errata/507: Re: another sign-extension issue

From: Shalom.Bresticker@motorola.com
Date: Sun Nov 16 2003 - 05:10:01 PST

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    >Number: 507
    >Category: errata
    >Originator: Shalom.Bresticker@motorola.com
    >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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