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
