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Problem

On Windows x64, the native CRT remainder gives the wrong answer for some subnormal inputs. For example, with t = float.fromhex("0x1p-1074"):

math.remainder(12*t, 23*t)

CPython returns -11*t (-0x0.000000000000bp-1022), but pymath's native delegation returns +12*t (0x0.000000000000cp-1022). Calling ucrtbase.dll!remainder directly reproduced the latter result. RustPython Windows x64 inherits the discrepancy; the tested RustPython x86 build returns the correct answer for this example.

Changes

• Port CPython's m_remainder, keeping the existing math_2 wrapper for error conversion.
• Compare the fmod remainder with its complement rather than half the divisor, avoiding subnormal rounding/underflow. Preserve ties-to-even, signed zeros, input NaN ordering, and infinite-input handling.
• Remove unused native/pure-Rust libm remainder wrappers and the FFI declaration.
• Add deterministic subnormal cases with every operand-sign combination and a property test comparing random subnormal bit patterns with CPython. Existing Cartesian EDGE_VALUES, halfway-even, and signed-zero tests remain unchanged.

Reference: CPython Modules/mathmodule.c, m_remainder.

Validation

Executed on Windows x64:

• New deterministic regression fails on the unchanged implementation and passes after this fix.
• cargo test: all 147 tests pass against CPython 3.14.2 (the CI Python version series).
• cargo test --release: all 147 tests pass against CPython 3.14.2.
• PROPTEST_CASES=10000 cargo test remainder and its release equivalent: all six remainder tests pass against CPython 3.13.10, including 10,000 general and 10,000 subnormal comparison cases per profile.
• cargo clippy --all-targets -- -D warnings, cargo fmt --check, and git diff --check pass.
• Focused pre-commit review compared the implementation with CPython and found no blockers.

An initial full-suite run against CPython 3.13.10 had four unrelated cmath edge-test failures (log/acosh/tan/tanh); all disappear when using the CI's CPython 3.14 series. No cmath code is changed here.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes
  • Improved remainder calculations for edge cases, including very small values, zero divisors, and infinite operands.
• API Changes
  • Removed the standalone public remainder function. Use the remainder operation available through the existing math interface instead.

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Walkthrough

remainder now uses a local calculation instead of libm’s implementation. The public wrappers and FFI declaration were removed. New tests check selected and generated subnormal operands against Python’s math.remainder.

Changes: Remainder calculation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Local calculation and regression coverage src/math/misc.rs, src/m.rs, src/m_rust.rs, src/m_sys.rs	src/math/misc.rs now calculates the remainder locally, including handling for zero divisors and non-finite operands. The public wrappers and FFI declaration were removed. Regression and property-based tests compare subnormal cases with Python’s math.remainder.

Priority: Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Suggested reviewers: youknowdot

Merge Risk: Minimal · up to b99ca

No merge-blocking defect is established. The additional mixed-scale regression case would improve confidence but need not block merging after normal checks.

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Merging this PR will regress 1 benchmark

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⚡ 16 improved benchmarks
❌ 1 regressed benchmark
✅ 78 untouched benchmarks

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Performance Changes

	Benchmark	BASE	HEAD	Efficiency
❌	erfc	49.7 µs	57.7 µs	-13.86%
⚡	fsum[8]	6.1 µs	4.6 µs	+31.61%
⚡	comb[(500, 250)]	72.4 µs	57.2 µs	+26.49%
⚡	exp	30.1 µs	24.7 µs	+22.2%
⚡	erf_tail	57.8 µs	47.5 µs	+21.83%
⚡	pow	41 µs	34 µs	+20.48%
⚡	comb[(5000, 2500)]	3.3 ms	2.8 ms	+18.74%
⚡	sumprod_int[8]	775.6 ns	665.9 ns	+16.48%
⚡	gamma	90.9 µs	78.3 µs	+16.16%
⚡	perm[(500, 250)]	45.2 µs	39 µs	+15.98%
⚡	dist[8]	5.6 µs	4.9 µs	+14.86%
⚡	lcm[64]	28.6 µs	25.2 µs	+13.55%
⚡	log_bigint[1024]	7.7 µs	6.8 µs	+13.15%
⚡	exp	39.2 µs	35 µs	+12.06%
⚡	gamma_negative	138.8 µs	125.1 µs	+10.95%
⚡	log_bigint[64]	2.4 µs	2.1 µs	+10.61%
⚡	perm[(5000, 2500)]	820.3 µs	744.3 µs	+10.21%

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Nitpick comments: 1

src/math/misc.rs: 1

639-645: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Quick win

Add an exact mixed-scale remainder case.

The new proptest_remainder_subnormal (src/math/misc.rs:637-647) draws only subnormal operands, and regression_remainder_subnormal_cases (src/math/misc.rs:512-535) scales only small integers by a subnormal tiny. No added or existing test checks a normal dividend with a subnormal divisor that produces a nonzero remainder, such as remainder(1.0, 23 * tiny), which equals -10 * tiny. Add this case to the test module:

Suggested test

     }

+    #[test]
+    fn regression_remainder_normal_dividend_subnormal_divisor() {
+        let tiny = f64::from_bits(1);
+        let y = 23.0 * tiny;
+        assert_eq!(
+            remainder(1.0, y).unwrap().to_bits(),
+            (-10.0 * tiny).to_bits(),
+        );
+        test_remainder(1.0, y);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn regression_remainder_halfway_even_cases() {

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Review comment at @src/math/misc.rs around lines 639 - 645:
Add a regression test in the remainder test module for a normal dividend and
subnormal divisor with a nonzero remainder. Use `tiny` from the smallest
positive subnormal, test `remainder(1.0, 23.0 * tiny)` against the exact `-10.0
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- Around line 639-645: Add a regression test in the remainder test module for a
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exact `-10.0 * tiny` bit pattern, and validate the case with `test_remainder`.

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