remainder(
DBL_MIN*(1.0+2.0*DBL_EPSILON), DBL_MIN*(1.0+DBL_EPSILON)
)
The result is DBL_MIN*DBL_EPSILON
, a subnormal
number. But, if the implementation does not support subnormal
numbers, such as IBM S/360 hex floating-point, then it is
either zero or DBL_MIN
, depending upon the current
rounding direction mode. Hence, the sentence "Thus, the
remainder is always exact." in footnote 204 in C99+TC1+TC2 (N1124)
is wrong. This problem also applies to remquo
and
fmod
.
After finding that flaw, I looked at the other math
functions and their relationship to directed rounding. That
search found several areas where things could be improved and
one area (nextafter
) that took an informal request
for interpretation to the IEEE-754 committee to find the
answer.
7.12.6.4 The frexp
functions should be updated
along the lines of:
When the radix of the argument is a power of 2, the returned value is exact and is independent of the current rounding direction mode.
7.12.6.5 The ilogb
functions should be updated
along the lines of:
When the returned value is representable in the range of the return type, the returned value is exact and is independent of the current rounding direction mode.
7.12.6.11 The logb
functions should be updated
along the lines of:
The returned value is exact and is independent of the current rounding direction mode.
7.12.6.12 The modf
functions should be updated
along the lines of:
The returned values are exact and are independent of the current rounding direction mode.
7.12.7.2 The fabs
functions should be updated
along the lines of:
The returned value is exact and is independent of the current rounding direction mode.
7.12.9.1 The ceil
functions should be updated
along the lines of:
The returned value is exact and is independent of the current rounding direction mode.
7.12.9.2 The floor
functions should be updated
along the lines of:
The returned value is exact and is independent of the current rounding direction mode.
7.12.9.8 The trunc
functions should be updated
along the lines of:
The returned value is exact and is independent of the current rounding direction mode.
7.12.10.1 The fmod
functions should be updated
along the lines of:
When subnormal results are supported, the returned value is exact and is independent of the current rounding direction mode.
7.12.10.2 The remainder
functions should be
updated along the lines of:
When subnormal results are supported, the returned value is exact and is independent of the current rounding direction mode.
7.12.10.3 The remquo
functions should be
updated along the lines of:
When subnormal results are supported, the returned value is exact and is independent of the current rounding direction mode.
7.12.11.1 The copysign
functions should be
updated along the lines of:
The returned value is exact and is independent of the current rounding direction mode.
7.12.11.2 The nan
functions should be updated
along the lines of:
The returned value is exact and is independent of the current rounding direction mode.
7.12.11.3 The nextafter
functions should be
updated along the lines of:
Even thought underflow or overflow may happen, the returned value is independent of the current rounding direction mode.
7.12.11.4 The nexttoward
functions should be
updated along the lines of:
Even thought underflow or overflow may happen, the returned value is independent of the current rounding direction mode.
7.12.12.2 The fmax
functions should be updated
along the lines of:
The returned value is exact and is independent of the current rounding direction mode.
7.12.12.3 The fmin
functions should be updated
along the lines of:
The returned value is exact and is independent of the current rounding direction mode.
F.9.4.5 The sqrt
functions could be updated
along the lines of:
The returned value is dependent on the current rounding direction mode.
Consider adding the following to section 7.12.1 (or make it its own section) of the Rationale.
There are several functions that are independent of the current rounding direction. Some are documented as such:round
,lround
,llround
,remainder
(when subnormal results are supported),remquo
(when subnormal results are supported),nextafter
(as per IEEE-754), andnexttoward
(as per C99 andnextafter
). Note, even thoughnextafter
andnexttoward
can raise underflow+inexact and overflow+inexact, they are not affected by the rounding direction.
Some are independent because they are exact:frexp
(when radix is power of 2),logb
,modf
,ilogb
,fabs
,ceil
,floor
,trunc
,fmod
(when subnormal results are supported),copysign
,nan
,fmax
, andfmin
.
There are several functions that are dependent on the current rounding direction:sqrt
(as per IEEE-754),nearbyint
,rint
,lrint
,llrint
, andfma
.
There are many functions (it is implementation defined as to which ones) that may honor the current rounding direction. First are functions that are inexact for most arguments:acos
,asin
,atan
,atan2
,cos
,sin
,tan
,acosh
,asinh
,atanh
,cosh
,sinh
,tanh
,exp
,exp2
,expm1
,frexp
(when radix is not a power of 2),ldexp
(when radix is not 2),log
,log10
,log1p
,log2
,hypot
,pow
,cbrt
,erf
,erfc
,tgamma
,lgamma
, andfdim
.
Second are functions that are exact for most arguments (but are inexact when they overflow or underflow):ldexp
(when radix is 2),scalbn
,scalbln
,fmod
(when subnormal results are not supported),remainder
(when subnormal results are not supported), andremquo
(when subnormal results are not supported).