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Re: [PATCH] Fix feholdexcept on s390{,x}

From: Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky at de dot ibm dot com>
To: Jakub Jelinek <jakub at redhat dot com>
Cc: Ulrich Drepper <drepper at redhat dot com>, Glibc hackers <libc-hacker at sources dot redhat dot com>
Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 09:22:52 +0200
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix feholdexcept on s390{,x}
References: <20070509163223.GE1826@sunsite.mff.cuni.cz>
Reply-to: schwidefsky at de dot ibm dot com

On Wed, 2007-05-09 at 18:32 +0200, Jakub Jelinek wrote:
> feholdexcept is supposed to save the current fenv, then clear the
> status flags and stop generating all exceptions.  But on s390{,x}
> feholdexcept was also clearing the exceptions in the saved fenv_t.
> Fixes test-fenv on s390*.

That bug has been there from day 1 and nobody noticed until now. Sigh.

-- 
blue skies,
  Martin.

"Reality continues to ruin my life." - Calvin.

References:
- [PATCH] Fix feholdexcept on s390{,x}
  - From: Jakub Jelinek

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