(Damn, I really ought to read the question before answering)

	I'm sorry - I don't know enough about the i386 to answer that
	question (but thats just my ignorance - I'm sure someone here
	does :)

	Even if it is used by default, its probably quite possible to
	compile the kernel with the correct flags, or modify a copy of
	gcc, to ensure the register is not used.


		David/abs

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On Mon, 11 Aug 1997, David Brownlee wrote:

> 	NetBSD specifically avoids any in kernel FPU usage on all ports
> 	(AFAIK).
> 
> 		David/abs
> 
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> On 12 Aug 1997, HARAWAT.IN.ORACLE.COM wrote:
> 
> > 	Does the netbsd kernel use the FS resgister, is it possible for some 
> > user program to use this register exclusively. I just came to know that none 
> > of the gcc compilers generated code use fs register . 
> >  
> > Harish 
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