Re: SSE register return with SSE disabled on AMD64

From: Barney Cordoba <barney_cordoba_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2009 15:19:57 -0700 (PDT)
--- On Sat, 9/19/09, Ivan Voras <ivoras_at_freebsd.org> wrote:

> From: Ivan Voras <ivoras_at_freebsd.org>
> Subject: Re: SSE register return with SSE disabled on AMD64
> To: freebsd-current_at_freebsd.org
> Date: Saturday, September 19, 2009, 4:52 PM
> Barney Cordoba wrote:
> > What causes the error:
> > 
> > "SSE register return with SSE disabled"
> > 
> > Im getting it with seemingly simple math. Its in a
> module so I can
> > change the switches.
> 
> Module, as in "kernel module"? Floating point math, and I
> believe by
> extension SSE and others, are not allowed in the kernel.
> 
Yes, Kernel Module

It only seems to affect division, and it works fine in 32 bit mode, 
so I don't think its floating point in general. Is there an emulator
function or something?

Barney


      
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