From: David Daney <ddaney@avtrex.com>
To: "Steven J. Hill" <sjhill@realitydiluted.com>
Cc: veerasena reddy <veerasena_b@yahoo.co.in>,
linux-mips <linux-mips@linux-mips.org>
Subject: Re: unresoved symbol _gp_disp
Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2007 11:32:59 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <470531DB.6090507@avtrex.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20071004175305.GB32033@real.realitydiluted.com>
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.
David Daney
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-10-04 18:33 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 [this message]
2007-10-05 12:18 ` Ralf Baechle
2007-10-04 18:29 ` Andi Kleen
2007-10-05 10:52 ` Ralf Baechle
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