__switch_to test-and-branch ALTIVEC specific?
Segher Boessenkool
segher at kernel.crashing.org
Thu Sep 15 18:21:52 EST 2005
>> This probably has to due with what happens on a G4 system with a
>> kernel not build with Altivec.. However, I dont remember exactly what
>> behavior is desired.
A kernel not build with AltiVec support will just
SIGILL any user process that tries to use it (and
MSR[VEC] = 0).
The code here can safely be #ifdef'ed out (but note
I only looked at the code, I didn't test it ;-) )
Segher
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