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From: Arthur Jerijian <lightmanaj@earthlink.net>
To: linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu
Subject: Linux Kernel Floating Point Emulation and CORDIC
Date: Thu, 23 Dec 1999 15:58:22 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <99122316092902.01246@cel2> (raw)

For the mathematics and theoretical computer science enthusiasts here on this
list:

I have taken a look at the source code of the Linux Kernel floating point
emulation engine for i386 (as of 2.2.12, don't know if it changed in 2.3.x). I
noticed that it uses Taylor/Maclaurin polynomials to approximate the sine,
cosine, tangent, and inverse tangent functions. Wouldn't CORDIC be a better
algorithm for computing trigonometric and exponential functions instead? CORDIC
is a method for calculating mathematical functions using only addition,
shifting, and looking up entries in a table. More details can be found at 
http://www.ezcomm.com/%7Ecyliax/Articles/RobNav/sidebar.html

Thanks,
--Arthur

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             reply	other threads:[~1999-12-24  1:06 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
1999-12-23 23:58 Arthur Jerijian [this message]
1999-12-24  1:50 ` Brian Gerst
1999-12-24 17:11   ` Matthew Wilcox
1999-12-24 22:53 nathan.zook

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