From: Johan Råde (rade_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-08-04 09:03:49
Peter Dimov wrote:
> Johan Råde wrote:
>
>> Does IEEE 754 allow a parity bit?
>
> In principle, IEEE 754 specifies value bits, not storage bits. There is no
> guarantee that storage bits represent value bits, they can (in theory) be
> encrypted or xor'ed with AA55. In practice, though, the 32 value bits of an
> IEEE 754 float do correspond to the 32 storage bits of a 32 bit unsigned
> integer.
>
Right now parity bits is a hypothetical probem.
Let's fix it if it becomes a real problem.