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Date:      Fri, 11 Jan 2002 18:59:55 -0700
From:      Nate Williams <nate@yogotech.com>
To:        Dan Eischen <eischen@vigrid.com>
Cc:        Peter Wemm <peter@wemm.org>, Alfred Perlstein <bright@mu.org>, Kelly Yancey <kbyanc@posi.net>, Nate Williams <nate@yogotech.com>, Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com>, Archie Cobbs <archie@dellroad.org>, arch@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Request for review: getcontext, setcontext, etc
Message-ID:  <15423.39067.822201.548915@caddis.yogotech.com>
In-Reply-To: <3C3F9A46.BBA1A1D5@vigrid.com>
References:  <20020112005212.5CB2038FF@overcee.netplex.com.au> <3C3F9A46.BBA1A1D5@vigrid.com>

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> If getcontext (and therefore swapcontext) had to save the FPU state

Can you explain to me why get/setcontext would *NOT* have to save the
FPU state (other than why bother cause the x86 can't do it correctly)?




Nate

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