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__SETFPUCW (3)

set fpu control word on i386 architecture

SYNOPSIS

    #include <i386/fpu_control.h> void __setfpucw((unsigned short) control_word );

DESCRIPTION

    __setfpucw transfer control_word to the registers of the fpu (floating point unit) on i386 architecture. This can be used to control floating point precision, rounding and floating point exceptions.

EXAMPLE

    __setfpucw(0x1372)

    Set fpu control word on i386 architecture to - extended precision - rounding to nearest - exceptions on overflow, zero divide and NaN

SEE ALSO

    /usr/include/i386/fpu_control h