sepavloff added inline comments.

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Comment at: clang/include/clang/Basic/LangOptions.h:410-411
     setRoundingMode(LO.getFPRoundingMode());
+    // FENV access is true if rounding math is enabled.
+    setAllowFEnvAccess((getRoundingMode() == llvm::RoundingMode::Dynamic));
     setFPExceptionMode(LO.getFPExceptionMode());
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I don't think this deduction is correct.

`AllowFEnvAccess` implies that user can access FP environment in a way unknown 
to the compiler, for example by calling external functions or by using inline 
assembler. So if `AllowFEnvAccess` is set, the compiler must assume that 
rounding mode is dynamic, as user can set it to any value unknown to the 
compiler. Similarly, `FPExceptionMode` must be set to strict as user may 
read/write exception bits in any way or may associate them with traps. These 
deductions are valid and compiler must apply them.

The reverse is not valid. `AllowFEnvAccess` is a very coarse instrument to 
manipulate FP environment, it prevents from many optimization techniques. In 
contrast, setting `RoundingMode` to dynamic means only that rounding mode may 
be different from the default value. If a user changes rounding mode by calls 
to external functions like `fesetmode` or by using some intrinsic, the compiler 
still can, for example, reorder FP operations, if `FPExceptionMode` is 
`ignore`. Impact of performance in this case can be minimized.




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