Re: PATCH: (on Alpha) emulating missing instructions

Thomas Sailer (sailer@ife.ee.ethz.ch)
Fri, 15 Oct 1999 16:47:23 +0200


danielt@digi.com wrote:

> If it doesn't it means the "no floats in kernel" rule has been
> grossly broken. I don't see anything here that would prevent
> the kernel from booting.
>
> /usr/src/linux/drivers/net/hamradio/soundmodem/gentbl.c:static const float fsk96_tx_coeff_4[32] = {

You apparently didn't understand the code...

This program is run during _KERNEL_BUILD_ and is normal user mode code.

> /usr/src/linux/drivers/char/msp3400.c:#define MSP_CARRIER(freq) ((int)((float)(freq/18.432)*(1<<24)))

Resolved at compile time.

Tom

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