linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH resend] MIPS: Allow FPU emulator to use non-stack area.

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Date:	Tue, 7 Oct 2014 12:16:59 -0700
From:	Leonid Yegoshin <Leonid.Yegoshin@...tec.com>
To:	Rich Felker <dalias@...c.org>
CC:	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>,
	Matthew Fortune <Matthew.Fortune@...tec.com>,
	David Daney <david.s.daney@...il.com>,
	"David Daney" <ddaney@...iumnetworks.com>,
	David Daney <ddaney.cavm@...il.com>,
	"libc-alpha@...rceware.org" <libc-alpha@...rceware.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-mips@...ux-mips.org" <linux-mips@...ux-mips.org>,
	David Daney <david.daney@...ium.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH resend] MIPS: Allow FPU emulator to use non-stack area.

On 10/07/2014 12:09 PM, Rich Felker wrote:
> I agree completely here. We should not break things (or, as it seems, 
> leave them broken) for common usage cases that affect everyone just to 
> coddle proprietary vendor-specific instructions. The latter just 
> should not be used in delay slots unless the chip vendor also promises 
> to provide fpu branch in hardware. Rich 
And what do you propose - remove a current in-stack emulation and you 
still think it doesn't break a status-quo?
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