Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262453AbVE0MYv (ORCPT ); Fri, 27 May 2005 08:24:51 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262447AbVE0MYV (ORCPT ); Fri, 27 May 2005 08:24:21 -0400 Received: from pollux.ds.pg.gda.pl ([153.19.208.7]:10501 "EHLO pollux.ds.pg.gda.pl") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262444AbVE0MYS (ORCPT ); Fri, 27 May 2005 08:24:18 -0400 Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 13:24:23 +0100 (BST) From: "Maciej W. Rozycki" To: Denis Vlasenko Cc: cutaway@bellsouth.net, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: 387 emulator hack - mutant AAD trick - any objections? In-Reply-To: <200505271235.41353.vda@ilport.com.ua> Message-ID: References: <007001c56290$25dd4d00$2800000a@pc365dualp2> <200505271235.41353.vda@ilport.com.ua> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 557 Lines: 18 On Fri, 27 May 2005, Denis Vlasenko wrote: > No need to use AAD16, it is > a) doesnt work on some obscure ancient NEC x86 clones IIRC Who cares about 16-bit silicon? > b) is microcoded (slow) But certainly not worse than the alternatives for these processors which actually lack the x87 subset. Maciej - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/