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From: Terje Mathisen <terje.mathisen@tmsw.no>
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Subject: Re: Computer architects leaving Intel...
Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2024 11:42:47 +0200
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Michael S wrote:
> On Tue, 17 Sep 2024 08:20:15 +0200
> Terje Mathisen <terje.mathisen@tmsw.no> wrote:
> 
>> EricP wrote:
>>> These double-width bit-field straddle operations show up at 32-bits.
>>> Various FP64 formats (DEC's middle-endian FP being the worst
>>> example), Intel page table entries and segment/gate descriptors,
>>> come to mind.
>>
>> Lots of them in 32-bit code!
> 
> Lot's of what in 32-bit code?
> 

Pretty much any 64-bit container with non-regular contents, with the 
suggest double / fp64 as the classic example?

Terje

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