Subject: Re: Floating point calculation in the kernel
To: der Mouse <mouse@rodents.montreal.qc.ca>
From: Charles M. Hannum <abuse@spamalicious.com>
List: tech-kern
Date: 02/24/2005 21:37:23
On Thursday 24 February 2005 17:45, der Mouse wrote:
> Or tweak the port you're using to save/restore FPU state when your code
> wants to use it. (Though I suspect using the word "tweak" may
> underestimate the work involved in this option.)
Actually, it would be very easy on x86. I think I did it once while playing
with winmodem crap...