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28.Dd December 3, 2010
29.Dt FPGETROUND 3
30.Os
31.Sh NAME
32.Nm fpgetround ,
33.Nm fpsetround ,
34.Nm fpsetprec ,
35.Nm fpgetprec ,
36.Nm fpgetmask ,
37.Nm fpsetmask ,
38.Nm fpgetsticky ,
39.Nm fpresetsticky
40.Nd IEEE floating point interface
41.Sh SYNOPSIS
42.In ieeefp.h
43.Bd -literal
44typedef enum {
45	FP_RN,		/* round to nearest */
46	FP_RM,		/* round down to minus infinity */
47	FP_RP,		/* round up to plus infinity */
48	FP_RZ		/* truncate */
49} fp_rnd_t;
50.Ed
51.Ft fp_rnd_t
52.Fn fpgetround void
53.Ft fp_rnd_t
54.Fn fpsetround "fp_rnd_t direction"
55.Bd -literal
56typedef enum {
57	FP_PS,		/* 24 bit (single-precision) */
58	FP_PRS,		/* reserved */
59	FP_PD,		/* 53 bit (double-precision) */
60	FP_PE		/* 64 bit (extended-precision) */
61} fp_prec_t;
62.Ed
63.Ft fp_prec_t
64.Fn fpgetprec void
65.Ft fp_prec_t
66.Fn fpsetprec "fp_prec_t precision"
67.Bd -literal
68#define fp_except_t	int
69#define FP_X_INV	0x01	/* invalid operation */
70#define FP_X_DNML	0x02	/* denormal */
71#define FP_X_DZ		0x04	/* zero divide */
72#define FP_X_OFL	0x08	/* overflow */
73#define FP_X_UFL	0x10	/* underflow */
74#define FP_X_IMP	0x20	/* (im)precision */
75#define FP_X_STK	0x40	/* stack fault */
76.Ed
77.Ft fp_except_t
78.Fn fpgetmask void
79.Ft fp_except_t
80.Fn fpsetmask "fp_except_t mask"
81.Ft fp_except_t
82.Fn fpgetsticky void
83.Ft fp_except_t
84.Fn fpresetsticky "fp_except_t sticky"
85.Sh DESCRIPTION
86The routines described herein are deprecated.
87New code should use the functionality provided by
88.Xr fenv 3 .
89.Pp
90When a floating point exception is detected, the exception sticky flag is
91set and the exception mask is tested.
92If the mask is set, then a trap
93occurs.
94These routines allow both setting the floating point exception
95masks, and resetting the exception sticky flags after an exception is
96detected.
97In addition, they allow setting the floating point rounding mode
98and precision.
99.Pp
100The
101.Fn fpgetround
102function
103returns the current floating point rounding mode.
104.Pp
105The
106.Fn fpsetround
107function
108sets the floating point rounding mode and returns
109the previous mode.
110.Pp
111The
112.Fn fpgetprec
113function
114returns the current floating point precision.
115.Pp
116The
117.Fn fpsetprec
118function
119sets the floating point precision and returns
120the previous precision.
121.Pp
122The
123.Fn fpgetmask
124function
125returns the current floating point exception masks.
126.Pp
127The
128.Fn fpsetmask
129function
130sets the floating point exception masks and returns the
131previous masks.
132.Pp
133The
134.Fn fpgetsticky
135function
136returns the current floating point sticky flags.
137.Pp
138The
139.Fn fpresetsticky
140function
141clears the floating point sticky flags and returns
142the previous flags.
143.Pp
144Sample code which prevents a trap on divide-by-zero:
145.Bd -literal -offset indent
146fpsetmask(~FP_X_DZ);
147a = 1.0;
148b = 0;
149c = a / b;
150fpresetsticky(FP_X_DZ);
151fpsetmask(FP_X_DZ);
152.Ed
153.Sh IMPLEMENTATION NOTES
154The
155.Fn fpgetprec
156and
157.Fn fpsetprec
158functions provide functionality unavailable on many platforms.
159At present, they are implemented only on the i386 and amd64 platforms.
160Changing precision is not a supported feature:
161it may be ineffective when code is compiled to take advantage of SSE,
162and many library functions and compiler optimizations depend upon the
163default precision for correct behavior.
164.Sh SEE ALSO
165.Xr fenv 3 ,
166.Xr isnan 3
167.Sh HISTORY
168These routines are based on SysV/386 routines of the same name.
169.Sh CAVEATS
170After a floating point exception and before a mask is set, the sticky
171flags must be reset.
172If another exception occurs before the sticky
173flags are reset, then a wrong exception type may be signaled.
174