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From: Mark Knecht <markknecht@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] Possible Math Problem - Request For Verification
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2011 00:24:05
Message-Id: BANLkTinS9YdxfKM-aeUu_X8qVmSJ9bZ+iQ@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-amd64] Possible Math Problem - Request For Verification by Marc Joliet
1 On Sat, Jun 25, 2011 at 4:54 PM, Marc Joliet <marcec@×××.de> wrote:
2 > Am Sat, 25 Jun 2011 13:41:11 -0400
3 > schrieb Frank Peters <frank.peters@×××××××.net>:
4 >
5 >> Hello,
6 >>
7 > [background information]
8 >
9 > Huh, I was unaware that GNU (since they're the authors of GCC/GLIBC) ever had
10 > problems in this area. Since I use my machine for numerical tasks, too, I was
11 > interested in seeing whether I would see the same problem.
12 >
13 >> The code will take several minutes to compile, execute, and complete.  While
14 >> the test is running it will spit out its progress to stdout.  Upon completion
15 >> a brief summary is given:
16 >>
17 >> UCBFAIL indicates problems!
18 >> /tmp/fp-test-results/ccos_DP.output: ucbtest UCBFAIL in COS(X) at line 444 for generic
19 >> /tmp/fp-test-results/clib_DP.output: ucbtest UCBFAIL in cabsd at line 701 for double
20 >> /tmp/fp-test-results/clib_DP.output: ucbtest UCBFAIL in powd at line 701 for double
21 >> /tmp/fp-test-results/clib_DP.output:UCBFAIL clib_DP.output , 25 out of 25 tests completed
22 >> /tmp/fp-test-results/csin_DP.output: ucbtest UCBFAIL in SIN(X) at line 444 for generic
23 >>
24 >> only 11 out of 14 show UCBPASS!
25 >
26 > I ran the tests without any modifications to ucbREADME/linux.sh and don't get
27 > the cabsd failure:
28 >
29 >    UCBFAIL indicates problems!
30 >    /tmp/fp-test-results/ccos_DP.output: ucbtest UCBFAIL in COS(X) at line 444 for generic
31 >    /tmp/fp-test-results/clib_DP.output: ucbtest UCBFAIL in powd at line 701 for double
32 >    /tmp/fp-test-results/clib_DP.output:UCBFAIL clib_DP.output , 25 out of 25 tests completed
33 >    /tmp/fp-test-results/csin_DP.output: ucbtest UCBFAIL in SIN(X) at line 444 for generic
34 >
35 >    only 11 out of 14 show UCBPASS!
36 >
37
38 Indeed, it was even manageable for a non-programmer like me.
39
40 Like Marc's results I do not see the cabsd failure. This machine is an
41 Intel i7-980x Extreme running Gentoo 64-bit mostly stable.
42
43 UCBFAIL indicates problems!
44 /tmp/fp-test-results/ccos_DP.output: ucbtest UCBFAIL in COS(X) at line
45 444 for generic
46 /tmp/fp-test-results/clib_DP.output: ucbtest UCBFAIL in powd at line
47 701 for double
48 /tmp/fp-test-results/clib_DP.output:UCBFAIL clib_DP.output , 25 out of
49 25 tests completed
50 /tmp/fp-test-results/csin_DP.output: ucbtest UCBFAIL in SIN(X) at line
51 444 for generic
52
53 HTH,
54 Mark

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