From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 31 Aug 2001 16:35:43 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 31 Aug 2001 16:35:34 -0400 Received: from e1.ny.us.ibm.com ([32.97.182.101]:60548 "EHLO e1.ny.us.ibm.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 31 Aug 2001 16:35:22 -0400 Message-ID: <3B8FF4D4.BC5FA378@rchland.vnet.ibm.com> Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 15:34:28 -0500 From: David Engebretsen X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.73 [en] (X11; U; AIX 4.3) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk, linuxppc64-dev@lists.linuxppc.org CC: tom_gall@vnet.ibm.com Subject: [PATCH] ppc64 update Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi - The patch referenced here provides updates for ppc64. The changes include bug fixes, performance fixes, feature enhancements, and general cleanup. This patch applies against 2.4.9-ac3 and can be found at: ftp.kernel.org:/pub/linux/kernel/people/tgall/linuxppc64-2.4.9-ac3-ibm-2.patch.gz ppc64 users should be cautioned as this is not a complete patch. Additional patches can be found on linuxppc64.org. Highlights of this patch (in no particular order): - cleanup and removal of work arounds for gcc 2.95.3, gcc 3.0.1 now required - documentation of new configuration options - cleanup of Config.in (thanks to Andrzej Krzysztofov) - zImage, SBSS, BSS fixes - iSeries machines are now supported - > 3 gig memory support on p640 bug fix - mschunks for sparce discontiguous memory support - bolt all real pages in the HPT Thanks to the members of the ppc64 team who have all contributed to the code: Peter Bergner, Anton Blanchard, Mike Corrigan, Dave Engebretsen, Tom Gall, Todd Inglett, Paul Mackerras, Pat McCarthy, Steve Munroe, Don Reed, and Al Trautman. Dave Engebretsen IBM Corp PPC64 Development