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diff --git a/results/scraper/fex/4191 b/results/scraper/fex/4191 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..dfa6f6e6 --- /dev/null +++ b/results/scraper/fex/4191 @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +Double check x87 precision correctness +x86 manual had a couple statements that caught my eye. + + +> The Precision control (PC) field comprises bits [9:8] of the x87 control word (“x87 Control Word Register (FCW)” on page 292). This field specifies the precision of floating-point calculations for the FADDx, FSUBx, FMULx, FDIVx, and FSQRT instructions, as shown in Table 6-11. + +I think we modify precision on more than those instructions listed. Might need to check that. + +Also: +> x87 computations are carried out in double-extended-precision format, so that the transcendental functions provide results accurate to within one unit in the last place (ulp) for each of the floating- point data types. + +Might want to double check that we have the transcendental accuracy correct. \ No newline at end of file |