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Re: [PATCH] Remove log2 define

From: Wilco Dijkstra <Wilco dot Dijkstra at arm dot com>
To: "newlib at sourceware dot org" <newlib at sourceware dot org>
Cc: nd <nd at arm dot com>
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2018 16:04:11 +0000
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Remove log2 define
References: <DB5PR08MB10303550663ED2755CF4880683360@DB5PR08MB1030.eurprd08.prod.outlook.com>,<20180824144559.GA31813@calimero.vinschen.de>

Corinna Vinschen wrote:

>> Since newlib now has a fast implementation of log2,
>
> Only if !__OBSOLETE_MATH

Is there any reason keep that old code, particularly for the rewritten double
precision functions? We now have a log2 that is both fast, accurate and
correct, which isn't true for the obsolete version.

Wilco

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