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32.\"     @(#)fpgetround.3	1.0 (Berkeley) 9/23/93
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35.Dd August 23, 1993
36.Dt FPGETROUND 3
37.Os
38.Sh NAME
39.Nm fpgetround ,
40.Nm fpsetround ,
41.Nm fpsetprec ,
42.Nm fpgetprec ,
43.Nm fpgetmask ,
44.Nm fpsetmask ,
45.Nm fpgetsticky ,
46.Nm fpresetsticky
47.Nd IEEE floating point interface
48.Sh SYNOPSIS
49.In ieeefp.h
50.Pp
51.Bd -literal
52typedef enum {
53	FP_RN,		/* round to nearest */
54	FP_RM,		/* round down to minus infinity */
55	FP_RP,		/* round up to plus infinity */
56	FP_RZ		/* truncate */
57} fp_rnd_t;
58.Ed
59.Ft fp_rnd_t
60.Fn fpgetround void
61.Ft fp_rnd_t
62.Fn fpsetround "fp_rnd_t direction"
63.Pp
64.Bd -literal
65typedef enum {
66	FP_PS,		/* 24 bit (single-precision) */
67	FP_PRS,		/* reserved */
68	FP_PD,		/* 53 bit (double-precision) */
69	FP_PE		/* 64 bit (extended-precision) */
70} fp_prec_t;
71.Ed
72.Ft fp_prec_t
73.Fn fpgetprec void
74.Ft fp_prec_t
75.Fn fpsetprec "fp_prec_t precision"
76.Pp
77.Bd -literal
78#define fp_except_t	int
79#define FP_X_INV	0x01	/* invalid operation */
80#define FP_X_DNML	0x02	/* denormal */
81#define FP_X_DZ		0x04	/* zero divide */
82#define FP_X_OFL	0x08	/* overflow */
83#define FP_X_UFL	0x10	/* underflow */
84#define FP_X_IMP	0x20	/* (im)precision */
85#define FP_X_STK	0x40	/* stack fault */
86.Ed
87.Ft fp_except_t
88.Fn fpgetmask void
89.Ft fp_except_t
90.Fn fpsetmask "fp_except_t mask"
91.Ft fp_except_t
92.Fn fpgetsticky void
93.Ft fp_except_t
94.Fn fpresetsticky "fp_except_t sticky"
95.Sh DESCRIPTION
96The routines described herein are deprecated.
97New code should use the functionality provided by
98.Xr fenv 3 .
99.Pp
100When a floating point exception is detected, the exception sticky flag is
101set and the exception mask is tested.
102If the mask is set, then a trap
103occurs.  These routines allow both setting the floating point exception
104masks, and  resetting the exception sticky flags after an exception is
105detected.  In addition, they allow setting the floating point rounding mode
106and precision.
107.Pp
108The
109.Fn fpgetround
110function
111returns the current floating point rounding mode.
112.Pp
113The
114.Fn fpsetround
115function
116sets the floating point rounding mode and returns
117the previous mode.
118.Pp
119The
120.Fn fpgetprec
121function
122returns the current floating point precision.
123.Pp
124The
125.Fn fpsetprec
126function
127sets the floating point precision and returns
128the previous precision.
129.Pp
130The
131.Fn fpgetmask
132function
133returns the current floating point exception masks.
134.Pp
135The
136.Fn fpsetmask
137function
138sets the floating point exception masks and returns the
139previous masks.
140.Pp
141The
142.Fn fpgetsticky
143function
144returns the current floating point sticky flags.
145.Pp
146The
147.Fn fpresetsticky
148function
149clears the floating point sticky flags and returns
150the previous flags.
151.Pp
152Sample code which prevents a trap on divide-by-zero:
153.Bd -literal -offset indent
154fpsetmask(~FP_X_DZ);
155a = 1.0;
156b = 0;
157c = a / b;
158fpresetsticky(FP_X_DZ);
159fpsetmask(FP_X_DZ);
160.Ed
161.Sh IMPLEMENTATION NOTES
162The
163.Fn fpgetprec
164and
165.Fn fpsetprec
166functions provide functionality unavailable on many platforms.
167At present, they are implemented only on the i386 and amd64 platforms.
168.Sh SEE ALSO
169.Xr fenv 3 ,
170.Xr isnan 3
171.Sh CAVEAT
172After a floating point exception and before a mask is set, the sticky
173flags must be reset.  If another exception occurs before the sticky
174flags are reset, then a wrong exception type may be signaled.
175.Sh HISTORY
176These routines are based on SysV/386 routines of the same name.
177