[Cfp-interest] referring to constant vs dynamic modes
Jim Thomas
jaswthomas at sbcglobal.net
Thu Jan 12 09:46:35 PST 2012
Regarding the issue of how our document will refer to constant modes vs thread-duration ones, Steve and I are looking at the following approach:
> Identify two kinds of floating-point control modes: dynamic and constant.
>
> Use a qualifier "dynamic" or "constant" where (and only where) knowing the kind of the control mode matters.
>
> Refer to the dynamic floating-point environment where (and only where) we're talking about the environment specifically as the thread-duration system variable. Otherwise just refer to the floating-point environment. We could refer to the floating-point environment with constant mode specification if we really needed to.
-Jim
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