CONFIG_ALTIVEC=y

Giuliano Pochini pochini at shiny.it
Thu May 25 02:59:52 EST 2000


> Nicholas Coult <coult at ima.umn.edu> writes:
>
>>
>> When a kernel is compiled with CONFIG_ALTIVEC=y, I assume this
>> means that the kernel is aware of the Altivec registers, and keeps
>> track of their contents during context switches?  And that code
>> which uses Altivec instructions/registers will run properly with such
>> a kernel?
>>
> Yes.
>
>   Holger

Does it take care of VRSAVE or it saves all VRs every context switch ?

Bye.


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