From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-Id: <199902142110.WAA00523@piglet.cpu.lu> Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 22:10:52 +0100 (CET) From: Michel Lanners Reply-To: mlan@cpu.lu Subject: Re: Why is -msoft-float used in Kernel compilation? To: u497w7n9@umail.furryterror.org cc: linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org In-Reply-To: <199902131436.JAA07672@linuxmaster.corel.eng> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Sender: owner-linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org List-Id: On 13 Feb, this message from Gavriel State echoed through cyberspace: > > I can understand using -msoft-float if CONFIG__8xx is on, > but why use it when compiling for 60x or 7x0 CPUs? I've heard something about a 'no floiting point in kernel' rule, and I've tried compiling without -msoft-float.... it does boot, but it's an ugly sight... fp warning messages all over! I have, however, never seen a clear explanation of why that rule exists... Any guru around? Michel ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michel Lanners | " Read Philosophy. Study Art. 23, Rue Paul Henkes | Ask Questions. Make Mistakes. L-1710 Luxembourg | email mlan@cpu.lu | http://www.cpu.lu/~mlan | Learn Always. " [[ This message was sent via the linuxppc-dev mailing list. Replies are ]] [[ not forced back to the list, so be sure to Cc linuxppc-dev if your ]] [[ reply is of general interest. To unsubscribe from linuxppc-dev, send ]] [[ the message 'unsubscribe' to linuxppc-dev-request@lists.linuxppc.org ]]