1.1.6. Half Math Functions
[Half Precision Intrinsics]
To use these functions include the header file cuda_fp16.h in your program.
Functions
- __device__  __half hceil ( const __half h ) throw ( )
 - Calculate ceiling of the input argument.
 - __device__  __half hcos ( const __half a ) throw ( )
 - Calculates half cosine in round-to-nearest-even mode.
 - __device__  __half hexp ( const __half a ) throw ( )
 - Calculates half natural exponential function in round-to-nearest mode.
 - __device__  __half hexp10 ( const __half a ) throw ( )
 - Calculates half decimal exponential function in round-to-nearest mode.
 - __device__  __half hexp2 ( const __half a ) throw ( )
 - Calculates half binary exponential function in round-to-nearest mode.
 - __device__  __half hfloor ( const __half h ) throw ( )
 - Calculate the largest integer less than or equal to h.
 - __device__  __half hlog ( const __half a ) throw ( )
 - Calculates half natural logarithm in round-to-nearest-even mode.
 - __device__  __half hlog10 ( const __half a ) throw ( )
 - Calculates half decimal logarithm in round-to-nearest-even mode.
 - __device__  __half hlog2 ( const __half a ) throw ( )
 - Calculates half binary logarithm in round-to-nearest-even mode.
 - __device__  __half hrcp ( const __half a ) throw ( )
 - Calculates half reciprocal in round-to-nearest-even mode.
 - __device__  __half hrint ( const __half h ) throw ( )
 - Round input to nearest integer value in half-precision floating point number.
 - __device__  __half hrsqrt ( const __half a ) throw ( )
 - Calculates half reciprocal square root in round-to-nearest-even mode.
 - __device__  __half hsin ( const __half a ) throw ( )
 - Calculates half sine in round-to-nearest-even mode.
 - __device__  __half hsqrt ( const __half a ) throw ( )
 - Calculates half square root in round-to-nearest-even mode.
 - __device__  __half htrunc ( const __half h ) throw ( )
 - Truncate input argument to the integral part.
 
Functions
- __device__  __half hceil ( const __half h ) throw ( )
 - 
                           Calculate ceiling of the input argument.
Parameters
- h
 - - half. Is only being read.
 
Returns
half
- The 
                                       
smallest integer value not less than h.
 
Description
Compute the smallest integer value not less than h. TBR
 - __device__  __half hcos ( const __half a ) throw ( )
 - 
                           Calculates half cosine in round-to-nearest-even mode.
Parameters
- a
 - - half. Is only being read.
 
Returns
half
- The 
                                       
cosine of a.
 
Description
Calculates half cosine of input a in round-to-nearest-even mode. TBR
 - __device__  __half hexp ( const __half a ) throw ( )
 - 
                           Calculates half natural exponential function in round-to-nearest mode.
Parameters
- a
 - - half. Is only being read.
 
Returns
half
- The 
                                       
natural exponential function on a.
 
Description
Calculates half natural exponential function of input a in round-to-nearest-even mode. TBR
 - __device__  __half hexp10 ( const __half a ) throw ( )
 - 
                           Calculates half decimal exponential function in round-to-nearest mode.
Parameters
- a
 - - half. Is only being read.
 
Returns
half
- The 
                                       
decimal exponential function on a.
 
Description
Calculates half decimal exponential function of input a in round-to-nearest-even mode. TBR
 - __device__  __half hexp2 ( const __half a ) throw ( )
 - 
                           Calculates half binary exponential function in round-to-nearest mode.
Parameters
- a
 - - half. Is only being read.
 
Returns
half
- The 
                                       
binary exponential function on a.
 
Description
Calculates half binary exponential function of input a in round-to-nearest-even mode. TBR
 - __device__  __half hfloor ( const __half h ) throw ( )
 - 
                           Calculate the largest integer less than or equal to h.
Parameters
- h
 - - half. Is only being read.
 
Returns
half
- The 
                                       
largest integer value which is less than or equal to h.
 
Description
Calculate the largest integer value which is less than or equal to h. TBR
 - __device__  __half hlog ( const __half a ) throw ( )
 - 
                           Calculates half natural logarithm in round-to-nearest-even mode.
Parameters
- a
 - - half. Is only being read.
 
Returns
half
- The 
                                       
natural logarithm of a.
 
Description
Calculates half natural logarithm of input a in round-to-nearest-even mode. TBR
 - __device__  __half hlog10 ( const __half a ) throw ( )
 - 
                           Calculates half decimal logarithm in round-to-nearest-even mode.
Parameters
- a
 - - half. Is only being read.
 
Returns
half
- The 
                                       
decimal logarithm of a.
 
Description
Calculates half decimal logarithm of input a in round-to-nearest-even mode. TBR
 - __device__  __half hlog2 ( const __half a ) throw ( )
 - 
                           Calculates half binary logarithm in round-to-nearest-even mode.
Parameters
- a
 - - half. Is only being read.
 
Returns
half
- The 
                                       
binary logarithm of a.
 
Description
Calculates half binary logarithm of input a in round-to-nearest-even mode. TBR
 - __device__  __half hrcp ( const __half a ) throw ( )
 - 
                           Calculates half reciprocal in round-to-nearest-even mode.
Parameters
- a
 - - half. Is only being read.
 
Returns
half
- The 
                                       
reciprocal of a.
 
Description
Calculates half reciprocal of input a in round-to-nearest-even mode. TBR
 - __device__  __half hrint ( const __half h ) throw ( )
 - 
                           Round input to nearest integer value in half-precision floating point number.
Parameters
- h
 - - half. Is only being read.
 
Returns
half
- The 
                                       
nearest integer to h.
 
Description
Round h to the nearest integer value in half-precision floating point format, with halfway cases rounded to the nearest even integer value. TBR
 - __device__  __half hrsqrt ( const __half a ) throw ( )
 - 
                           Calculates half reciprocal square root in round-to-nearest-even mode.
Parameters
- a
 - - half. Is only being read.
 
Returns
half
- The 
                                       
reciprocal square root of a.
 
Description
Calculates half reciprocal square root of input a in round-to-nearest mode. TBR
 - __device__  __half hsin ( const __half a ) throw ( )
 - 
                           Calculates half sine in round-to-nearest-even mode.
Parameters
- a
 - - half. Is only being read.
 
Returns
half
- The 
                                       
sine of a.
 
Description
Calculates half sine of input a in round-to-nearest-even mode. TBR
 - __device__  __half hsqrt ( const __half a ) throw ( )
 - 
                           Calculates half square root in round-to-nearest-even mode.
Parameters
- a
 - - half. Is only being read.
 
Returns
half
- The 
                                       
square root of a.
 
Description
Calculates half square root of input a in round-to-nearest-even mode. TBR
 - __device__  __half htrunc ( const __half h ) throw ( )
 - 
                           Truncate input argument to the integral part.
Parameters
- h
 - - half. Is only being read.
 
Returns
half
- The 
                                       
truncated integer value.
 
Description
Round h to the nearest integer value that does not exceed h in magnitude. TBR