Re: arithmetic functions for linux driver

[John Bradford]

Quote from "Richard B. Johnson" <root@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> On Wed, 17 Mar 2004, VINOD GOPAL wrote:
> 
> > The range of input is varying.
> > Iam looking for floating point arithmetic functions
> > like log10, pow , sin ,exp , cos etc.
> >
> 
> Like the range of input from an ADC? You get the data in
> the kernel and you muck with it in user-mode after you
> have it.

If the task in hand is anything much more complicated than getting the
input from an 8-bit ADC, and transforming it using a single function
such as sin, then yes, do it in userspace.

John.
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