Determine the maximum of two floating-point numbers
Synopsis:
#include <math.h>
double fmax( double x,
double y );
float fmaxf( float x,
float y );
long double fmaxl( long double x,
long double y );
Arguments:
- x, y
- The numbers that you want to compare.
Library:
- libm
- The general-purpose math library.
- libm-sve
- (QNX Neutrino 7.1 or later)
A library that optimizes the code for ARMv8.2 chips that have Scalable Vector Extension hardware.
Your system requirements will determine how you should work with these libraries:
- If you want only selected processes to run with the SVE version, you can include both libraries in your OS image
and use the -l m or -l m-sve option to
qcc
to link explicitly against the appropriate one.
- If you want all processes to use the SVE version, include libm-sve.so in your OS image
and set up a symbolic link from libm.so to libm-sve.so.
Use the -l m option to
qcc
to link against the library.
Note:
Compile your program with the -fno-builtin option to prevent the compiler from using a
built-in version of the function.
Description:
The fmax(), fmaxf(), and fmaxl() functions
determine the maximum of two floating-point numbers.
To check for error situations, use
feclearexcept()
and
fetestexcept().
For example:
- Call feclearexcept(FE_ALL_EXCEPT) before calling
fmax(), fmaxf(), or fmaxl().
- On return, if fetestexcept(FE_ALL_EXCEPT)
is nonzero, then an error has occurred.
Returns:
The maximum of the arguments.
| If: |
These functions return: |
Errors: |
| x and y are both NaN |
NaN |
— |
| Just one of the arguments is NaN |
The numeric value |
— |
These functions raise FE_INEXACT if the FPU reports that
the result can't be exactly represented as a floating-point number.
Classification:
C11,
POSIX 1003.1
| Safety: |
|
|---|
| Cancellation point |
No |
| Interrupt handler |
Yes |
| Signal handler |
Yes |
| Thread |
Yes |