https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=84309
Jakub Jelinek <jakub at gcc dot gnu.org> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|UNCONFIRMED |ASSIGNED Last reconfirmed| |2018-02-09 Assignee|unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org |jakub at gcc dot gnu.org Ever confirmed|0 |1 --- Comment #3 from Jakub Jelinek <jakub at gcc dot gnu.org> --- Created attachment 43387 --> https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=43387&action=edit gcc8-pr84309.patch That said, if the target has c99 runtime and the constant is a power of 2, I can't imagine why exp2 (log2 (C) * x) wouldn't be faster and more precise than exp (log (C) * x).