From: Doug Evans <dje@transmeta.com>
To: Hans-Peter Nilsson <hans-peter.nilsson@axis.com>
Cc: cgen@sources.redhat.com
Subject: Re: [RFA:] Fix lsb? bug with insn fields beyond base insn size.
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 08:18:00 -0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <15639.14387.11726.547375@casey.transmeta.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200206241511.RAA07347@ignucius.axis.se>
Hans-Peter Nilsson writes:
> The highest bit-number minus the lowest bit-number is the
> number of bits less one.
Assuming one defines the field to be [low,high].
Another legitimate definition, within a localized context such
as intermediates used to produce some final result, is [low,high).
I'm sure there are other contexts where such a definition is legitimate.
> If the field starts at bit 2 and ends
> at bit 2 it's one bit long.
Such a field can also be written, setting aside bit numbering issues, [2,3).
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-06-24 15:18 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-06-18 18:11 Hans-Peter Nilsson
2002-06-19 11:05 ` Doug Evans
2002-06-24 8:24 ` Hans-Peter Nilsson
2002-06-21 11:59 ` Doug Evans
2002-06-24 7:59 ` Hans-Peter Nilsson
2002-06-21 12:13 ` Doug Evans
2002-06-24 8:00 ` Hans-Peter Nilsson
2002-06-21 13:54 ` Doug Evans
2002-06-24 8:11 ` Hans-Peter Nilsson
2002-06-24 8:18 ` Doug Evans [this message]
2002-06-24 9:05 ` Hans-Peter Nilsson
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