Processor Module Architecture
As you set about designing processor modules, one of the things you will need to consider is whether the processor will be closely coupled with a specific loader or can be decoupled from all loaders. For example, consider the x86 processor module. This module makes no assumptions about the type of file that is being disassembled. Therefore, it is easily incorporated and used in conjunction with a wide variety of loaders such as the PE, ELF, and Mach-O loaders.
In a similar manner, loaders show versatility when they are capable of handling a file format independently of the processor used with the file. For example, the PE loader works equally well whether it contains x86 code or ARM code; the ELF loader works equally ...
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