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authorJoseph Myers <joseph@codesourcery.com>2015-08-17 23:02:54 +0000
committerJoseph Myers <joseph@codesourcery.com>2015-08-17 23:02:54 +0000
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Fix csqrt spurious underflows (bug 18823).
The csqrt functions scale up small arguments to avoid underflows when
calling hypot functions.  However, even when hypot does not underflow,
a subsequent calculation of 0.5 * hypot can underflow.  This patch
duly increases the threshold and scale factor to avoid such underflows
as well.

Tested for x86_64, x86 and mips64.

	[BZ #18823]
	* math/s_csqrt.c (__csqrt): Increase threshold and scale factor
	for scaling up small arguments.
	* math/s_csqrtf.c (__csqrtf): Likewise.
	* math/s_csqrtl.c (__csqrtl): Likewise.
	* math/auto-libm-test-in: Add more tests of csqrt.
	* math/auto-libm-test-out: Regenerated.
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@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Version 2.23
 
   16517, 16519, 16520, 16734, 17905, 18084, 18086, 18265, 18480, 18525,
   18618, 18647, 18661, 18681, 18674, 18778, 18781, 18787, 18789, 18790,
-  18795, 18820, 18824.
+  18795, 18820, 18823, 18824.
 
 * The obsolete header <regexp.h> has been removed.  Programs that require
   this header must be updated to use <regex.h> instead.