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CC: Tony Luck <tony.luck@intel.com> CC: Fenghua Yu <fenghua.yu@intel.com> CC: linux-ia64@vger.kernel.org CC: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Sergei Trofimovich <slyfox@gentoo.org> Signed-off-by: Tony Luck <tony.luck@intel.com> |
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Linux kernel release 2.4.xx for the IA-64 Platform
These are the release notes for Linux version 2.4 for IA-64 platform. This document provides information specific to IA-64 ONLY, to get additional information about the Linux kernel also read the original Linux README provided with the kernel.
INSTALLING the kernel:
- IA-64 kernel installation is the same as the other platforms, see original README for details.
SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
Compiling and running this kernel requires an IA-64 compliant GCC compiler. And various software packages also compiled with an IA-64 compliant GCC compiler.
CONFIGURING the kernel:
Configuration is the same, see original README for details.
COMPILING the kernel:
- Compiling this kernel doesn't differ from other platform so read the original README for details BUT make sure you have an IA-64 compliant GCC compiler.
IA-64 SPECIFICS
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General issues:
o Hardly any performance tuning has been done. Obvious targets include the library routines (IP checksum, etc.). Less obvious targets include making sure we don't flush the TLB needlessly, etc.
o SMP locks cleanup/optimization
o IA32 support. Currently experimental. It mostly works.