PR_SET_FPEXC - set the floating-point exception mode
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Description
Set floating-point exception mode to mode. Pass PR_FP_EXC_SW_ENABLE to use FPEXC for FP exception
enables, PR_FP_EXC_DIV for floating-point divide by zero, PR_FP_EXC_OVF for floating-point overflow,
PR_FP_EXC_UND for floating-point underflow, PR_FP_EXC_RES for floating-point inexact result,
PR_FP_EXC_INV for floating-point invalid operation, PR_FP_EXC_DISABLED for FP exceptions disabled,
PR_FP_EXC_NONRECOV for async nonrecoverable exception mode, PR_FP_EXC_ASYNC for async recoverable
exception mode, PR_FP_EXC_PRECISE for precise exception mode.
Errors
EINVALmode is not a valid value.
History
Linux 2.4.21, 2.5.32. (PowerPC)
Library
Standard C library (libc, -lc)
Name
PR_SET_FPEXC - set the floating-point exception mode
Return Value
On success, 0 is returned. On error, -1 is returned, and errno is set to indicate the error.
See Also
prctl(2), PR_GET_FPEXC(2const)
Linux man-pages 6.9.1 2024-06-02 PR_SET_FPEXC(2const)
Standards
Linux. PowerPC only.
Synopsis
#include<linux/prctl.h> /* Definition of PR_* constants */
#include<sys/prctl.h>intprctl(PR_SET_FPEXC,unsignedlongmode);
