On Mon, 8 Apr 2002, Jun Sun wrote: > What is the intention of introducing MIPS_CPU_FPUEX? It seems an overkill if > it is just needed by DecStation. How many CPUs really need this? It's needed by any system using a (logically) external FPU. If set it means there is no need to install a special FPU exception handler using a general-purpose interrupt line. It's a generic flag. Even if it's only of limited use now, it is not an excuse for not writing clean code. I'm afraid the current mess within the MIPS port is a result of people trying to think locally and I'm trying to avoid it. Are there any trade-offs of this flags you see and I don't? I'm willing to change the code if there really are. Maciej -- + Maciej W. Rozycki, Technical University of Gdansk, Poland + +--------------------------------------------------------------+ + e-mail: macro@ds2.pg.gda.pl, PGP key available +
