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30.Dd December 3, 2010
31.Dt FPGETROUND 3
32.Os
33.Sh NAME
34.Nm fpgetround ,
35.Nm fpsetround ,
36.Nm fpsetprec ,
37.Nm fpgetprec ,
38.Nm fpgetmask ,
39.Nm fpsetmask ,
40.Nm fpgetsticky ,
41.Nm fpresetsticky
42.Nd IEEE floating point interface
43.Sh SYNOPSIS
44.In ieeefp.h
45.Bd -literal
46typedef enum {
47	FP_RN,		/* round to nearest */
48	FP_RM,		/* round down to minus infinity */
49	FP_RP,		/* round up to plus infinity */
50	FP_RZ		/* truncate */
51} fp_rnd_t;
52.Ed
53.Ft fp_rnd_t
54.Fn fpgetround void
55.Ft fp_rnd_t
56.Fn fpsetround "fp_rnd_t direction"
57.Bd -literal
58typedef enum {
59	FP_PS,		/* 24 bit (single-precision) */
60	FP_PRS,		/* reserved */
61	FP_PD,		/* 53 bit (double-precision) */
62	FP_PE		/* 64 bit (extended-precision) */
63} fp_prec_t;
64.Ed
65.Ft fp_prec_t
66.Fn fpgetprec void
67.Ft fp_prec_t
68.Fn fpsetprec "fp_prec_t precision"
69.Bd -literal
70#define fp_except_t	int
71#define FP_X_INV	0x01	/* invalid operation */
72#define FP_X_DNML	0x02	/* denormal */
73#define FP_X_DZ		0x04	/* zero divide */
74#define FP_X_OFL	0x08	/* overflow */
75#define FP_X_UFL	0x10	/* underflow */
76#define FP_X_IMP	0x20	/* (im)precision */
77#define FP_X_STK	0x40	/* stack fault */
78.Ed
79.Ft fp_except_t
80.Fn fpgetmask void
81.Ft fp_except_t
82.Fn fpsetmask "fp_except_t mask"
83.Ft fp_except_t
84.Fn fpgetsticky void
85.Ft fp_except_t
86.Fn fpresetsticky "fp_except_t sticky"
87.Sh DESCRIPTION
88The routines described herein are deprecated.
89New code should use the functionality provided by
90.Xr fenv 3 .
91.Pp
92When a floating point exception is detected, the exception sticky flag is
93set and the exception mask is tested.
94If the mask is set, then a trap
95occurs.
96These routines allow both setting the floating point exception
97masks, and resetting the exception sticky flags after an exception is
98detected.
99In addition, they allow setting the floating point rounding mode
100and precision.
101.Pp
102The
103.Fn fpgetround
104function
105returns the current floating point rounding mode.
106.Pp
107The
108.Fn fpsetround
109function
110sets the floating point rounding mode and returns
111the previous mode.
112.Pp
113The
114.Fn fpgetprec
115function
116returns the current floating point precision.
117.Pp
118The
119.Fn fpsetprec
120function
121sets the floating point precision and returns
122the previous precision.
123.Pp
124The
125.Fn fpgetmask
126function
127returns the current floating point exception masks.
128.Pp
129The
130.Fn fpsetmask
131function
132sets the floating point exception masks and returns the
133previous masks.
134.Pp
135The
136.Fn fpgetsticky
137function
138returns the current floating point sticky flags.
139.Pp
140The
141.Fn fpresetsticky
142function
143clears the floating point sticky flags and returns
144the previous flags.
145.Pp
146Sample code which prevents a trap on divide-by-zero:
147.Bd -literal -offset indent
148fpsetmask(~FP_X_DZ);
149a = 1.0;
150b = 0;
151c = a / b;
152fpresetsticky(FP_X_DZ);
153fpsetmask(FP_X_DZ);
154.Ed
155.Sh IMPLEMENTATION NOTES
156The
157.Fn fpgetprec
158and
159.Fn fpsetprec
160functions provide functionality unavailable on many platforms.
161At present, they are implemented only on the i386 and amd64 platforms.
162Changing precision is not a supported feature:
163it may be ineffective when code is compiled to take advantage of SSE,
164and many library functions and compiler optimizations depend upon the
165default precision for correct behavior.
166.Sh SEE ALSO
167.Xr fenv 3 ,
168.Xr isnan 3
169.Sh HISTORY
170These routines are based on SysV/386 routines of the same name.
171.Sh CAVEATS
172After a floating point exception and before a mask is set, the sticky
173flags must be reset.
174If another exception occurs before the sticky
175flags are reset, then a wrong exception type may be signaled.
176