From: Scott Robert Ladd <coyote@coyotegulch.com>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: How to use floating point in a module?
Date: Mon, 31 May 2004 10:55:11 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <40BB474F.9050503@coyotegulch.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200405310152.i4V1qNk03732@mailout.despammed.com>
ndiamond@despammed.com wrote:
> And does anyone know a really safe method?
I recently built a 64-bit fixed-point library for a client, which they
used in a device driver. I'd suggest following a similar pattern, thus
avoiding the entire issues of "floating-point" in the kernel.
..Scott
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Scott Robert Ladd
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Software Invention for High-Performance Computing
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Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-05-31 1:52 How to use floating point in a module? ndiamond
2004-05-31 2:18 ` Måns Rullgård
2004-05-30 22:39 ` Calvin Spealman
2004-05-31 4:28 ` Linus Torvalds
2004-05-31 3:57 ` Calvin Spealman
2004-05-31 3:59 ` Matt Mackall
2004-05-31 4:11 ` Stephen Smoogen
2004-05-31 14:55 ` Scott Robert Ladd [this message]
2004-06-01 2:11 ` Richard B. Johnson
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2004-05-31 2:50 ndiamond
2004-05-31 4:02 ` Chris Friesen
2004-05-31 5:44 ` Ian Kent
2004-05-31 6:13 ` Peter Williams
2004-05-31 13:39 ` Horst von Brand
2004-05-31 20:12 ` Michal Jaegermann
2004-05-31 20:23 ` Hugo Mills
2004-05-31 22:43 ` Peter Williams
2004-05-31 20:38 Manfred Spraul
2004-05-31 21:11 ` Horst von Brand
2004-06-01 0:38 ndiamond
2004-06-01 20:52 ` H. Peter Anvin
2004-06-01 2:27 ndiamond
2004-06-02 5:52 ndiamond
2004-06-02 19:31 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
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