FUNCTION::FP_MUL(3stap)

πŸ’– FUNCTION::FP_MUL πŸ’–

okay bestie, welcome to the floating point processing corner of the SystemTap tapset reference (that's the 3stap manual, iykyk) β€” and today's main character is fp_mul. yes it multiplies. yes that's the whole vibe. no cap, sometimes the icon is just built different and does exactly one thing flawlessly πŸ’…


✨ NAME ✨

function::fp_mul β€” multiplication between floating points 🫢


🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

fp_mul:long(mul1:long,mul2:long)

that's it. two longs walk in, one long walks out, math happens. iconic. πŸ‘‘


πŸŽ€ ARGUMENTS πŸŽ€

  • mul1 β€” the 64 bit floating point multiplicand. she's the one getting multiplied, the moment, the star of the equation ⭐
  • mul2 β€” the 64 bit floating point multiplier. the one doing the multiplying, lowkey carrying the whole operation πŸ’ͺ

πŸ¦‹ DESCRIPTION πŸ¦‹

result is multiplicand times multiplier. periodt. that's the description. mul1 βœ–οΈ mul2 = the whole point of this function, and honestly? obsessed 🌈

heads up bestie: these are 64 bit floating point values being passed around as long, so don't come at it expecting cute little decimals in the signature β€” it's giving raw bits, not aesthetics πŸ’€

πŸ”₯ SEE ALSO πŸ”₯


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SystemTap Tapset Reference, Ver β€” September 2026 🌸 thanks for reading, mwah, go multiply something πŸ’–βœ¨

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