System and method for handling floating point hardware exception

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• receiving an input data at a floating point arithmetic operating unit, wherein the floating point operating unit is configured to perform a floating point arithmetic operation on the input data to generate an output result;
• determining whether the output result is going to cause a floating point hardware exception responsive to the floating point arithmetic operation on the input data;
• and
• eliminating the floating point hardware exception responsive to determining that the output result is going to cause the floating point hardware exception by performing one or more of:
• setting a value of the output result to zero if a value of the output result is a denormal number;
• setting a value of the output result to a maximum supported number if a value of the output result is a positive infinity;
• and
• setting a value of the output result to a minimum supported number if a value of the output result is a negative infinity.

A system comprising:

• a means for receiving an input data at a floating point arithmetic operating unit, wherein the floating point operating unit is configured to perform a floating point arithmetic operation on the input data to generate an output result;
• a means for determining whether the output result is going to cause a floating point hardware exception responsive to the floating point arithmetic operation on the input data;
• and
• a means for converting a value of the output result to a modified value responsive to determining that the output result is going to cause the floating point hardware exception, wherein the modified value eliminates the floating point hardware exception responsive to the floating point arithmetic operation on the input data.