The ARM Vector Floating Point Coprocessor
Abstract
This chapter begins by giving an overview of the ARM Vector Floating Point (VFP) coprocessor and the ARM VFP register set. Next, it gives an overview of the Floating Point Status and Control Register (FPSCR). It then explains RunFast mode, which gives higher performance but is not fully compliant with the IEEE floating point standards. That is followed by a explanation of vector mode, which can give an additional performance boost in some situations. Then, after a short discussion of the register usage rules, it describes each of the VFP instructions, providing a short description of each one. Next, it presents four implementations of a function to calculate sine using the ARM VFP ...
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