From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <3CC6E3D0.60D906ED@esteem.com> Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 09:56:48 -0700 From: Conn Clark MIME-Version: 1.0 To: May Ling List Subject: What problems are there with floating point emulation in the kernel? Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: owner-linuxppc-embedded@lists.linuxppc.org List-Id: Hello everyone, I've been told on this list that there are problems fpu emulation in the kernel. I was curoius as to what the errors are and the aftermath (pun intended) that occurs when they are encountered. ( Like are the values off a little bit or a lot, does it cause a kerel panic, does it block interupts, does it unleash a terible monster that will destroy the universe, etc... .) I'm also very supprised that Motorola and IBM haven't dedicated some resources to address these problems since their fpu-less chips are often used in linux designs. thanks in advance, Conn -- ***************************************************************** If you live at home long enough, your parents will move out. ***************************************************************** Conn Clark Engineering Stooge clark@esteem.com Electronic Systems Technology Inc. www.esteem.com ** Sent via the linuxppc-embedded mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/