mitch wrote:
>
> If I compile SSE support into mesa, can it access the registers without
> patching the kernel?
no.. it would produce illegal instructions
> Does the kernel patch just allow multiple uses or
> how does that work and what do I need to do? It would be nice if I could
> just compile with SSE support and not have to recompile my kernel.
the kernel does not save/restore the xmm regs when switching a task
without the sse patch
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