[v2,1/3] manual: logb(x) is floor(log2(fabs(x)))
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Commit Message
log2(3) doesn't accept negative input, but it seems logb(3) does accept
it.
Link: <https://lore.kernel.org/linux-man/ZeYKUOKYS7G90SaV@debian/T/#u>
Reported-by: Morten Welinder <mwelinder@gmail.com>
Cc: Adhemerval Zanella Netto <adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org>
Cc: Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net>
Signed-off-by: Alejandro Colomar <alx@kernel.org>
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manual/math.texi | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
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Alejandro Colomar <alx@kernel.org> writes:
> -to @code{floor (log2 ( x ))}, except it's probably faster.
> +to @code{floor (log2 (fabs (x)))}, except it's probably faster.
Confirmed that the only change here is the addition of fabs()
Confirmed that logb() accepts negative numbers
LGTM
Reviewed-by: DJ Delorie <dj@redhat.com>
Hi DJ,
On Fri, Mar 29, 2024 at 06:08:19PM -0400, DJ Delorie wrote:
> Alejandro Colomar <alx@kernel.org> writes:
> > -to @code{floor (log2 ( x ))}, except it's probably faster.
> > +to @code{floor (log2 (fabs (x)))}, except it's probably faster.
>
> Confirmed that the only change here is the addition of fabs()
>
> Confirmed that logb() accepts negative numbers
>
> LGTM
> Reviewed-by: DJ Delorie <dj@redhat.com>
Thanks!
Have a lovely night!
Alex
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ These functions return the base-2 logarithm of @var{x}.
@safety{@prelim{}@mtsafe{}@assafe{}@acsafe{}}
These functions extract the exponent of @var{x} and return it as a
floating-point value. If @code{FLT_RADIX} is two, @code{logb} is equal
-to @code{floor (log2 (x))}, except it's probably faster.
+to @code{floor (log2 (fabs (x)))}, except it's probably faster.
If @var{x} is de-normalized, @code{logb} returns the exponent @var{x}
would have if it were normalized. If @var{x} is infinity (positive or