> > > So, is this a surprise to anyone?  Should the two versions behave
> > > identically in the absence of overflow or other extreme cases?
> >
> > The behaviour should be identical, yes.  Reason for two code paths is
> > velocity.
>
> Yes. The original version involves complex remainder accounting. I
> strongly suspect that it breaks down a bit upon entering
> gray_render_scanline. That function should be aware of the remainder
> above, but it is not. You are welcome to track it down but it is a
> tough code to grasp.

The comments in this commit might help understand the code, if you are
still interested.
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=bdac4cbe6fb77108a753be859fe73579c5cddc97

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