for functions implemented in C, this is a requirement of C11 (F.6);
strictly speaking that text does not apply to standard library
functions, but it seems to be intended to apply to them, and C2x is
expected to make it a requirement.
failure to drop excess precision is particularly bad for inverse trig
functions, where a value with excess precision can be outside the
range of the function (entire range, or range for a particular
subdomain), breaking reasonable invariants a caller may expect.
jb 1f
fld1
fpatan
+ fstpl 4(%esp)
+ fldl 4(%esp)
ret
# subnormal x, return x with underflow
1: fsts 4(%esp)
fldl 4(%esp)
fldl 12(%esp)
fpatan
- fstl 4(%esp)
+ fstpl 4(%esp)
+ fldl 4(%esp)
mov 8(%esp),%eax
add %eax,%eax
cmp $0x00200000,%eax
flds 4(%esp)
flds 8(%esp)
fpatan
- fsts 4(%esp)
+ fstps 4(%esp)
+ flds 4(%esp)
mov 4(%esp),%eax
add %eax,%eax
cmp $0x01000000,%eax
jb 1f
fld1
fpatan
+ fstps 4(%esp)
+ flds 4(%esp)
ret
# subnormal x, return x with underflow
1: fld %st(0)