On Thu, Oct 04, 2007 at 11:32:59AM -0700, David Daney wrote: > Steven J. Hill wrote: > >>Unless you compile your code with -msoft-float *and* also have a version > >>of libgcc compiled with -mlong-calls -mno-abicalls -G0. If you do it > >>that way, floating point works fine in the kernel (as long as you don't > >>try to call sprintf with floating point parameters). > >> > >I won't even concede that solution. It's bad practice and design to have > >floating point in the kernel. > > I agree that floating point in the kernel is bad practice. However > under some circumstances, the most expedient solution does not conform > to best practice. I also feel deeply unfriendly if I send somebody along a path that's full of interesting corner cases ... Ralf
