The problem is not in finding the top bit.  The dsPIC has a really nice=20
single cycle instructon that
returns the bit location of the first "1" bit in an INT16.  (Instruction=20
FF1L).  the problem comes in
the time it takes to do a multi-word left shift until that bit aligns with=
=20
the MS bit of the INT32.

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