How does a register based virtual machine work?

Question

Hi,

How does a register based virtual machine work? I am looking for introduction to how a register based virtual machine works. Can someone please help?

Thank you.

Answer 1

One example of a register-based VM with available source code is Lua. There are a number of resources that might help...

• The Implementation of Lua 5.0 From the authors of Lua itself.
• LuLu The Lua VM implemented in Lua, companion to a blog in Japanese.
• A No Frills Intro to Lua 5.1 VM Instructions From a frequent contributor to the Lua community.