[PATCH v2 6/6] math: Disable exception check for soft-fp routine with compiler-rt

H.J. Lu hjl.tools@gmail.com
Fri Mar 13 16:59:29 GMT 2026


On Fri, Mar 13, 2026 at 9:54 AM Adhemerval Zanella Netto
<adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org> wrote:
>
>
>
> On 13/03/26 13:46, H.J. Lu wrote:
> > On Fri, Mar 13, 2026 at 7:21 AM Adhemerval Zanella Netto
> > <adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 25/02/26 22:03, H.J. Lu wrote:
> >>> On Thu, Feb 26, 2026 at 2:32 AM Adhemerval Zanella
> >>> <adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> The compiler-rt does not support throwing floating-point exceptions
> >>>> for math builtin (__addtf3, __multf3, __divtf3, etc.) [1][2][3].
> >>>> So disable the check when compiler-rt is used instead of libgcc.
> >>>
> >>> I think we check capability instead of HAVE_COMPILER_RT_RUNTIME.
> >>
> >> I think we can not easily check capability for a runtime only behavior,
> >> there is no indication in compiler pre-defined flags or similar to
> >> indicate this behavior.
> >
> > Since this issue is specific to soft-fp exception, I think we should add
> > a macro for soft-fp exception capability and xfail these tests when
> > compiler-rt is used.
>
> The macro HAVE_COMPILER_RT_RUNTIME already specify this, and the xfail
> is not simple because the math tests check not only floating-point
> exception but also errno and precision.

Then add a macro for soft-fp exception tests, check it instead of
HAVE_COMPILER_RT_RUNTIME and define this macro when
HAVE_COMPILER_RT_RUNTIME is defined.  This is more
flexible.

> So xfail them solely on EXCEPTION_TESTS_* will hide a lot of potential
> unrelated issues, we will need to a *quite* large refactor of math tests
> to split the tests in multiple ones, which also has some other implications
> (more build and check time).
>
> >
> >> Even compiler-rt documentation is not explicit clear about floating
> >> point exceptions for soft-fp implementations.
> >>
> >>
> >>>
> >>>> Checked on x86_64-linux-gnu and aarch64-linux-gnu with clang.
> >>>>
> >>>> [1] https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/issues/59924
> >>>> [2] https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/issues/60141
> >>>> [3] https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/issues/172499
> >>>> ---
> >>>>  config.h.in                             |  3 +++
> >>>>  configure                               |  4 +++
> >>>>  configure.ac                            |  3 +++
> >>>>  sysdeps/aarch64/math-tests-exceptions.h | 34 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >>>>  sysdeps/x86_64/math-tests-exceptions.h  | 33 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >>>>  5 files changed, 77 insertions(+)
> >>>>  create mode 100644 sysdeps/aarch64/math-tests-exceptions.h
> >>>>  create mode 100644 sysdeps/x86_64/math-tests-exceptions.h
> >>>>
> >>>> diff --git a/config.h.in b/config.h.in
> >>>> index 125532ec6b..215b223e12 100644
> >>>> --- a/config.h.in
> >>>> +++ b/config.h.in
> >>>> @@ -231,6 +231,9 @@
> >>>>  /* Define to 1 if compiler runtime provides __sfp_handle_exceptions */
> >>>>  #undef HAVE_SFP_HANDLE_EXCEPTIONS
> >>>>
> >>>> +/* Define to 1 if compiler uses compiler-rt instead of libgcc.  */
> >>>> +#undef HAVE_COMPILER_RT_RUNTIME
> >>>> +
> >>>>  /*
> >>>>   */
> >>>>
> >>>> diff --git a/configure b/configure
> >>>> index d156912063..4ccf5600d7 100755
> >>>> --- a/configure
> >>>> +++ b/configure
> >>>> @@ -9398,6 +9398,10 @@ esac
> >>>>  fi
> >>>>  { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $libc_cv_runtime_library" >&5
> >>>>  printf "%s\n" "$libc_cv_runtime_library" >&6; }
> >>>> +if test $libc_cv_runtime_library = compiler-rt; then
> >>>> +  printf "%s\n" "#define HAVE_COMPILER_RT_RUNTIME 1" >>confdefs.h
> >>>> +
> >>>> +fi
> >>>>  config_vars="$config_vars
> >>>>  libgcc-name = $libc_cv_libgcc"
> >>>>  config_vars="$config_vars
> >>>> diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
> >>>> index 776695486a..9ced9ec0f5 100644
> >>>> --- a/configure.ac
> >>>> +++ b/configure.ac
> >>>> @@ -2152,6 +2152,9 @@ AC_CACHE_CHECK([for the usable compiler runtime library], [libc_cv_runtime_libra
> >>>>        ;;
> >>>>      *) AC_MSG_FAILURE([non supported compiler runtime library]) ;;
> >>>>    esac])
> >>>> +if test $libc_cv_runtime_library = compiler-rt; then
> >>>> +  AC_DEFINE([HAVE_COMPILER_RT_RUNTIME])
> >>>> +fi
> >>>>  LIBC_CONFIG_VAR([libgcc-name], [$libc_cv_libgcc])
> >>>>  LIBC_CONFIG_VAR([libgcc_eh-name], [$libc_cv_libgcc_eh])
> >>>>
> >>>> diff --git a/sysdeps/aarch64/math-tests-exceptions.h b/sysdeps/aarch64/math-tests-exceptions.h
> >>>> new file mode 100644
> >>>> index 0000000000..dc824c25a5
> >>>> --- /dev/null
> >>>> +++ b/sysdeps/aarch64/math-tests-exceptions.h
> >>>> @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
> >>>> +/* Configuration for math tests: support for exceptions.  AArch64 version.
> >>>> +   Copyright (C) 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_TESTS_EXCEPTIONS_H
> >>>> +#define _MATH_TESTS_EXCEPTIONS_H 1
> >>>> +
> >>>> +#define EXCEPTION_TESTS_float  1
> >>>> +#define EXCEPTION_TESTS_double 1
> >>>> +/* compiler-rt does not support floating-point exceptions for the
> >>>> +   long double / __float128 math builtins.  */
> >>>> +#ifdef HAVE_COMPILER_RT_RUNTIME
> >>>> +# define EXCEPTION_TESTS_long_double   0
> >>>> +# define EXCEPTION_TESTS_float128      0
> >>>> +#else
> >>>> +# define EXCEPTION_TESTS_long_double   1
> >>>> +# define EXCEPTION_TESTS_float128      1
> >>>> +#endif
> >>>> +
> >>>> +#endif /* math-tests-exceptions.h.  */
> >>>> diff --git a/sysdeps/x86_64/math-tests-exceptions.h b/sysdeps/x86_64/math-tests-exceptions.h
> >>>> new file mode 100644
> >>>> index 0000000000..fa60397b79
> >>>> --- /dev/null
> >>>> +++ b/sysdeps/x86_64/math-tests-exceptions.h
> >>>> @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
> >>>> +/* Configuration for math tests: support for exceptions.  x86_64 version.
> >>>> +   Copyright (C) 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_TESTS_EXCEPTIONS_H
> >>>> +#define _MATH_TESTS_EXCEPTIONS_H 1
> >>>> +
> >>>> +#define EXCEPTION_TESTS_float  1
> >>>> +#define EXCEPTION_TESTS_double 1
> >>>> +#define EXCEPTION_TESTS_long_double    1
> >>>> +/* compiler-rt does not support floating-point exceptions for the
> >>>> +   _float128 math builtins.  */
> >>>> +#ifdef HAVE_COMPILER_RT_RUNTIME
> >>>> +# define EXCEPTION_TESTS_float128      0
> >>>> +#else
> >>>> +# define EXCEPTION_TESTS_float128      1
> >>>> +#endif
> >>>> +
> >>>> +#endif /* math-tests-exceptions.h.  */
> >>>> --
> >>>> 2.43.0
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >
> >
>


-- 
H.J.


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