Inside Macintosh: PowerPC Numerics / Part 3 - Appendixes

Appendix F - PowerPC Assembly-Language Numerics Reference

This appendix provides a reference for the numeric implementation in PowerPC assembly language. It summarizes the data formats available, how to determine the floating-point class for a value, the FPSCR, instructions that access the FPSCR, and instructions that perform floating-point operations and the exceptions they might raise.

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Appendix Contents

Floating-Point Data Formats

Floating-Point Status and Control Register

Instructions