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So, if you read the article you will learn the float handling is done in software.
by kdkkfcg 9y ago
So, if you read the article you will learn the float handling is done in software.
- flavio81 9y agoYes... but note that the final machine language code does use the processor opcodes that handle floats: MULSS, MOVSS http://www.felixcloutier.com/x86/MULSS.html http://www.felixcloutier.com/x86/MULSS.html http://www.felixcloutier.com/x86/MOVSS.html http://www.felixcloutier.com/x86/MOVSS.html So the final float multiplication is done by the hardware. What the software does, is to (a) handle the complex number and convert it to floats, and probably (b) handle the double precision using single precision x86 opcodes.
- tgb 9y agoYes, I read the article and it inspired my question.