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SubjectRe: f@#$ing MMX emulator
For god sakes peoples.. The reason the fpu emulator is in the kernel is
because it HAS to be in there. Without it you're up the proverbial creek
without a paddle. A compiler will NEVER generate MMX opcodes because they
have highly specialised and specific purposes. Until a compiler exists
that actually makes use of MMX opcodes (which i dread the day this
happens), an MMX emulator is COMPLETELY USELESS and just contributes to
kernel bloat. I'd rather have invalid opcodes than put up with ignorant
programmers who use MMX instructions without checking to see whether the
processor actually supports it.

Just my few cents,

Dave..

PS.. Please shutup about MMX emulators already, unless you're actually
going to write one.


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