On Sat, Apr 14, 2007 at 01:55:21AM -0600, Andrew Shewmaker wrote:

> People have mentioned the extra registers you get when going to
> x86-64, but I don't
> think anyone mentioned how that was related to the x87 unit.  x86-64's ABI
> forces people off of the x87 unit (mostly), and that's a good thing
> for several reasons.

The two issues (extra registers and x87) aren't related. And most HPC
people have been avoiding the x87 for a long, long time.

-- greg

_______________________________________________
Beowulf mailing list, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit 
http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf

Reply via email to