Hello Wolfgang, so what is your proposal, to solve the problem? I would like to use Debian binaries, but I cannot use the floating point emulation of the kernel!?
Regards, Torsten > -----Original Message----- > From: Wolfgang Denk [mailto:wd at denx.de] > Sent: Freitag, 27. Februar 2004 10:43 > To: Demke, Torsten > Cc: Linuxppc-Embedded (E-mail) > Subject: Re: problem with standard libc on 8xx > > > In message > <9CFB9DA5261CD611A29B00508B78904807F880ED at ex-deu-munich02.forc > e.de> you wrote: > > > > I created my own root-fs for a MPC8xx platform > > using standard Debian packages (including libc). > > When I start the system, the init scripts hangs > ... > > I guess that the Debian libc uses floating point - which > > Thi sis definitely one cause of the problem. Another one might be > optimization for a incorrect cache line size (32 instead of 16 > bytes). > > > is not available on MPC8xx - but I thougt the kernel would > > emulate this calls (CONFIG_MATH_EMULATION=y). > > This has never been working reliably for any real-life code. And it's > awfully slow. > > Also note that you CANNOT mix standard binaries (from Debian) and 8xx > specific libraries (from ELDK) - this will crash as soon as an > application attempts to use floating point. > > > Best regards, > > Wolfgang Denk > > -- > Software Engineering: Embedded and Realtime Systems, Embedded Linux > Phone: (+49)-8142-4596-87 Fax: (+49)-8142-4596-88 Email: wd at denx.de > Above all else -- sky. > ** Sent via the linuxppc-embedded mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/
