最終結果が整数型で表現できることがわかっている場合は、次のコードを使用してこの計算をすばやく実行できます。C 標準では、符号なし算術演算は剰余算術であり、オーバーフローしないことが指定されているため、符号なし型を使用して計算を実行できます。
次のコードは、同じ幅の符号なし型があり、符号付き型がすべてのビット パターンを使用して値を表すことを前提としています (トラップ表現なし、符号付き型の最小値は、符号なし型のモジュラスの半分の負数です)。これが C 実装に当てはまらない場合は、そのために ConvertToSigned ルーチンに簡単な調整を行うことができます。
以下では、 と を使用signed char
しunsigned char
てコードを示します。実装のために、 to の定義と to の定義を変更Signed
します。typedef signed long long int Signed;
Unsigned
typedef unsigned long long int Unsigned;
#include <limits.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
// Define the signed and unsigned types we wish to use.
typedef signed char Signed;
typedef unsigned char Unsigned;
// uHalfModulus is half the modulus of the unsigned type.
static const Unsigned uHalfModulus = UCHAR_MAX/2+1;
// sHalfModulus is the negation of half the modulus of the unsigned type.
static const Signed sHalfModulus = -1 - (Signed) (UCHAR_MAX/2);
/* Map the unsigned value to the signed value that is the same modulo the
modulus of the unsigned type. If the input x maps to a positive value, we
simply return x. If it maps to a negative value, we return x minus the
modulus of the unsigned type.
In most C implementations, this routine could simply be "return x;".
However, this version uses several steps to convert x to a negative value
so that overflow is avoided.
*/
static Signed ConvertToSigned(Unsigned x)
{
/* If x is representable in the signed type, return it. (In some
implementations,
*/
if (x < uHalfModulus)
return x;
/* Otherwise, return x minus the modulus of the unsigned type, taking
care not to overflow the signed type.
*/
return (Signed) (x - uHalfModulus) - sHalfModulus;
}
/* Calculate A*B - C*D given that the result is representable as a Signed
value.
*/
static signed char Calculate(Signed A, Signed B, Signed C, Signed D)
{
/* Map signed values to unsigned values. Positive values are unaltered.
Negative values have the modulus of the unsigned type added. Because
we do modulo arithmetic below, adding the modulus does not change the
final result.
*/
Unsigned a = A;
Unsigned b = B;
Unsigned c = C;
Unsigned d = D;
// Calculate with modulo arithmetic.
Unsigned t = a*b - c*d;
// Map the unsigned value to the corresponding signed value.
return ConvertToSigned(t);
}
int main()
{
// Test every combination of inputs for signed char.
for (int A = SCHAR_MIN; A <= SCHAR_MAX; ++A)
for (int B = SCHAR_MIN; B <= SCHAR_MAX; ++B)
for (int C = SCHAR_MIN; C <= SCHAR_MAX; ++C)
for (int D = SCHAR_MIN; D <= SCHAR_MAX; ++D)
{
// Use int to calculate the expected result.
int t0 = A*B - C*D;
// If the result is not representable in signed char, skip this case.
if (t0 < SCHAR_MIN || SCHAR_MAX < t0)
continue;
// Calculate the result with the sample code.
int t1 = Calculate(A, B, C, D);
// Test the result for errors.
if (t0 != t1)
{
printf("%d*%d - %d*%d = %d, but %d was returned.\n",
A, B, C, D, t0, t1);
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
}
return 0;
}