mibintc added a comment.

In D62731#1601408 <https://reviews.llvm.org/D62731#1601408>, @kpn wrote:

> In D62731#1601310 <https://reviews.llvm.org/D62731#1601310>, @mibintc wrote:
>
> > I think it would be convenient to have an "unset" setting for the different 
> > constrained modes, otherwise you need a boolean that says "no value was 
> > provided for this option".  But i'm a frontend person so I may need to have 
> > my attitude adjusted.
>
>
> What "different constrained modes"? The IRBuilder is either in constrained 
> mode or it isn't. In constrained mode the exception behavior and rounding 
> mode both have defaults, and those defaults can be changed individually 
> without affecting the other setting. The current defaults can also be 
> retrieved if you need something for a function call where you don't want to 
> change it but need an argument anyway. When do you need this "no value 
> provided" setting?
>
> Oh, I'd check the tools/clang/CODE_OWNERS.txt file and add additional 
> appropriate reviewers. Perhaps John McCall and Richard Smith? I don't know 
> who has opinions on how command line options should be handled.
>
> Do we want the Unix driver to be compatible with gcc? Maybe, maybe not. 
> Opinions, anyone?


Yes we need opinions on this.

> The documentation request from lebedev.ri isn't in this ticket yet.

I'm not yet sure what I need for this, the requested documentation is still 
missing.

> Also, for future historical research purposes I'd cut and paste the relevant 
> portions of outside web pages (like intel.com's) and post them somewhere 
> llvm-ish where they are findable. This ticket, for example, is a good place. 
> Web sites gets reorganized or vanish in full or in part. It's helpful to have 
> some insulation from that over time. I've had to fix compiler bugs that 
> actually were 25 years old before. Yes, 25 years old. Being able to do the 
> research is very helpful.
> 
> Oh, it may be useful to know that constrained floating point and the 
> FastMathFlags are not mutually exclusive. I don't know if that matters here 
> or not, but you did mention FastMathFlags.

Yes they aren't mutually exclusive.  One of the fp-model options implies 
enabling fast math.


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