| Number | 507
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| Category | errata
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| Synopsis | Re: another sign-extension issue
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| State | closed
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| Class | mistaken
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| Arrival-Date | Nov 16 2003
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| Originator | Shalom.Bresticker@motorola.com
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| Release | 2001b
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| Description |
> > I would like to add a new sub-section to Section 4 which brings together > > all the information about bit-extension, whether zero- or x/z- or > > sign-extension, dealing with all the cases. > > > > Currently, each case is dealt with separately, and it does not work well. > > Sections 4.4 and 4.5 are supposed to cover this information. They need some > work to make them more complete and clear, but this is their purpose. I can agree with that. Possibly 4.4 and 4.5 should be combined, due to the mutual dependence between them. (The form of bit-extension (4.4) depends on signedness (4.5) and signedness depends on self-determinedness (4.4).) -- Shalom Bresticker Shalom.Bresticker@motorola.com Design & Reuse Methodology Tel: +972 9 9522268 Motorola Semiconductor Israel, Ltd. Fax: +972 9 9522890 POB 2208, Herzlia 46120, ISRAEL Cell: +972 50 441478 |
| Fix |
Close this issue. The email opening this issue was aimed at #463. Passed unanimously by ETF 11/1/04. -- KLP |
| Audit-Trail |
Fix replaced by Shalom.Bresticker@motorola.com on Tue May 4 06:39:58 2004 Close this issue. The email opening this issue was aimed at #463. |
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