[patch][5/5] powerpc: Add the general support for Embedded	Floating-Point instructions
    Benjamin Herrenschmidt 
    benh at kernel.crashing.org
       
    Fri Jan 12 22:05:41 EST 2007
    
    
  
> > Why do we need a separate ret_from_except_spe_full?
> 
> I'm not sure if the kernel will return from exception in a multi-thread
> way, but the truth is if restoring EVRs in exsiting ret_from_except_full,
> some non-SPE exception will try to retore EVR. At that time, the
> MSR[SPE] may not be enabled, which will cause error.
Hrm... you can restore them before returning from the exception if you
are careful about doing that with preempt/irqs off I suppose.
Ben.
    
    
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