Re: floating point support

From: Hagit (hagit_guy_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 09/08/03


Date: 8 Sep 2003 06:58:12 -0700

noone@celeron.local (Wiseguy) wrote in message news:<3f5c2aa3_2@127.0.0.1>...
> On the wall of the virtual bathroom stall, hagit_guy@hotmail.com (Hagit) scratches:
> > Hi
> > I am trying to write an ATM driver to Linux. The lack of proper
> > floating point support in Linux really make it hard to me while
> > caculating rates and timers. Do you know of any good solution? do you
> > have any good implementation that replaced the floating point?
> > Thanks,
> > Hagit
>
> Could you elaborate on this "lack of proper floating point support?"

as I understood, I am not allowed using floating point in kernel. I
have written a module which have a double variable. I succeded to
compile it, but when I have inserted the module, the message
:"floating point used in kernel (task=... pc=...)" appeared. I must
use the double type. do you know how can I deal that problem? (p.s - I
am not using any floating point register. the compiler does the
floating emulation).
Thanks
Hagit



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