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31.Dd July 14, 2013
32.Dt FPGETROUND 3
33.Os
34.Sh NAME
35.Nm fpgetround ,
36.Nm fpsetround ,
37.Nm fpsetprec ,
38.Nm fpgetprec ,
39.Nm fpgetmask ,
40.Nm fpsetmask ,
41.Nm fpgetsticky ,
42.Nm fpresetsticky
43.Nd IEEE floating point interface
44.Sh LIBRARY
45.Lb libc
46.Sh SYNOPSIS
47.In ieeefp.h
48.Bd -literal
49typedef enum {
50	FP_RN,		/* round to nearest */
51	FP_RM,		/* round down to minus infinity */
52	FP_RP,		/* round up to plus infinity */
53	FP_RZ		/* truncate */
54} fp_rnd_t;
55.Ed
56.Ft fp_rnd_t
57.Fn fpgetround void
58.Ft fp_rnd_t
59.Fn fpsetround "fp_rnd_t direction"
60.Bd -literal
61typedef enum {
62	FP_PS,		/* 24 bit (single-precision) */
63	FP_PRS,		/* reserved */
64	FP_PD,		/* 53 bit (double-precision) */
65	FP_PE		/* 64 bit (extended-precision) */
66} fp_prec_t;
67.Ed
68.Ft fp_prec_t
69.Fn fpgetprec void
70.Ft fp_prec_t
71.Fn fpsetprec "fp_prec_t precision"
72.Bd -literal
73#define fp_except_t	int
74#define FP_X_INV	0x01	/* invalid operation */
75#define FP_X_DNML	0x02	/* denormal */
76#define FP_X_DZ		0x04	/* zero divide */
77#define FP_X_OFL	0x08	/* overflow */
78#define FP_X_UFL	0x10	/* underflow */
79#define FP_X_IMP	0x20	/* (im)precision */
80#define FP_X_STK	0x40	/* stack fault */
81.Ed
82.Ft fp_except_t
83.Fn fpgetmask void
84.Ft fp_except_t
85.Fn fpsetmask "fp_except_t mask"
86.Ft fp_except_t
87.Fn fpgetsticky void
88.Ft fp_except_t
89.Fn fpresetsticky "fp_except_t sticky"
90.Sh DESCRIPTION
91The routines described herein are deprecated.
92New code should use the functionality provided by
93.Xr fenv 3 .
94.Pp
95When a floating point exception is detected, the exception sticky flag is
96set and the exception mask is tested.
97If the mask is set, then a trap occurs.
98These routines allow both setting the floating point exception
99masks, and resetting the exception sticky flags after an exception is
100detected.
101In addition, they allow setting the floating point rounding mode
102and precision.
103.Pp
104The
105.Fn fpgetround
106function
107returns the current floating point rounding mode.
108.Pp
109The
110.Fn fpsetround
111function
112sets the floating point rounding mode and returns
113the previous mode.
114.Pp
115The
116.Fn fpgetprec
117function
118returns the current floating point precision.
119.Pp
120The
121.Fn fpsetprec
122function
123sets the floating point precision and returns
124the previous precision.
125.Pp
126The
127.Fn fpgetmask
128function
129returns the current floating point exception masks.
130.Pp
131The
132.Fn fpsetmask
133function
134sets the floating point exception masks and returns the
135previous masks.
136.Pp
137The
138.Fn fpgetsticky
139function
140returns the current floating point sticky flags.
141.Pp
142The
143.Fn fpresetsticky
144function
145clears the floating point sticky flags and returns
146the previous flags.
147.Pp
148Sample code which prevents a trap on divide-by-zero:
149.Bd -literal -offset indent
150fpsetmask(~FP_X_DZ);
151a = 1.0;
152b = 0;
153c = a / b;
154fpresetsticky(FP_X_DZ);
155fpsetmask(FP_X_DZ);
156.Ed
157.Sh IMPLEMENTATION NOTES
158The
159.Fn fpgetprec
160and
161.Fn fpsetprec
162functions provide functionality unavailable on many platforms.
163At present, they are implemented only on the i386 and x86_64 platforms.
164Changing precision is not a supported feature:
165it may be ineffective when code is compiled to take advantage of SSE,
166and many library functions and compiler optimizations depend upon the
167default precision for correct behavior.
168.Sh SEE ALSO
169.Xr fenv 3 ,
170.Xr isnan 3
171.Sh HISTORY
172These routines are based on SysV/386 routines of the same name.
173.Sh CAVEATS
174After a floating point exception and before a mask is set, the sticky
175flags must be reset.
176If another exception occurs before the sticky
177flags are reset, then a wrong exception type may be signaled.
178