AcademySoftwareFoundation / AcademySoftwareFoundation/openvdb

[BUG] CheckNormGrad() will square FLT_MAX causing a FP overflow.

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Description

Environment

Debian Trixie

Describe the bug

Running the unit tests with FP exceptions enabled showed that CheckNormGrad() will square FLT_MAX, causing a FP overflow.

To Reproduce

Enable FP exceptions (MR with toggle for the test will follow.)

Expected behavior

No FP overflow

Additional context

I have a fix, and will be creating an MR to address this issue.

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Research direction

Start by locating CheckNormGrad() and the unit test that exercises it. Reproduce the failure with floating-point exceptions enabled, then verify that the test suite completes without an FP overflow when FLT_MAX is handled.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
testing
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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