Disable FPU on Arria10 SoC FPGA

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Hi Support,  We need to disable FPU on Arria 10 SoC FPGA.  Please let us know the procedure how to disable FPU.    Regards, Karthik.

altera_forum · Answer

Karthik, all you need to do is to clear bit# 30 of the FPEXC register: 	fmrx	r0, FPEXC 	bic	r0, r0,# 0x40000000 	fmxr	FPEXC, r0

altera_forum · Answer

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Karthik,

all you need to do is to clear bit# 30 of the FPEXC register:

fmrx r0, FPEXC

bic r0, r0,# 0x40000000

fmxr FPEXC, r0

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Hi,

I ran the above assembly code(assembler) and generated binary from object file, when i try to execute binary it shows segmentation fault.

please let me know how to check FPU is disabled/not after running the assembly code.

altera_forum · Answer

If it traps accessing the FPEXC register, it is likely because the processor is running in user mode.

FPEXC can only be accessed in privilege mode.

Regards

altera_forum · Answer

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If it traps accessing the FPEXC register, it is likely because the processor is running in user mode.

FPEXC can only be accessed in privilege mode.

Regards

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Thanks ericv. I will try it in privilege mode.

altera_forum · Answer

I'm not sure about that one:

You could also hit another roadblock if the library was built for EABI hard-float.

EABI hard-float means float/double arguments for functions are typically passed in the FPU registers instead of the R0->R12 basic set.

As the FPU is disabled, if my understanding is correct, and if your library is hard-float, you will get traps.

Regards

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