Re: [2.6.8.1/x86] The kernel is _always_ compiled with -msoft-float

From: Alan Cox
Date: Tue Sep 14 2004 - 15:45:47 EST


On Maw, 2004-09-14 at 21:14, Denis Zaitsev wrote:
> Why this kernel is always compiled with the FP emulation for x86?
> This is the line from the beginning of arch/i386/Makefile:

To catch incorrect use of FPU code in the kernel

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