> Hmmm, another point of view:
> "-msoft-float" does not find these types of typos:
>
> static int eb64p_indices[] = {0,0,1.2};
> ^^^^
>
> while intelligent egrepping does... (arch/alpha/setup.c)
> (already reported, unfixed.)
> So grepping can be safely used for casts too.
> ;-}
Ok, but have you actually done a grep over the entire linux-2.1.11x
kernel sources looking for f.p. constants? I have, and there are like
99.99% false hits from all those version numbers included in the
source code, so finding the real offenders will take some effort.
In contrast, adding -msoft-float to CFLAGS catches the dangerous
stuff (f.p. instructions) with zero cost for the kernel and minimal
effort for developers.
/Mikael
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