Stanislav Meduna wrote:

>> I'm experiencing some weird problems with a multi-threaded application 
>> I'm working on: A function which uses nothing but a single input value, 
>> a few constants and a couple of floating point operations returns wrong 
>> results from time to time. The application uses multiple threads, and 
>> we're suspecting that the FPU state isn't properly saved and restored 
>> when switching between threads within a process.
> 
> I had a similar problem between processes a few months ago,
> I also posted an example, unfortunately with no resolution
> nor further inquiries from the developers. I suspect the skas3
> patch does not get much attention now...

Yes, I remember the thread. I don't think we're hitting the same
problem, though: I'm not using the SKAS3 patch, and I did not notice any
kind of cross-process influence. The effect is limited to threads
sharing a single process context.

Regards,
Ingo

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