Messages in this thread | | | From | <> | Subject | Re: Kernel Port, FAQ needed? | Date | Mon, 8 Jul 1996 14:06:59 +0200 (MET DST) |
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> Here at Chalmers we are in the process of porting Linux to the > SimCS sparc V8 simulator. This is a large project involving > evaluating sheduling algoritms on shared bus multiprocessor > systems. > > There already exists full Sparc support code in the Linux kernel right > now. What specific support does your machine need that isn't already > present?
Well, I'd like a minimal kernel, without concern for MMU :) network etc. to begin with. I want to know how the generic kernel excpects things to behave, so I can short-circuit those things that are irrelevant at the moment. I may be out sailing here, but I think this would be a a sane approach??
Maybe the best specification of what is neccessary is within the source tree itself, but if someone has compiled a list of:
....In order to allocate memory you must feed the mmap function with two arguments, blahablaha, the kernel expects this so do that etc............
I'd be glad to have a look at it.
I know there's no such thing as a porting walktrough, but it would be valuable, and atleast a few people certainly could contribute to such a beast, based on the fact that there exists a few ports.
> David S. Miller
Regards/ Fredrik Lundholm exce7@ce.chalmers.se
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