CONFIG_X86_SSE_FP_MATH

Compiler-generated SSEx instructions for floating point math

Type: bool

Help

This option allows the compiler to generate SSEx instructions for
performing floating point math. This can greatly improve performance
when exactly the same operations are to be performed on multiple
data objects; however, it can also significantly reduce performance
when preemptive task switches occur because of the larger register
set that must be saved and restored.

Disabling this option means that the compiler utilizes only the
x87 instruction set for floating point operations.

Direct dependencies

X86_SSE && (FPU || X86_64) && X86

(Includes any dependencies from ifs and menus.)

Defaults

No defaults. Implicitly defaults to n.

Symbols that select this symbol

SSE_FP_MATH

Kconfig definition

At <Zephyr>/arch/x86/Kconfig:159

Included via <Zephyr>/Kconfig:8 → <Zephyr>/Kconfig.zephyr:39 → <Zephyr>/arch/Kconfig:12

Menu path: (Top) → X86 Architecture Options → x86 Features

config X86_SSE_FP_MATH
    bool "Compiler-generated SSEx instructions for floating point math"
    depends on X86_SSE && (FPU || X86_64) && X86
    help
      This option allows the compiler to generate SSEx instructions for
      performing floating point math. This can greatly improve performance
      when exactly the same operations are to be performed on multiple
      data objects; however, it can also significantly reduce performance
      when preemptive task switches occur because of the larger register
      set that must be saved and restored.

      Disabling this option means that the compiler utilizes only the
      x87 instruction set for floating point operations.

(The ‘depends on’ condition includes propagated dependencies from ifs and menus.)