- * Converts a mantisse and exponent to a SoftFloat
- * @returns a SoftFloat with value v * 2^frac_bits
+ * Converts a mantisse and exponent to a SoftFloat.
+ * This converts a fixed point value v with frac_bits fractional bits to a
+ * SoftFloat.
+ * @returns a SoftFloat with value v * 2^-frac_bits