Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v6 07/13] fpu: introduce hardfloat

["Alex Bennée" <alex.bennee@linaro.org>]

Emilio G. Cota <cota@braap.org> writes:

> On Tue, Dec 04, 2018 at 13:52:16 +0000, Alex Bennée wrote:
>> > We could always
>> >
>> > #ifdef __FAST_MATH__
>> > #error "Silliness like this will get you nowhere"
>> > #endif
>>
>> Emilio, are you happy to add that guard with a suitable pithy comment?
>
> Isn't it better to just disable hardfloat then?
>
> --- a/fpu/softfloat.c
> +++ b/fpu/softfloat.c
> @@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ GEN_INPUT_FLUSH3(float64_input_flush3, float64)
>   * the use of hardfloat, since hardfloat relies on the inexact flag being
>   * already set.
>   */
> -#if defined(TARGET_PPC)
> +#if defined(TARGET_PPC) || defined(__FAST_MATH__)
>  # define QEMU_NO_HARDFLOAT 1
>  # define QEMU_SOFTFLOAT_ATTR QEMU_FLATTEN
>  #else
>
> Or perhaps disable it, as well as issue a #warning?

Issuing the warning is only to tell the user they are being stupid but
yeah certainly disable. Maybe we'll be around when someone comes asking
why maths didn't get faster ;-)

>
> 		E.


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Alex Bennée