicolon] {
+						break
+					}
+				}
+
+				if is_goto && p.tok.kind == .semicolon {
+					p.check(.semicolon)
+					for p.tok.kind == .name {
+						global_labels << p.tok.lit
+						p.check(.name)
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	} else if p.tok.kind == .semicolon {
+		p.error('extended assembly is not allowed as a top level statement')
+	}
+	p.scope = backup_scope
+	p.check(.rcbr)
+	if is_top_level {
+		p.top_level_statement_end()
+	}
+	scope.end_pos = p.prev_tok.pos
+
+	return ast.AsmStmt{
+		arch: arch
+		is_goto: is_goto
+		is_volatile: is_volatile
+		templates: templates
+		output: output
+		input: input
+		clobbered: clobbered
+		pos: pos.extend(p.tok.position())
+		is_top_level: is_top_level
+		scope: scope
+		global_labels: global_labels
+		local_labels: local_labels
+		exported_symbols: exported_symbols
+	}
+}
+
+fn (mut p Parser) reg_or_alias() ast.AsmArg {
+	assert p.tok.kind == .name
+	if p.tok.lit in p.scope.objects {
+		x := p.scope.objects[p.tok.lit]
+		if x is ast.AsmRegister {
+			b := x
+			p.check(.name)
+			return b
+		} else {
+			panic('parser bug: non-register ast.ScopeObject found in scope')
+		}
+	} else {
+		p.check(.name)
+		return ast.AsmAlias{
+			name: p.prev_tok.lit
+			pos: p.prev_tok.position()
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// fn (mut p Parser) asm_addressing() ast.AsmAddressing {
+// 	pos := p.tok.position()
+// 	p.check(.lsbr)
+// 	unknown_addressing_mode := 'unknown addressing mode. supported ones are [displacement],	[base], [base + displacement] [index ∗ scale + displacement], [base + index ∗ scale + displacement], [base + index + displacement] [rip + displacement]'
+// 	mut mode := ast.AddressingMode.invalid
+// 	if p.peek_tok.kind == .rsbr {
+// 		if p.tok.kind == .name {
+// 			mode = .base
+// 		} else if p.tok.kind == .number {
+// 			mode = .displacement
+// 		} else {
+// 			p.error(unknown_addressing_mode)
+// 		}
+// 	} else if p.peek_tok.kind == .mul {
+// 		mode = .index_times_scale_plus_displacement
+// 	} else if p.tok.lit == 'rip' {
+// 		mode = .rip_plus_displacement
+// 	} else if p.peek_tok3.kind == .mul {
+// 		mode = .base_plus_index_times_scale_plus_displacement
+// 	} else if p.peek_tok.kind == .plus && p.peek_tok3.kind == .rsbr {
+// 		mode = .base_plus_displacement
+// 	} else if p.peek_tok.kind == .plus && p.peek_tok3.kind == .plus {
+// 		mode = .base_plus_index_plus_displacement
+// 	} else {
+// 		p.error(unknown_addressing_mode)
+// 	}
+// 	mut displacement, mut base, mut index, mut scale := u32(0), ast.AsmArg{}, ast.AsmArg{}, -1
+
+// 	match mode {
+// 		.base {
+// 			base = p.reg_or_alias()
+// 		}
+// 		.displacement {
+// 			displacement = p.tok.lit.u32()
+// 			p.check(.number)
+// 		}
+// 		.base_plus_displacement {
+// 			base = p.reg_or_alias()
+// 			p.check(.plus)
+// 			displacement = p.tok.lit.u32()
+// 			p.check(.number)
+// 		}
+// 		.index_times_scale_plus_displacement {
+// 			index = p.reg_or_alias()
+// 			p.check(.mul)
+// 			scale = p.tok.lit.int()
+// 			p.check(.number)
+// 			p.check(.plus)
+// 			displacement = p.tok.lit.u32()
+// 			p.check(.number)
+// 		}
+// 		.base_plus_index_times_scale_plus_displacement {
+// 			base = p.reg_or_alias()
+// 			p.check(.plus)
+// 			index = p.reg_or_alias()
+// 			p.check(.mul)
+// 			scale = p.tok.lit.int()
+// 			p.check(.number)
+// 			p.check(.plus)
+// 			displacement = p.tok.lit.u32()
+// 			p.check(.number)
+// 		}
+// 		.rip_plus_displacement {
+// 			base = p.reg_or_alias()
+// 			p.check(.plus)
+// 			displacement = p.tok.lit.u32()
+// 			p.check(.number)
+// 		}
+// 		.base_plus_index_plus_displacement {
+// 			base = p.reg_or_alias()
+// 			p.check(.plus)
+// 			index = p.reg_or_alias()
+// 			p.check(.plus)
+// 			displacement = p.tok.lit.u32()
+// 			p.check(.number)
+// 		}
+// 		.invalid {} // there was already an error above
+// 	}
+
+// 	p.check(.rsbr)
+// 	return ast.AsmAddressing{
+// 		base: base
+// 		displacement: displacement
+// 		index: index
+// 		scale: scale
+// 		mode: mode
+// 		pos: pos.extend(p.prev_tok.position())
+// 	}
+// }
+fn (mut p Parser) asm_addressing() ast.AsmAddressing {
+	pos := p.tok.position()
+	p.check(.lsbr)
+	unknown_addressing_mode := 'unknown addressing mode. supported ones are [displacement],	[base], [base + displacement], [index ∗ scale + displacement], [base + index ∗ scale + displacement], [base + index + displacement], [rip + displacement]'
+	// this mess used to look much cleaner before the removal of peek_tok3, see above
+	if p.peek_tok.kind == .rsbr { // [displacement] or [base]
+		if p.tok.kind == .name {
+			base := p.reg_or_alias()
+			p.check(.rsbr)
+			return ast.AsmAddressing{
+				mode: .base
+				base: base
+				pos: pos.extend(p.prev_tok.position())
+			}
+		} else if p.tok.kind == .number {
+			displacement := p.tok.lit.u32()
+			p.check(.name)
+			p.check(.rsbr)
+			return ast.AsmAddressing{
+				mode: .displacement
+				displacement: displacement
+				pos: pos.extend(p.prev_tok.position())
+			}
+		} else {
+			p.error(unknown_addressing_mode)
+		}
+	}
+	if p.peek_tok.kind == .plus && p.tok.kind == .name { // [base + displacement], [base + index ∗ scale + displacement], [base + index + displacement] or [rip + displacement]
+		if p.tok.lit == 'rip' {
+			p.check(.name)
+			p.check(.plus)
+			displacement := p.tok.lit.u32()
+			p.check(.number)
+			return ast.AsmAddressing{
+				mode: .rip_plus_displacement
+				base: 'rip'
+				displacement: displacement
+				pos: pos.extend(p.prev_tok.position())
+			}
+		}
+		base := p.reg_or_alias()
+		p.check(.plus)
+		if p.peek_tok.kind == .rsbr {
+			if p.tok.kind == .number {
+				displacement := p.tok.lit.u32()
+				p.check(.number)
+				p.check(.rsbr)
+				return ast.AsmAddressing{
+					mode: .base_plus_displacement
+					base: base
+					displacement: displacement
+					pos: pos.extend(p.prev_tok.position())
+				}
+			} else {
+				p.error(unknown_addressing_mode)
+			}
+		}
+		index := p.reg_or_alias()
+		if p.tok.kind == .mul {
+			p.check(.mul)
+			scale := p.tok.lit.int()
+			p.check(.number)
+			p.check(.plus)
+			displacement := p.tok.lit.u32()
+			p.check(.number)
+			p.check(.rsbr)
+			return ast.AsmAddressing{
+				mode: .base_plus_index_times_scale_plus_displacement
+				base: base
+				index: index
+				scale: scale
+				displacement: displacement
+				pos: pos.extend(p.prev_tok.position())
+			}
+		} else if p.tok.kind == .plus {
+			p.check(.plus)
+			displacement := p.tok.lit.u32()
+			p.check(.number)
+			p.check(.rsbr)
+			return ast.AsmAddressing{
+				mode: .base_plus_index_plus_displacement
+				base: base
+				index: index
+				displacement: displacement
+				pos: pos.extend(p.prev_tok.position())
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if p.peek_tok.kind == .mul { // [index ∗ scale + displacement]
+		index := p.reg_or_alias()
+		p.check(.mul)
+		scale := p.tok.lit.int()
+		p.check(.number)
+		p.check(.plus)
+		displacement := p.tok.lit.u32()
+		p.check(.number)
+		p.check(.rsbr)
+		return ast.AsmAddressing{
+			mode: .index_times_scale_plus_displacement
+			index: index
+			scale: scale
+			displacement: displacement
+			pos: pos.extend(p.prev_tok.position())
+		}
+	}
+	p.error(unknown_addressing_mode)
+	return ast.AsmAddressing{}
+}
+
+fn (mut p Parser) asm_ios(output bool) []ast.AsmIO {
+	mut res := []ast.AsmIO{}
+	p.check(.semicolon)
+	if p.tok.kind in [.rcbr, .semicolon] {
+		return []
+	}
+	for {
+		pos := p.tok.position()
+
+		mut constraint := ''
+		if p.tok.kind == .lpar {
+			constraint = if output { '+r' } else { 'r' } // default constraint
+		} else {
+			constraint += match p.tok.kind {
+				.assign {
+					'='
+				}
+				.plus {
+					'+'
+				}
+				.mod {
+					'%'
+				}
+				.amp {
+					'&'
+				}
+				else {
+					''
+				}
+			}
+			if constraint != '' {
+				p.next()
+			}
+			if p.tok.kind == .assign {
+				constraint += '='
+				p.check(.assign)
+			} else if p.tok.kind == .plus {
+				constraint += '+'
+				p.check(.plus)
+			}
+			constraint += p.tok.lit
+			p.check(.name)
+		}
+		mut expr := p.expr(0)
+		if mut expr is ast.ParExpr {
+			expr = expr.expr
+		} else {
+			p.error('asm in/output must be incolsed in brackets $expr.type_name()')
+		}
+		mut alias := ''
+		if p.tok.kind == .key_as {
+			p.check(.key_as)
+			alias = p.tok.lit
+			p.check(.name)
+		} else if mut expr is ast.Ident {
+			alias = expr.name
+		}
+		// for constraints like `a`, no alias is needed, it is reffered to as rcx
+		mut comments := []ast.Comment{}
+		for p.tok.kind == .comment {
+			comments << p.comment()
+		}
+
+		res << ast.AsmIO{
+			alias: alias
+			constraint: constraint
+			expr: expr
+			comments: comments
+			pos: pos.extend(p.prev_tok.position())
+		}
+		p.n_asm++
+		if p.tok.kind in [.semicolon, .rcbr] {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	return res
+}
+
 fn (mut p Parser) expr_list() ([]ast.Expr, []ast.Comment) {
 	mut exprs := []ast.Expr{}
 	mut comments := []ast.Comment{}
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/pratt.v b/vlib/v/parser/pratt.v
index c030bca216..64b08b774e 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/pratt.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/pratt.v
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ pub fn (mut p Parser) expr(precedence int) ast.Expr {
 			}
 		}
 		else {
-			if p.tok.kind != .eof {
+			if p.tok.kind != .eof && !(p.tok.kind == .rsbr && p.inside_asm) {
 				// eof should be handled where it happens
 				p.error_with_pos('invalid expression: unexpected $p.tok', p.tok.position())
 				return ast.Expr{}
@@ -360,13 +360,17 @@ pub fn (mut p Parser) expr_with_left(left ast.Expr, precedence int, is_stmt_iden
 			}
 		} else if p.tok.kind == .key_as {
 			// sum type as cast `x := SumType as Variant`
-			pos := p.tok.position()
-			p.next()
-			typ := p.parse_type()
-			node = ast.AsCast{
-				expr: node
-				typ: typ
-				pos: pos
+			if !p.inside_asm {
+				pos := p.tok.position()
+				p.next()
+				typ := p.parse_type()
+				node = ast.AsCast{
+					expr: node
+					typ: typ
+					pos: pos
+				}
+			} else {
+				return node
 			}
 		} else if p.tok.kind == .left_shift && p.is_stmt_ident {
 			// arr << elem
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/v_parser_test.v b/vlib/v/parser/v_parser_test.v
index 06d496b0bd..72ffc93eb7 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/v_parser_test.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/v_parser_test.v
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import v.gen.c
 import v.table
 import v.checker
 import v.pref
+import v.scanner
 import term
 
 fn test_eval() {
diff --git a/vlib/v/pref/default.v b/vlib/v/pref/default.v
index 075ff1e3d1..d86fc02e29 100644
--- a/vlib/v/pref/default.v
+++ b/vlib/v/pref/default.v
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ pub fn (mut p Preferences) fill_with_defaults() {
 	p.find_cc_if_cross_compiling()
 	p.ccompiler_type = cc_from_string(p.ccompiler)
 	p.is_test = p.path.ends_with('_test.v') || p.path.ends_with('_test.vv')
+		|| p.path.all_before_last('.v').all_before_last('.').ends_with('_test')
 	p.is_vsh = p.path.ends_with('.vsh')
 	p.is_script = p.is_vsh || p.path.ends_with('.v') || p.path.ends_with('.vv')
 	if p.third_party_option == '' {
diff --git a/vlib/v/pref/pref.v b/vlib/v/pref/pref.v
index 666eb21aee..e050244d15 100644
--- a/vlib/v/pref/pref.v
+++ b/vlib/v/pref/pref.v
@@ -43,9 +43,19 @@ pub enum CompilerType {
 	cplusplus
 }
 
+pub enum Arch {
+	_auto
+	amd64 // aka x86_64
+	aarch64 // 64-bit arm
+	aarch32 // 32-bit arm
+	rv64 // 64-bit risc-v
+	rv32 // 32-bit risc-v
+	i386
+}
+
 const (
 	list_of_flags_with_param = ['o', 'd', 'define', 'b', 'backend', 'cc', 'os', 'target-os', 'cf',
-		'cflags', 'path']
+		'cflags', 'path', 'arch']
 )
 
 [heap]
@@ -54,6 +64,7 @@ pub mut:
 	os          OS // the OS to compile for
 	backend     Backend
 	build_mode  BuildMode
+	arch        Arch
 	output_mode OutputMode = .stdout
 	// verbosity           VerboseLevel
 	is_verbose bool
@@ -162,6 +173,16 @@ pub fn parse_args(known_external_commands []string, args []string) (&Preferences
 				res.is_apk = true
 				res.build_options << arg
 			}
+			'-arch' {
+				target_arch := cmdline.option(current_args, '-arch', '')
+				i++
+				target_arch_kind := arch_from_string(target_arch) or {
+					eprintln('unknown architercture target `$target_arch`')
+					exit(1)
+				}
+				res.arch = target_arch_kind
+				res.build_options << '$arg $target_arch'
+			}
 			'-show-timings' {
 				res.show_timings = true
 			}
@@ -524,6 +545,41 @@ pub fn (pref &Preferences) vrun_elog(s string) {
 	}
 }
 
+pub fn arch_from_string(arch_str string) ?Arch {
+	match arch_str {
+		'amd64', 'x86_64', 'x64', 'x86' { // amd64 recommended
+
+			return Arch.amd64
+		}
+		'aarch64', 'arm64' { // aarch64 recommended
+
+			return Arch.aarch64
+		}
+		'arm32', 'aarch32', 'arm' { // aarch32 recommended
+
+			return Arch.aarch32
+		}
+		'rv64', 'riscv64', 'risc-v64', 'riscv', 'risc-v' { // rv64 recommended
+
+			return Arch.rv64
+		}
+		'rv32', 'riscv32' { // rv32 recommended
+
+			return Arch.rv32
+		}
+		'x86_32', 'x32', 'i386', 'IA-32', 'ia-32', 'ia32' { // i386 recommended
+
+			return Arch.i386
+		}
+		'' {
+			return ._auto
+		}
+		else {
+			return error('invalid arch: $arch_str')
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 fn must_exist(path string) {
 	if !os.exists(path) {
 		eprintln('v expects that `$path` exists, but it does not')
@@ -576,6 +632,22 @@ pub fn cc_from_string(cc_str string) CompilerType {
 	return .gcc
 }
 
+pub fn get_host_arch() Arch {
+	$if amd64 {
+		return .amd64
+	}
+	// $if i386 {
+	// 	return .amd64
+	// }
+	$if aarch64 {
+		return .aarch64
+	}
+	// $if aarch32 {
+	// 	return .aarch32
+	// }
+	panic('unknown host OS')
+}
+
 fn parse_define(mut prefs Preferences, define string) {
 	define_parts := define.split('=')
 	prefs.build_options << '-d $define'
diff --git a/vlib/v/pref/should_compile.v b/vlib/v/pref/should_compile.v
index f20917d6dd..009667d87c 100644
--- a/vlib/v/pref/should_compile.v
+++ b/vlib/v/pref/should_compile.v
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ pub fn (prefs &Preferences) should_compile_filtered_files(dir string, files_ []s
 		if !file.ends_with('.v') && !file.ends_with('.vh') {
 			continue
 		}
-		if file.ends_with('_test.v') {
+		if file.ends_with('_test.v')
+			|| file.all_before_last('.v').all_before_last('.').ends_with('_test') {
 			continue
 		}
 		if prefs.backend == .c && !prefs.should_compile_c(file) {
@@ -20,6 +21,9 @@ pub fn (prefs &Preferences) should_compile_filtered_files(dir string, files_ []s
 		if prefs.backend == .js && !prefs.should_compile_js(file) {
 			continue
 		}
+		if prefs.backend != .js && !prefs.should_compile_asm(file) {
+			continue
+		}
 		if file.contains('_d_') {
 			if prefs.compile_defines_all.len == 0 {
 				continue
@@ -99,7 +103,7 @@ fn fname_without_platform_postfix(file string) string {
 }
 
 pub fn (prefs &Preferences) should_compile_c(file string) bool {
-	if !file.ends_with('.c.v') && file.split('.').len > 2 {
+	if file.ends_with('.js.v') {
 		// Probably something like `a.js.v`.
 		return false
 	}
@@ -142,6 +146,24 @@ pub fn (prefs &Preferences) should_compile_c(file string) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
+pub fn (prefs &Preferences) should_compile_asm(path string) bool {
+	if path.count('.') != 2 || path.ends_with('c.v') || path.ends_with('js.v') {
+		return true
+	}
+	file := path.all_before_last('.v')
+	arch := arch_from_string(file.all_after_last('.')) or { Arch._auto }
+
+	if arch != prefs.arch && prefs.arch != ._auto && arch != ._auto {
+		return false
+	}
+	os := os_from_string(file.all_after_last('_').all_before('.')) or { OS._auto }
+
+	if os != prefs.os && prefs.os != ._auto && os != ._auto {
+		return false
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
 pub fn (prefs &Preferences) should_compile_js(file string) bool {
 	if !file.ends_with('.js.v') && file.split('.').len > 2 {
 		// Probably something like `a.c.v`.
diff --git a/vlib/v/table/table.v b/vlib/v/table/table.v
index ed73e1889f..6a0c6ad587 100644
--- a/vlib/v/table/table.v
+++ b/vlib/v/table/table.v
@@ -903,3 +903,38 @@ pub fn (mytable &Table) has_deep_child_no_ref(ts &TypeSymbol, name string) bool
 	}
 	return false
 }
+
+// bitsize_to_type returns a type corresponding to the bit_size
+// Examples:
+// 
+// `8 > i8`
+// 
+// `32 > int`
+// 
+// `123 > panic()`
+// 
+// `128 > [16]byte`
+// 
+// `608 > [76]byte`
+pub fn (mut t Table) bitsize_to_type(bit_size int) Type {
+	match bit_size {
+		8 {
+			return i8_type
+		}
+		16 {
+			return i16_type
+		}
+		32 {
+			return int_type
+		}
+		64 {
+			return i64_type
+		}
+		else {
+			if bit_size % 8 != 0 { // there is no way to do `i2131(32)` so this should never be reached
+				panic('compiler bug: bitsizes must be multiples of 8')
+			}
+			return new_type(t.find_or_register_array_fixed(byte_type, bit_size / 8))
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/table/types.v b/vlib/v/table/types.v
index 6055926e51..c3200fb001 100644
--- a/vlib/v/table/types.v
+++ b/vlib/v/table/types.v
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 module table
 
 import strings
+import v.pref
 
 pub type Type = int
 
@@ -22,6 +23,38 @@ pub enum Language {
 	v
 	c
 	js
+	amd64 // aka x86_64
+	i386
+	aarch64 // 64-bit arm
+	aarch32 // 32-bit arm
+	rv64 // 64-bit risc-v
+	rv32 // 32-bit risc-v
+}
+
+pub fn pref_arch_to_table_language(pref_arch pref.Arch) Language {
+	return match pref_arch {
+		.amd64 {
+			Language.amd64
+		}
+		.aarch64 {
+			Language.aarch64
+		}
+		.aarch32 {
+			Language.aarch32
+		}
+		.rv64 {
+			Language.rv64
+		}
+		.rv32 {
+			Language.rv32
+		}
+		.i386 {
+			Language.i386
+		}
+		._auto {
+			Language.v
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 // Represents a type that only needs an identifier, e.g. int, array_int.
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/asm_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/asm_test.v
deleted file mode 100644
index 89e9d9decb..0000000000
--- a/vlib/v/tests/asm_test.v
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-fn test_inline_asm() {
-	/*
-	// QTODO
-	a := 10
-	b := 0
-	unsafe {
-		asm {
-			"movl %1, %%eax;"
-			"movl %%eax, %0;"
-			:"=r"(b)
-			:"r"(a)
-			:"%eax"
-		}
-	}
-	assert a == 10
-	assert b == 10
-	//
-	e := 0
-	unsafe {
-		asm {
-			//".intel_syntax noprefix;"
-			//"mov %0, 5"
-			"movl $5, %0"
-			:"=a"(e)
-		}
-	}
-	assert e == 5
-*/
-}
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/assembly/asm_test.amd64.v b/vlib/v/tests/assembly/asm_test.amd64.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bd0679ed02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/assembly/asm_test.amd64.v
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+import v.tests.assembly.util
+
+fn test_inline_asm() {
+	a, mut b := 10, 0
+	asm amd64 {
+		mov rax, a
+		mov b, rax
+		; +r (b)
+		; r (a)
+		; rax
+	}
+	assert a == 10
+	assert b == 10
+
+	mut c := 0
+	asm amd64 {
+		mov c, 5
+		; +r (c)
+	}
+	assert c == 5
+
+	d, e, mut f := 10, 2, 0
+	asm amd64 {
+		mov f, d
+		add f, e
+		add f, 5
+		; +r (f) // output 
+		; r (d)
+		  r (e) // input
+	}
+	assert d == 10
+	assert e == 2
+	assert f == 17
+
+	// g, h, i := 2.3, 4.8, -3.5
+	// asm rv64 {
+	// 	fadd.s $i, $g, $h // test `.` in instruction name
+	// 	: =r (i) as i
+	// 	: r (g) as g
+	// 	  r (g) as h
+	// }
+	// assert g == 2.3
+	// assert h == 4.8
+	// assert i == 7.1
+
+	mut j := 0
+	// do 5*3
+	// adding three, five times 
+	asm amd64 {
+		mov rcx, 5 // loop 5 times
+		loop_start:
+		add j, 3
+		loop loop_start
+		; +r (j)
+		; ; rcx
+	}
+	assert j == 5 * 3
+
+	// k := 0 // Wait for tcc to implement goto, and gcc has odd errors
+	// mut loops := 0
+	// outside_label:
+	// if k != 5 {
+	// 	loops++
+	// 	asm goto amd64 {
+	// 		mov k, 1
+	// 		mov k, 5
+	// 		jmp outside_label
+	// 		; =r (k) as k
+	// 		; r (k)
+	// 		;
+	// 		; outside_label
+	// 	}
+	// }
+	// assert loops == 1
+	// assert k == 5
+
+	// not marked as mut because we derefernce m to change l
+	l := 5
+	m := &l
+	asm amd64 {
+		movq [m], 7 // have to specify size with q
+		; ; r (m)
+	}
+	assert l == 7
+
+	// same as above
+	n := [5, 9, 0, 4]
+	asm amd64 {
+		loop_start2:
+		addq [in_data + rcx * 4 + 0], 2
+		loop loop_start2
+		addq [in_data + rcx * 4 + 0], 2
+		; ; c (n.len - 1) // c is counter (loop) register
+		  r (n.data) as in_data
+	}
+	assert n == [7, 11, 2, 6]
+
+	assert util.add(8, 9, 34, 7) == 58 // test .amd64.v files
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/assembly/asm_test.i386.v b/vlib/v/tests/assembly/asm_test.i386.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aa1ec91110
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/assembly/asm_test.i386.v
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+import v.tests.assembly.util
+// rename this file to asm_test.amd64.v (and make more for other architectures) once pure v code is enforced
+
+fn test_inline_asm() {
+	a, mut b := 10, 0
+	asm i386 {
+		mov eax, a
+		mov b, eax
+		; +r (b)
+		; r (a)
+		; eax
+	}
+	assert a == 10
+	assert b == 10
+
+	mut c := 0
+	asm i386 {
+		mov c, 5
+		; +r (c)
+	}
+	assert c == 5
+
+	d, e, mut f := 10, 2, 0
+	asm i386 {
+		mov f, d
+		add f, e
+		add f, 5
+		; +r (f) // output 
+		; r (d)
+		  r (e) // input
+	}
+	assert d == 10
+	assert e == 2
+	assert f == 17
+
+	// g, h, i := 2.3, 4.8, -3.5
+	// asm rv64 {
+	// 	fadd.s $i, $g, $h // test `.` in instruction name
+	// 	: =r (i) as i
+	// 	: r (g) as g
+	// 	  r (g) as h
+	// }
+	// assert g == 2.3
+	// assert h == 4.8
+	// assert i == 7.1
+
+	mut j := 0
+	// do 5*3
+	// adding three, five times
+	asm i386 {
+		mov ecx, 5 // loop 5 times
+		loop_start:
+		add j, 3
+		loop loop_start
+		; +r (j)
+		; ; ecx
+	}
+	assert j == 5 * 3
+
+	// k := 0 // Wait for tcc to implement goto, and gcc has odd errors
+	// mut loops := 0
+	// outside_label:
+	// if k != 5 {
+	// 	loops++
+	// 	asm goto amd64 {
+	// 		mov k, 1
+	// 		mov k, 5
+	// 		jmp outside_label
+	// 		; =r (k) as k
+	// 		; r (k)
+	// 		;
+	// 		; outside_label
+	// 	}
+	// }
+	// assert loops == 1
+	// assert k == 5
+
+	// not marked as mut because we derefernce m to change l
+	l := 5
+	m := &l
+	asm i386 {
+		movd [m], 7 // have to specify size with q
+		; ; r (m)
+	}
+	assert l == 7
+
+	// same as above
+	n := [5, 9, 0, 4]
+	asm i386 {
+		loop_start2:
+		addd [in_data + ecx * 4 + 0], 2
+		loop loop_start2
+		addd [in_data + ecx * 4 + 0], 2
+		; ; c (n.len - 1) // c is counter (loop) register
+		  r (n.data) as in_data
+	}
+	assert n == [7, 11, 2, 6]
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/assembly/util/dot_amd64_util.amd64.v b/vlib/v/tests/assembly/util/dot_amd64_util.amd64.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7cf5fd5125
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/assembly/util/dot_amd64_util.amd64.v
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+module util
+
+pub fn add(a ...int) int {
+	mut res := 0
+	asm amd64 {
+		loop_start3:
+		addq rax, [in_data + rcx * 4 + 0]
+		loop loop_start3
+		addq rax, [in_data + rcx * 4 + 0]
+		; +a (res)
+		; c (a.len - 1) // c is counter (loop) register
+		  r (a.data) as in_data
+	}
+	return res
+}