From: Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org>
To: David Daney <ddaney@avtrex.com>
Cc: "Steven J. Hill" <sjhill@realitydiluted.com>,
veerasena reddy <veerasena_b@yahoo.co.in>,
linux-mips <linux-mips@linux-mips.org>
Subject: Re: unresoved symbol _gp_disp
Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 13:18:41 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20071005121841.GC1404@linux-mips.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <470531DB.6090507@avtrex.com>
On Thu, Oct 04, 2007 at 11:32:59AM -0700, David Daney wrote:
> Steven J. Hill wrote:
> >>Unless you compile your code with -msoft-float *and* also have a version
> >>of libgcc compiled with -mlong-calls -mno-abicalls -G0. If you do it
> >>that way, floating point works fine in the kernel (as long as you don't
> >>try to call sprintf with floating point parameters).
> >>
> >I won't even concede that solution. It's bad practice and design to have
> >floating point in the kernel.
>
> I agree that floating point in the kernel is bad practice. However
> under some circumstances, the most expedient solution does not conform
> to best practice.
I also feel deeply unfriendly if I send somebody along a path that's
full of interesting corner cases ...
Ralf
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-10-05 12:18 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-10-04 10:12 unresoved symbol _gp_disp veerasena reddy
2007-10-04 17:39 ` Steven J. Hill
2007-10-04 17:47 ` David Daney
2007-10-04 17:53 ` Steven J. Hill
2007-10-04 18:32 ` David Daney
2007-10-05 12:18 ` Ralf Baechle [this message]
2007-10-04 18:29 ` Andi Kleen
2007-10-05 10:52 ` Ralf Baechle
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