[PATCH] D86632: [Fixed Point] Add codegen for conversion between fixed-point and floating point.

[Leonard Chan via Phabricator via llvm-commits]

leonardchan added inline comments.


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Comment at: llvm/include/llvm/IR/FixedPointBuilder.h:171-172
+    // lossless, except for overflow to infinity which is unlikely.
+    return B.CreateFMul(Result,
+        ConstantFP::get(DstTy, std::pow(2, -(int)SrcSema.getScale())));
+  }
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Was there a reason for preferring multiplying by the reciprocal instead of dividing by a power of 2?

I think this was discussed before, but can't seem to remember/find the conversation.


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