break;
      case HALF_EVEN:
      case HALF_DOWN:
      case HALF_UP:
        long absRem = abs(rem);
        long cmpRemToHalfDivisor = absRem - (abs(q) - absRem);
        // subtracting two nonnegative longs can't overflow
        // cmpRemToHalfDivisor has the same sign as compare(abs(rem), abs(q) / 2).
        if (cmpRemToHalfDivisor == 0) { // exactly on the half mark