Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 20:05:52 -0500
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From: DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com>
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	from Paul Derbyshire on Tue, 02 Feb 1999 17:21:39 -0500)
Subject: Re: 64-bit integer math
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> Really? "simulating" it? Is there no 64 bit (integer) multiply in the Intel
> alu?

As far as I know, the best it can do is multiply two 32 bit numbers to
get one 64 bit number.  I don't think it can multiply two 64 bit
numbers in a single opcode.

gcc does 64-bit multiplies with one mul, two imuls, and two adds.