[Bug 723170] New: orc: documentation: mulhsw, mulhsw shifts by 16, not 8

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https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=723170
  GStreamer | orc | 1.x

           Summary: orc: documentation: mulhsw, mulhsw shifts by 16, not 8
    Classification: Platform
           Product: GStreamer
           Version: 1.x
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: Normal
         Component: orc
        AssignedTo: gstreamer-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
        ReportedBy: gnome at williammanley.net
         QAContact: gstreamer-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
                CC: ds at schleef.org
     GNOME version: ---


Created an attachment (id=267410)
 View: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/attachment.cgi?id=267410
 Review: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/review?bug=723170&attachment=267410

Patch to liborc documentation

The documentation said that mulhsw and mulsuw was equivalent to:

    (a * b) >> 8

when the implementation actually shifts by 16 bits.

Patch attached

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