ISSUE 507

Number 507
Category errata
Synopsis Re: another sign-extension issue
State closed
Class mistaken
Arrival-DateNov 16 2003
Originator Shalom.Bresticker@motorola.com
Release 2001b
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).)

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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

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Passed unanimously by ETF 11/1/04. -- KLP
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Fix replaced by Shalom.Bresticker@motorola.com on Tue May 4 06:39:58 2004

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