Subject: Re: Floating point in the kernel
To: Brian C. Grayson <bgrayson@marvin.ece.utexas.edu>
From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>
List: tech-kern
Date: 09/18/1998 14:15:42
On Fri, 18 Sep 1998 15:13:20 -0500
"Brian C. Grayson" <bgrayson@marvin.ece.utexas.edu> wrote:
> I assume people without hardware FP wouldn't be able to use
> his software modem, as emulated FP is probably way too slow to
> satisfy the real-time demands. Just like people without SMP
> motherboards won't be able to use SMP -- it's a hardware
> requirement. But that won't (or shouldn't) stop work on either
> project! :)
Or if written such that only integer math is required.....
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