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From:   Matthew Fortune <Matthew.Fortune@imgtec.com>
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Subject: RE: [PATCH] MIPS: VDSO: Always select -msoft-float
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Maciej Rozycki <Maciej.Rozycki@imgtec.com> writes:
> On Fri, 4 Nov 2016, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> 
> > > As above, unless absolutely critical to have floating point code
> > > then the vDSO should just avoid all FP related issues and build
> soft-float.
...
> > Anyway, isn't the kernel supposed to not use floating point operations
> > in the first place ? Is this different for vDSO ?
> 
>  This code is executed in the user mode so while floating-point code may
> not be needed there, not at least right now, there's actually nothing
> which should stop us from from adding some should such a need arise.

Indeed. For now though the switch to -msoft-float is the simplest solution
isn't it?

Matthew