linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: set fpmath to 387 to avoid gcc warnings

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Date:	Wed, 8 Aug 2012 09:27:10 +0300
From:	"Tatulea, Dragos" <dragos.tatulea@...el.com>
To:	hpa@...ux.intel.com
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Dragos Tatulea <dragos.tatulea@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: set fpmath to 387 to avoid gcc warnings

On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 9:27 AM, Dragos Tatulea <dragos.tatulea@...el.com> wrote:
> If gcc has a different default fpmath set (ex: sse),
> many unuseful warnings will be spewed.
>
> This can affect out of tree modules that compile with
> -Werror (ex: systemtap stp scripts).
>
> Be paranoid and add -msoft-float as well to try to
> get an error if FP instructions are generated at all.
>
> Change-Id: If9271d7aea7371f394ede0bc5e3ed1383cdb0e1a
Ooops, leaked some trash. Patch re-sent.

Thanks,
Dragos
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