Chapter 18
Introduction to the VFP coprocessor
This chapter introduces the VFP11 coprocessor. It contains the following sections:
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About the VFP11 coprocessor on page 18-2
Applications on page 18-3
Coprocessor interface on page 18-4
VFP11 coprocessor pipelines on page 18-5
Modes of operation on page 18-11
Short vector instructions on page 18-13
Parallel execution of instructions on page 18-14
VFP11 treatment of branch instructions on page 18-15
Writing optimal VFP11 code on page 18-16
VFP11 revision information on page 18-17.
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