Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 18:11:10 GMT
From: John Bradford <john@grabjohn.com>
Message-Id: <200403171811.i2HIBA7o000386@81-2-122-30.bradfords.org.uk>
To: VINOD GOPAL <vinod_gopal74@yahoo.com>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
In-Reply-To: <20040317175939.75460.qmail@web60705.mail.yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: arithmetic functions for linux driver
Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org
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>  I need to use the arithmetic functions like sin, cos,
> exp, log, etc in linux device driver.
> 
>  On search read , not to use libm from kernel driver
> as it will harm the fpu registers.
>   
>   Do you have any insight how to support these
> functions in linux driver or any code that is
> available which I can make use of?

What exactly are you trying to do?  Why not simply create a look up
table for the functions you need, if the expected range of input
values is small?

John.
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