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+/*
+ * Written by J.T. Conklin <jtc@netbsd.org>.
+ * Public domain.
+ *
+ * Adapted for `long double' by Ulrich Drepper <drepper@cygnus.com>.
+ */
+
+#include <math.h>
+
+long double
+acosl (long double x)
+{
+ long double res;
+
+ /* acosl = atanl (sqrtl(1 - x^2) / x) */
+ asm ( "fld %%st\n\t"
+ "fmul %%st(0)\n\t" /* x^2 */
+ "fld1\n\t"
+ "fsubp\n\t" /* 1 - x^2 */
+ "fsqrt\n\t" /* sqrtl (1 - x^2) */
+ "fxch %%st(1)\n\t"
+ "fpatan"
+ : "=t" (res) : "0" (x) : "st(1)");
+ return res;
+}