The PT_{GET,SET}FPREGS requests use 'struct fpreg' and the NT_FPREGSET
core note stores a copy of 'struct fpreg'. As with x86 and the floating
point state there compared to the extended state in XSAVE, struct fpreg
on powerpc now only holds the 'base' FP state, and setting it via
PT_SETFPREGS leaves the extended vector state in a thread unchanged.
Reviewed by: jhibbits
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D5004
can run on processors that don't have a FPU. This is typically the
case for Book E processors. While a tuned system will probably want
to use soft-float (or use a processor that has a FPU if the usage is
FP intensive enough), allowing hard-float on FPU-less systems gives
great portability and flexibility.
Obtained from: NetBSD
