https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=103605
--- Comment #3 from pc at gcc dot gnu.org --- Here's a test which exercises all three options: - fmin () (glibc 2.28) - xsmincdp (ironically, via __builtin_vsx_xsmindp) - xsmindp (via asm) -- $ cat xsmindp.c #include <stdio.h> #include <math.h> int main (int argc) { double d0 = argc, d1 = argc+1; double rf, rb, rx; printf ("(src1, src2): fmin b-in asm\n"); rf = fmin (d0, d1); rb = __builtin_vsx_xsmindp (d0, d1); asm ("xsmindp %0,%1,%2" : "=wa" (rx) : "wa" (d0), "wa" (d1)); printf ("(+3.0, +3.0): %+3.1f %+3.1f %+3.1f\n", rf, rb, rx); d1 = NAN; rf = fmin (d0, d1); rb = __builtin_vsx_xsmindp (d0, d1); asm ("xsmindp %0,%1,%2" : "=wa" (rx) : "wa" (d0), "wa" (d1)); printf ("(+3.0, NAN): %+3.1f %+3.1f %+3.1f\n", rf, rb, rx); rf = fmin (d1, d0); rb = __builtin_vsx_xsmindp (d1, d0); asm ("xsmindp %0,%1,%2" : "=wa" (rx) : "wa" (d1), "wa" (d0)); printf ("( NAN, +3.0): %+3.1f %+3.1f %+3.1f\n", rf, rb, rx); d0 = NAN; rf = fmin (d0, d1); rb = __builtin_vsx_xsmindp (d0, d1); asm ("xsmindp %0,%1,%2" : "=wa" (rx) : "wa" (d0), "wa" (d1)); printf ("( NAN, NAN): %+3.1f %+3.1f %+3.1f\n", rf, rb, rx); d0 = argc, d1 = argc+1; d1 = __builtin_nans ("0"); rf = fmin (d0, d1); rb = __builtin_vsx_xsmindp (d0, d1); asm ("xsmindp %0,%1,%2" : "=wa" (rx) : "wa" (d0), "wa" (d1)); printf ("(+3.0, SNAN): %+3.1f %+3.1f %+3.1f\n", rf, rb, rx); rf = fmin (d1, d0); rb = __builtin_vsx_xsmindp (d1, d0); asm ("xsmindp %0,%1,%2" : "=wa" (rx) : "wa" (d1), "wa" (d0)); printf ("(SNAN, +3.0): %+3.1f %+3.1f %+3.1f\n", rf, rb, rx); d0 = __builtin_nans ("0"); rf = fmin (d0, d1); rb = __builtin_vsx_xsmindp (d0, d1); asm ("xsmindp %0,%1,%2" : "=wa" (rx) : "wa" (d0), "wa" (d1)); printf ("(SNAN, SNAN): %+3.1f %+3.1f %+3.1f\n", rf, rb, rx); return 0; } $ /opt/gcc-nightly/trunk/bin/gcc --version gcc (GCC) 12.0.1 20220426 (experimental) [remotes/origin/HEAD r12-8269-gcd4acb8cd9] Copyright (C) 2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. $ /opt/gcc-nightly/trunk/bin/gcc -fsignaling-nans -D_WANT_SNAN -o xsmindp xsmindp.c -O0 -lm && ./xsmindp (src1, src2): fmin b-in asm (+3.0, +3.0): +1.0 +1.0 +1.0 (+3.0, NAN): +1.0 +nan +1.0 ( NAN, +3.0): +1.0 +1.0 +1.0 ( NAN, NAN): +nan +nan +nan (+3.0, SNAN): +nan +nan +nan (SNAN, +3.0): +nan +1.0 +nan (SNAN, SNAN): +nan +nan +nan $ /opt/gcc-nightly/trunk/bin/gcc -fsignaling-nans -D_WANT_SNAN -o xsmindp xsmindp.c -O3 -mcpu=power10 -lm && ./xsmindp (src1, src2): fmin b-in asm (+3.0, +3.0): +1.0 +1.0 +1.0 (+3.0, NAN): +1.0 +nan +1.0 ( NAN, +3.0): +1.0 +nan +1.0 ( NAN, NAN): +nan +nan +nan (+3.0, SNAN): +nan +nan +nan (SNAN, +3.0): +nan +1.0 +nan (SNAN, SNAN): +nan +nan +nan $ /opt/gcc-nightly/trunk/bin/gcc -fsignaling-nans -D_WANT_SNAN -o xsmindp xsmindp.c -O3 -mcpu=power10 -lm -ffast-math && ./xsmindp (src1, src2): fmin b-in asm (+3.0, +3.0): +1.0 +1.0 +1.0 (+3.0, NAN): +nan +nan +1.0 ( NAN, +3.0): +nan +nan +1.0 ( NAN, NAN): +nan +nan +nan (+3.0, SNAN): +nan +nan +nan (SNAN, +3.0): +nan +nan +nan (SNAN, SNAN): +nan +nan +nan -- Without -ffast-math, the current semantics of fmin() match those of xsmindp. With -ffast-math, the current semantics of fmin() match those of xsmincdp.