From: vandys@vsta.org   
      
   BGB  writes:   
   > > Why on earth would you use floating point instructions   
   > > in an interrupt handler?   
   > I didn't go and track down which code was using FPU instructions, but   
   > seemingly something was,   
      
   I believe I noted once before that I had to guide a driver developer for   
   HP/UX away from using floating point for his driver's event counters.  His   
   reason for their use?  They can count to bigger numbers.   
      
   Andy Valencia   
   Home page: https://www.vsta.org/andy/   
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