Ole Loots, 28.05.2009: > I know that floating point is not supported in kernel mode, but i > believe that's mostly because of x86 and it's special instruction set > for floating point operations (Kernel developers didn't want to make use > of the math-co-processor in kernel..., somebody please correct me, if > I'm wrong).
AFAIR floating point is not allowed because of portability. > So I would like to ask the question, why do you need float / double in > your kernel module? He didn't say he needs float. I understood that he asked how to avoid float while keeping the accuracy. Markus -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to [email protected] Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
