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Traditionally, PPC used a different encoding of qNaN than, well, everybody else. PPC itself would later include a hardware mode that aligned to the more univers
by jcranmer 4y ago
Traditionally, PPC used a different encoding of qNaN than, well, everybody else. PPC itself would later include a hardware mode that aligned to the more universal interpretation of qNaN.
- stephencanon 4y agoIIRC MIPS does the reverse of x86 and ARM too.
- jcranmer 4y agoSorry, you're right, it's MIPS that had the two encodings--PPC had the double-double type for long double that makes things "interesting." (It seems all architectures have their own unique floating-point weirdness).