[fm-discuss] FMA support for Intel based systems

[Matty]

On Fri, 18 Aug 2006, Michael Shapiro wrote:

> The FMA support for x64 uses chip-specific interfaces that are specific
> to Opteron systems (RAS areas aren't covered by the common ISA definition).
> No FMA support is currently provided for Intel's CPUs.  If someone who
> has access to the necessary Intel docs wants to do that work, it would
> make a fantastic OpenSolaris contribution.

Do you happen to know if Dell or Fujitsu approached Sun to add FMA support
for Intel processors (specifically Woodcrest)? We brought this up with 
our Dell and Fujitsu sales teams, and I am curious if anything ever came 
of it.

Thanks,
- Ryan
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