what is "ab_x2_high32" in <func::SaturatingRoundingDoublingHighMul> stand for?
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Hi,
In
```
inline std::int32_t SaturatingRoundingDoublingHighMul(std::int32_t a,
std::int32_t b) {
bool overflow = a == b && a == std::numeric_limits::min();
std::int64_t a_64(a);
std::int64_t b_64(b);
std::int64_t ab_64 = a_64 * b_64;
std::int32_t nudge = ab_64 >= 0 ? (1 << 30) : (1 - (1 << 30));
std::int32_t ab_x2_high32 =
static_cast((ab_64 + nudge) / (1ll << 31));
return overflow ? std::numeric_limits::max() : ab_x2_high32;
}
```
it seemed this function is computing a * b
i wondered what is the relationship between _ab_x2_high32_ and _ab_64_. Could you explain how is _ab_x2_high32_ computed?
Thank you!
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