[PATCH v2 2/2] Simplify powl computation for small integral y [BZ #33411]

[Adhemerval Zanella Netto]

On 21/10/25 12:40, Siddhesh Poyarekar wrote:
> On 2025-10-21 11:11, Paul Zimmermann wrote:
>> testing float (without inline functions)
>> Failure: pow_upward (0xf.fffffp+124, 0x1p+0): Exception "Overflow" set
>> Failure: pow_upward (0xf.fffffp+124, 0x1p+0): errno set to 34, expected 0 (unchanged)
>> Failure: Test: pow_upward (0xf.fffffp+124, 0x1p+0)
>> Result:
>>   is:          inf   inf
>>   should be:   3.40282347e+38   0x1.fffffep+127
> 
> That's float/_Float32 AFAICT.
> 
>> thus if Siddhesh uses the auto-libm-test-in way, he will have to fix also
>> the pow issue, unless you know how to fix it?
> 
> I don't want to, but I'll take a look :)

I think we can open a bug report and add a XFAIL for now.