Using this manual

This manual is organized into the following chapters:

Chapter 1 Introduction

Read this chapter to get an overview of the VFP11 coprocessor.

Chapter 2 Register File

Read this chapter to learn about the structure and operation of the VFP11 register file.

Chapter 3 Programmer’s Model

Read this chapter to learn about implementation-specific features of the VFP11 coprocessor that are useful to programmers, and VFPv2 architectural compliance with the IEEE 754 standard. The chapter includes descriptions of the VFP11 coprocessor extensions and the VFP11 status and control registers.

Chapter 4 Instruction Execution

Read this chapter to learn about forwarding, hazards, and parallel execution in the VFP11 instruction pipelines.

Chapter 5 Exception Handling

Read this chapter to learn about VFP11 exceptional conditions and how they are handled in hardware and software.

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