Re: armv7hl requirements

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On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 3:50 PM, Jon Masters <jonathan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Thu, 2011-05-05 at 08:23 +1200, Michael Hope wrote:
>
>> >> *). ARM VFP3 hardware floating point (h)
>> >> *). ARM NEON Architecture
>> >> *). Thumb2 interworking
>>
>> I don't think you have to anything explicit here.  Thumb-2 and ARM
>> code interoperate just fine.
>>
>> >> *). Your suggestion here?
>>
>> *) Hard float.  Never worse than soft float, sometimes much better.
>
> Note that hard float is implied by VFPv3, and by the subject being
> "armv7hl". The intention is to use the aapcs-vfp binding but the only
> real debate is whether to use the D16/32 option. That comes down to
> whether we want to focus on really great A15 plus or be more inclusive
> of various minimal ARMv7 systems that are already out there today.

Ah, thanks.

> Perhaps we need a matrix of known capabilities in v7 hardware. I guess
> that's another wiki page I should create, starting with my Beagle, Panda
> and Efika systems, but a pointer to AC100 specs would be cool (I found
> various reviews on it, and wow it's pricey compared to e.g. Efika) :)

Have a look at:
 http://wiki.debian.org/ArmHardFloatPort/VfpComparison#FPU

-- Michael
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