Question about Java floating point.

Is there anyone in the know with this forum who could tell me about the future of Java floating point arithmetic
pronormal and denormal values?  It has been my belief that into the future, they will in fact alter the defaulting behaviour.

https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8175916

https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/secure/Dashboard.jspa?selectPageId=18216

Is there someone who knows more on this one issue, or is closer to the matter and or Oracle/Sun that might tell
me what they think about this issue and the involved accuracy problem?

Hello

No, it's described as a low-risk change. As far as I remember, there are still some concerns in the way those modes are managed, especially when a third party library not written in Java interacts with Java but modifies whether or not some exceptional cases should trigger a trap.

Are there any beliefs or practical ideas as to when this will go in to OpenJDK?

It seems to be dormant. You should ask this question on one of the mailing lists mentioned in the ticket.