1. In a computer system, method comprising the computer-implemented steps of: performing an operation on data stored in a first format; extracting data from a result of the operation stored in the first format, wherein the data includes a set of one or more bits each bit in the set of one or more bits represents multiple redundant bits in the result; transferring the set of one or more bits to a second format; and performing an operation in response to the set of one or more bits.