Messages in this thread | | | From | (Alan Cox) | Subject | Re: f@#$ing MMX emulator | Date | Fri, 19 Jun 1998 14:57:43 +0100 (BST) |
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> 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
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