[PATCH] MIPS: Add a GNU attribute for -mips32 -mfp64 objects

Paul Koning pkoning@equallogic.com
Thu Nov 15 20:32:00 GMT 2007


>>>>> "Richard" == Richard Sandiford <rsandifo@nildram.co.uk> writes:

 Richard> I agree with Joseph here.  Although it's redundant to
 Richard> specify -mfp64 with -msoft-float, it isn't actively wrong.
 Richard> The options have traditionally been orthogonal.  I don't
 Richard> think the assembler should assume that -mfp64 implies
 Richard> -mhard-float.

It seems strange, since -msoft-float means no float registers, while
-mfp64 says there are float registers and they are 64 bits wide.

       paul



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