From: lkcl <lkcl@web>
Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2021 01:21:49 +0000 (+0100)
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X-Git-Tag: DRAFT_SVP64_0_1~819
X-Git-Url: https://git.libre-soc.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=14534d2fe79a6f7fe1b0196c4394af7e3f685b9b;p=libreriscv.git

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diff --git a/openpower/sv/int_fp_mv.mdwn b/openpower/sv/int_fp_mv.mdwn
index 7221935ec..9d29c0710 100644
--- a/openpower/sv/int_fp_mv.mdwn
+++ b/openpower/sv/int_fp_mv.mdwn
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ well suited for common/important conversion sequences:
 * Rust FP -> Integer conversion (saturation with NaN converted to 0)
 * JavaScript FP -> Integer conversion (modular with Inf/NaN converted to 0)
 
+The assembly listings in the [[int_fp_mv/appendix]] show how costly
+some of these language-specific conversions are: Javascript is 35
+scalar instructions, including four branches.
+
 # A bit more research into integer - fp conversion
 
 here is a paragraph which explains that there are different semantics