From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S265224AbUHWPeF (ORCPT ); Mon, 23 Aug 2004 11:34:05 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S264791AbUHWPbK (ORCPT ); Mon, 23 Aug 2004 11:31:10 -0400 Received: from pfepc.post.tele.dk ([195.41.46.237]:11527 "EHLO pfepc.post.tele.dk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S265053AbUHWPZW (ORCPT ); Mon, 23 Aug 2004 11:25:22 -0400 Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 17:25:40 +0200 From: Sam Ravnborg To: Lei Yang Cc: root@chaos.analogic.com, Lee Revell , Sam Ravnborg , Kernel Newbies Mailing List , linux-kernel Subject: Re: Problems compiling kernel modules Message-ID: <20040823152540.GA8791@mars.ravnborg.org> Mail-Followup-To: Lei Yang , root@chaos.analogic.com, Lee Revell , Sam Ravnborg , Kernel Newbies Mailing List , linux-kernel References: <20040821214402.GA7266@mars.ravnborg.org> <4127A662.2090708@nec-labs.com> <20040821215055.GB7266@mars.ravnborg.org> <4127B49A.6080305@nec-labs.com> <1093121824.854.167.camel@krustophenia.net> <4129FAC8.3040502@nec-labs.com> <412A01AC.5020108@nec-labs.com> <412A077C.1080501@nec-labs.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <412A077C.1080501@nec-labs.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Mon, Aug 23, 2004 at 11:04:28AM -0400, Lei Yang wrote: > > Sort of, I am trying to make a usr mode library work with kernel. > However, floating point operation is necessary in the algorithm. You > mean that this can never be done? Is changing floating-point the only > thing I can do now? Before helping out more with your compile issue please explain in propser detail what you try to achive. Reading the above I get the impression you thing a library will run faster when running in kernel context - and thats what you try to do. If this is your plan then the answer is: Drop it. Sam