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Divide being missing is not totally uncommon in CPU architecture. If I'm not mistaken, the Cray-1 didn't have a divide instruction either, just reciprocal appro
by KerrAvon 4y ago
Divide being missing is not totally uncommon in CPU architecture. If I'm not mistaken, the Cray-1 didn't have a divide instruction either, just reciprocal approximation.
- monocasa 4y agoSH4 (and SH2 I think?) was an interesting mid point, which architecturally exposed the single cycle ops that would back an iterative divide, letting you pick the precision you wanted.