lkml.org 
[lkml]   [1998]   [Jun]   [18]   [last100]   RSS Feed
Views: [wrap][no wrap]   [headers]  [forward] 
 
Messages in this thread
/
From
SubjectRe: f@#$ing MMX emulator
Date
> 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

No it doesnt. It can be in the C libraries

> 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

The latest egcs can make use of the sparc equivalent of MMX already

Alan


-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu

\
 
 \ /
  Last update: 2005-03-22 13:43    [W:0.040 / U:0.392 seconds]
©2003-2020 Jasper Spaans|hosted at Digital Ocean and TransIP|Read the blog|Advertise on this site