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40 .Nd IEEE FP mode control
52 .Fn fpsetmask fp_except\ mask
54 .Fn fpsetround fp_rnd\ rnd_dir
56 .Fn fpsetsticky fp_except\ sticky
58 A rounding mode is one of
59 .Dv FP_RZ , FP_RM , FP_RN ,
62 for rounding towards zero, rounding
74 value is a bitmask specifying an exception type and containing any of
75 the values listed below.
76 .Bl -column -offset indent FP_X_UFLxx
77 .It Dv FP_X_INV Ta Invalid\ Operation
78 .It Dv FP_X_DZ Ta Division\ by\ zero
79 .It Dv FP_X_OFL Ta Overflow
80 .It Dv FP_X_UFL Ta Underflow
81 .It Dv FP_X_IMP Ta Imprecision (inexact)
82 .It Dv FP_X_IOV Ta Integer\ Overflow
87 function will set the current exception mask, i.e., it will cause
88 future operations with the specified result status to raise the
93 function will return the current exception mask.
97 function will cause future operations to use the specified dynamic
101 function will return the current rounding mode.
102 .Bl -tag -width Note:x
104 On some architectures, instructions can optionally specify static
105 rounding modes and exception enables that will supersede the specified
107 On other architectures, these features may not be fully supported.
112 status word may be maintained in which a bit is set every time an
113 exceptional floating point condition is encountered, whether or not a
118 function will set or clear the specified exception history bits.
121 function will return the exception history bits.
138 exception mask and exception history bits.