Add prog4 -- Inefficient while loop + stack play

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+; begin playing around with variables!
+section .bss
+	fart_count:		resb	4
+
+section .data
+	fart_max:		db		255
+
+section .text
+	global _start
+
+dofarts:
+	push ebp
+	mov ebp, esp
+	add ebp, 4
+
+	; set the fart_count to zero
+	mov DWORD [fart_count], 0
+
+	; save eax to the stack because we're gonna use it
+	push eax
+
+	jmp dofarts.keepgoing
+
+dofarts.stop:
+	;clean up and return
+	pop eax
+	pop ebp
+	ret
+
+dofarts.keepgoing:
+	; put fart_count into a register (i wish i could do mem,mem)
+	mov eax, [fart_count]
+
+	; increment the fart_count
+	add dword[fart_count], 1
+
+	; has fart_count reached fart_max?
+	jge dofarts.check
+	; else, stop... this is redundant...
+	jmp dofarts.stop
+
+dofarts.check:
+	; is fart_count (eax) fart_max?
+	cmp eax, [fart_max]
+	; if so, stop
+	jge dofarts.stop
+	; else keep going
+	jmp dofarts.keepgoing
+
+
+_start:
+	push ebp
+	mov ebp, esp
+
+	call dofarts
+	mov ebx, [fart_count]
+	add ebx, [fart_max]
+	
+	mov esp, ebp
+	pop ebp
+
+	mov eax, 1
+	;mov ebx, 0
+	int 80h
+	ret