[PATCH 2/2] Revert "x86: Do not use __builtin_fpclassify for _Float64x/long double"

Adhemerval Zanella adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org
Tue Jan 13 14:19:29 GMT 2026


This reverts commit 50112103993b042f52fb6afb0e4eee24fe4cb9af. It
breaks libstdc++ and other languages bootstrap.
---
 bits/fp-builtin-denormal.h              | 28 --------
 math/Makefile                           |  1 -
 math/math.h                             | 89 +------------------------
 sysdeps/x86/bits/fp-builtin-denormal.h  | 25 -------
 sysdeps/x86/fpu/Makefile                |  1 -
 sysdeps/x86/fpu/test-builtin-denormal.c | 53 ---------------
 6 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 195 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 bits/fp-builtin-denormal.h
 delete mode 100644 sysdeps/x86/bits/fp-builtin-denormal.h
 delete mode 100644 sysdeps/x86/fpu/test-builtin-denormal.c

diff --git a/bits/fp-builtin-denormal.h b/bits/fp-builtin-denormal.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 457ab0c97a..0000000000
--- a/bits/fp-builtin-denormal.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-/* Denormal number definitions.
-   Copyright (C) 2025-2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
-
-   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
-   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
-
-   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-   Lesser General Public License for more details.
-
-   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
-   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
-
-#ifndef _MATH_H
-# error "Never use <bits/fp-builtin-denormal.h> directly; include <math.h> instead."
-#endif
-
-/*  __FP_BUILTIN_FPCLASSIFY_DENORMAL is defined to 1 if compiler supports
-    handling pseudo-denormal numbers with fpclassify builtin.  Pseudo-denormal
-    is a non-standard denormalized floating-point number only supported by
-    Intel double extended-precision (long double).  By default assume 1 to
-    enable the usage of compiler builtin on math.h.  */
-#define __FP_BUILTIN_FPCLASSIFY_DENORMAL 1
diff --git a/math/Makefile b/math/Makefile
index 69f80e143f..b546626f15 100644
--- a/math/Makefile
+++ b/math/Makefile
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ headers := \
   bits/floatn-common.h \
   bits/floatn.h \
   bits/flt-eval-method.h \
-  bits/fp-builtin-denormal.h \
   bits/fp-fast.h \
   bits/fp-logb.h \
   bits/iscanonical.h \
diff --git a/math/math.h b/math/math.h
index 77dfcdc36b..75830d7696 100644
--- a/math/math.h
+++ b/math/math.h
@@ -1064,86 +1064,6 @@ extern int signgam;
    : FUNC ## l ARGS)
 #endif
 
-
-/* Depending on the type of TG_ARG and extra DEFINE to check, either call the
-   BUILTIN with ARGS_B or an appropriately suffixed version of FUNC with
-   arguments (including parentheses) ARGS_B.  The function call is used for
-   long double and/or  _Float64x is the builtin can not be safely used on all
-   arguments (defined by DEFINE).  */
-
-#include <bits/fp-builtin-denormal.h>
-
-#ifdef __NO_LONG_DOUBLE_MATH
-# define __MATH_TG_BUILTIN_CLASSIFY(TG_ARG, BUILTIN, ARGS_B, FUNC, ARGS_F,    \
-				    DEFINE)    \
-  BUILTIN ARGS_B
-#elif __HAVE_DISTINCT_FLOAT128
-# if __HAVE_GENERIC_SELECTION
-#  if __HAVE_FLOATN_NOT_TYPEDEF && __HAVE_FLOAT32
-#   define __MATH_TG_BUILTIN_CLASSIFY_F32(BUILTIN, ARGS_B, FUNC, ARGS_F,      \
-					  DEFINE)			      \
-  _Float32: BUILTIN ARGS_B,
-#  else
-#   define __MATH_TG_BUILTIN_CLASSIFY_F32(BUILTIN, ARGS_B, FUNC, ARGS_F,      \
-					  DEFINE)
-#  endif
-#  define __MATH_TG_BUILTIN_CLASSIFY_LDOUBLE(BUILTIN, ARGS_B, FUNC, ARGS_F,   \
-					     DEFINE)			      \
-  long double: DEFINE ? BUILTIN ARGS_B : __ ## FUNC ## l ARGS_F,
-#  if __HAVE_FLOATN_NOT_TYPEDEF && __HAVE_FLOAT64X
-#   if __HAVE_FLOAT64X_LONG_DOUBLE
-#    define __MATH_TG_BUILTIN_CLASSIFY_F64X(BUILTIN, ARGS_B, FUNC, ARGS_F,    \
-					    DEFINE)			      \
-  _Float64x: DEFINE ? BUILTIN ARGS_B : __ ## FUNC ## l ARGS_F,
-#   else
-#    define __MATH_TG_BUILTIN_CLASSIFY_F64X(BUILTIN, ARGS_B, FUNC, ARGS_F,    \
-					    DEFINE)			      \
-  _Float64x: DEFINE ? BUILTIN ARGS_B : __ ## FUNC ## f128 ARGS_F,
-#   endif
-#  else
-#   define __MATH_TG_BUILTIN_CLASSIFY_F64X(BUILTIN, ARGS_B, FUNC, ARGS_F,     \
-					   DEFINE)
-#  endif
-#  define __MATH_TG_BUILTIN_CLASSIFY_F128(BUILTIN, ARGS_B, FUNC, ARGS_F,      \
-					  DEFINE)			      \
-  _Float128: BUILTIN ARGS_B
-#  define __MATH_TG_BUILTIN_CLASSIFY(TG_ARG, BUILTIN, ARGS_B, FUNC, ARGS_F,   \
-				     DEFINE)				      \
-     _Generic ((TG_ARG),						      \
-	       float: BUILTIN ARGS_B,					      \
-	       __MATH_TG_BUILTIN_CLASSIFY_F32 (BUILTIN, ARGS_B, FUNC, ARGS_F, \
-					       DEFINE)			      \
-	       default: BUILTIN ARGS_B,					      \
-	       __MATH_TG_BUILTIN_CLASSIFY_LDOUBLE (BUILTIN, ARGS_B, FUNC,     \
-						   ARGS_F, DEFINE)	      \
-	       __MATH_TG_BUILTIN_CLASSIFY_F64X (BUILTIN, ARGS_B, FUNC, ARGS_F,\
-						DEFINE)			      \
-	       __MATH_TG_BUILTIN_CLASSIFY_F128 (BUILTIN, ARGS_B, FUNC, ARGS_F,\
-						DEFINE))
-# else
-#  define __MATH_TG_BUILTIN_CLASSIFY(TG_ARG, BUILTIN, ARGS_B, FUNC, ARGS_F,   \
-				     DEFINE)				      \
-     __builtin_choose_expr						      \
-     (__builtin_types_compatible_p (__typeof (TG_ARG), float),		      \
-      __builtin ## BUILTIN ARGS_B,					      \
-      __builtin_choose_expr						      \
-      (__builtin_types_compatible_p (__typeof (TG_ARG), double),	      \
-       __builtin ## BUILTIN ARGS_B,					      \
-       __builtin_choose_expr						      \
-       (__builtin_types_compatible_p (__typeof (TG_ARG), long double),	      \
-	DEFINE ? BUILTIN ARGS_B : __ ## FUNC ## l ARGS_F,		      \
-	BUILTIN ARGS_B)))
-# endif
-#else
-# define __MATH_TG_BUILTIN_CLASSIFY(TG_ARG, BUILTIN, ARGS_B, FUNC, ARGS_F,    \
-				    DEFINE)				      \
-  (sizeof (TG_ARG) == sizeof (float)				              \
-   ? BUILTIN ARGS_B					      		      \
-   : sizeof (TG_ARG) == sizeof (double)					      \
-   ? BUILTIN ARGS_B					      		      \
-   : DEFINE ? BUILTIN ARGS_B : __ ## FUNC ## l ARGS_F)
-#endif
-
 /* ISO C99 defines some generic macros which work on any data type.  */
 #ifdef __USE_ISOC99
 
@@ -1181,13 +1101,8 @@ enum
 	with -Os.  No further use of this definition of fpclassify is
 	expected in C++ mode, since libstdc++ provides its own version
 	of fpclassify in cmath (which undefines fpclassify).  */
-#  define fpclassify(x)							      \
-  __MATH_TG_BUILTIN_CLASSIFY ((x),					      \
-			      __builtin_fpclassify, (FP_NAN, FP_INFINITE,     \
-						     FP_NORMAL, FP_SUBNORMAL, \
-						     FP_ZERO, x),	      \
-			      fpclassify, (x),				      \
-			      __FP_BUILTIN_FPCLASSIFY_DENORMAL)
+#  define fpclassify(x) __builtin_fpclassify (FP_NAN, FP_INFINITE,	      \
+     FP_NORMAL, FP_SUBNORMAL, FP_ZERO, x)
 # else
 #  define fpclassify(x) __MATH_TG ((x), __fpclassify, (x))
 # endif
diff --git a/sysdeps/x86/bits/fp-builtin-denormal.h b/sysdeps/x86/bits/fp-builtin-denormal.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 33549c876a..0000000000
--- a/sysdeps/x86/bits/fp-builtin-denormal.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-/* Define __FP_BUILTIN_DENORMAL.
-   Copyright (C) 2025-2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
-
-   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
-   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
-
-   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-   Lesser General Public License for more details.
-
-   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
-   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
-
-#ifndef _MATH_H
-# error "Never use <bits/fp-builtin-denormal.h> directly; include <math.h> instead."
-#endif
-
-/* Neither GCC (bug 123161) nor clang (issue 172533) handles pseudo-normal
-   numbers correctly with fpclassify builtin.  */
-#define __FP_BUILTIN_FPCLASSIFY_DENORMAL 0
diff --git a/sysdeps/x86/fpu/Makefile b/sysdeps/x86/fpu/Makefile
index 8566d3c80f..91b2444f3a 100644
--- a/sysdeps/x86/fpu/Makefile
+++ b/sysdeps/x86/fpu/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ CPPFLAGS += -I../soft-fp
 
 libm-support += powl_helper
 tests += \
-  test-builtin-denormal \
   test-fenv-clear-sse \
   test-fenv-sse \
   test-fenv-sse-2 \
diff --git a/sysdeps/x86/fpu/test-builtin-denormal.c b/sysdeps/x86/fpu/test-builtin-denormal.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 6584ec339f..0000000000
--- a/sysdeps/x86/fpu/test-builtin-denormal.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-/* Ccheck if math.h optimizations to call compiler builtin
-   does not trigger FE_INVALID on x86 denormal numbers.
-   Copyright (C) 2025-2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
-
-   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
-   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
-
-   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-   Lesser General Public License for more details.
-
-   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
-   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
-
-#include <array_length.h>
-#include <fenv.h>
-#include <math.h>
-#include <math_ldbl.h>
-#include <support/check.h>
-
-#define pseudo_inf { .parts = { 0x00000000, 0x00000000, 0x7fff }}
-#define pseudo_zero { .parts = { 0x00000000, 0x00000000, 0x0100 }}
-#define pseudo_qnan { .parts = { 0x00000001, 0x00000000, 0x7fff }}
-#define pseudo_snan { .parts = { 0x00000001, 0x40000000, 0x7fff }}
-#define pseudo_unnormal { .parts = { 0x00000001, 0x40000000, 0x0100 }}
-
-static const ieee_long_double_shape_type inputs[] = {
-  pseudo_inf,
-  pseudo_zero,
-  pseudo_qnan,
-  pseudo_snan,
-  pseudo_unnormal
-};
-
-static int
-do_test (void)
-{
-  for (int i = 0; i < array_length (inputs); i++)
-    {
-      TEST_COMPARE (feclearexcept (FE_INVALID), 0);
-      TEST_COMPARE (fpclassify (inputs[i].value), FP_NAN);
-      TEST_COMPARE (fetestexcept (FE_INVALID), 0);
-    }
-
-  return 0;
-}
-
-#include <support/test-driver.c>
-- 
2.43.0



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