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This fixes a loss of precision that occurs when the first input is very close to 1, so that its logarithm is very small. Formerly, during the initial low-precision calculation to estimate the result weight, the logarithm was computed to a local rscale that was capped to NUMERIC_MAX_DISPLAY_SCALE (1000). However, the base may be as close as 1e-16383 to 1, hence its logarithm may be as small as 1e-16383, and so the local rscale needs to be allowed to exceed 16383, otherwise all precision is lost, leading to a poor choice of rscale for the full-precision calculation. Fix this by removing the cap on the local rscale during the initial low-precision calculation, as we already do in the full-precision calculation. This doesn't change the fact that the initial calculation is a low-precision approximation, computing the logarithm to around 8 significant digits, which is very fast, especially when the base is very close to 1. Patch by me, reviewed by Alvaro Herrera. Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAEZATCV-Ceu%2BHpRMf416yUe4KKFv%3DtdgXQAe5-7S9tD%3D5E-T1g%40mail.gmail.com