[PATCH] powerpc: remove fpscr use from [kvm_]cvt_{fd,df}
Kumar Gala
galak at kernel.crashing.org
Tue Aug 24 15:47:05 EST 2010
On Aug 22, 2010, at 7:23 PM, Michael Neuling wrote:
>> Neither lfs nor stfs touch the fpscr, so remove the restore/save of it
>> around them.
>
> Do some 32 bit processors need this?
>
> In 32 bit before the merge, we use to have code that did:
>
> #if defined(CONFIG_4xx) || defined(CONFIG_E500)
> #define cvt_fd without save/restore fpscr
> #else
> #define cvt_fd with save/restore fpscr
> #end if
>
> Kumar; does this ring any bells?
>
> (The addition of this predates even bitkeeper)
>
> Mikey
Not really. However if the ifdef is as you say that seems wrong to me. We should be using CONFIG_PPC_FPU or !CONFIG_PPC_FPU. As both 4xx and E500 have variants w/FPUs.
- k
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