From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1754315AbaIHJki (ORCPT ); Mon, 8 Sep 2014 05:40:38 -0400 Received: from mail-by2on0082.outbound.protection.outlook.com ([207.46.100.82]:58068 "EHLO na01-by2-obe.outbound.protection.outlook.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754281AbaIHJkb (ORCPT ); Mon, 8 Sep 2014 05:40:31 -0400 From: Ley Foon Tan To: , , CC: Ley Foon Tan , , Subject: [PATCH v3 28/29] Documentation: Add documentation for Nios2 architecture Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2014 17:22:39 +0800 Message-ID: <1410168160-3624-29-git-send-email-lftan@altera.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 1.8.3.2 In-Reply-To: <1410168160-3624-1-git-send-email-lftan@altera.com> References: <1410168160-3624-1-git-send-email-lftan@altera.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-EOPAttributedMessage: 0 X-Forefront-Antispam-Report: CIP:66.35.236.227;CTRY:US;IPV:NLI;EFV:NLI;SFV:NSPM;SFS:(10009017)(6009001)(189002)(199003)(6806004)(81342001)(89996001)(85306004)(4396001)(99396002)(87286001)(86362001)(95666004)(33646002)(80022001)(44976005)(19580405001)(68736004)(83322001)(19580395003)(90102001)(42186005)(36756003)(20776003)(47776003)(77096002)(92726001)(92566001)(79102001)(2201001)(62966002)(77156001)(87936001)(50226001)(88136002)(77982001)(93916002)(46102001)(31966008)(74662001)(81542001)(74502001)(84676001)(76482001)(50986999)(104166001)(76176999)(15975445006)(48376002)(15202345003)(102836001)(83072002)(85852003)(107046002)(229853001)(21056001)(105596002)(50466002)(106466001)(97736003)(19627235001);DIR:OUT;SFP:1101;SCL:1;SRVR:BLUPR03MB035;H:sj-itexedge03.altera.priv.altera.com;FPR:;MLV:sfv;PTR:InfoDomainNonexistent;MX:1;A:1;LANG:en; X-Microsoft-Antispam: BCL:0;PCL:0;RULEID:;UriScan:; X-Forefront-PRVS: 03283976A6 Authentication-Results: spf=softfail (sender IP is 66.35.236.227) smtp.mailfrom=lftan@altera.com; X-OriginatorOrg: altera.com Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Ley Foon Tan --- Documentation/nios2/README | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Documentation/nios2/README diff --git a/Documentation/nios2/README b/Documentation/nios2/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..054a67d --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/nios2/README @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +Linux on the Nios II architecture +================================= + +This is a port of Linux to Nios II (nios2) processor. + +In order to compile for Nios II, you need a version of GCC with support for the generic +system call ABI. Please see this link for more information on how compiling and booting +software for the Nios II platform: +http://www.rocketboards.org/foswiki/Documentation/NiosIILinuxUserManual + +For reference, please see the following link: +http://www.altera.com/literature/lit-nio2.jsp + +What is Nios II? +================ +Nios II is a 32-bit embedded-processor architecture designed specifically for the +Altera family of FPGAs. In order to support Linux, Nios II needs to be configured +with MMU and hardware multiplier enabled. + +Nios II ABI +=========== +Please refer to chapter "Application Binary Interface" in Nios II Processor Reference +Handbook. -- 1.8.2.1