[−][src]Function rustc_apfloat::ieee::sig::widening_mul

pub(in ieee) fn widening_mul(
    a: u128,
    b: u128
) -> [u128; 2]

[low, high] = a * b.

This cannot overflow, because

(n - 1) * (n - 1) + 2 * (n - 1) == (n - 1) * (n + 1)

which is less than n2.