| Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 1 | Linux kernel release 2.4.xx for the IA-64 Platform |
| 2 | |
| 3 | These are the release notes for Linux version 2.4 for IA-64 |
| 4 | platform. This document provides information specific to IA-64 |
| 5 | ONLY, to get additional information about the Linux kernel also |
| 6 | read the original Linux README provided with the kernel. |
| 7 | |
| 8 | INSTALLING the kernel: |
| 9 | |
| 10 | - IA-64 kernel installation is the same as the other platforms, see |
| 11 | original README for details. |
| 12 | |
| 13 | |
| 14 | SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS |
| 15 | |
| 16 | Compiling and running this kernel requires an IA-64 compliant GCC |
| 17 | compiler. And various software packages also compiled with an |
| 18 | IA-64 compliant GCC compiler. |
| 19 | |
| 20 | |
| 21 | CONFIGURING the kernel: |
| 22 | |
| 23 | Configuration is the same, see original README for details. |
| 24 | |
| 25 | |
| 26 | COMPILING the kernel: |
| 27 | |
| 28 | - Compiling this kernel doesn't differ from other platform so read |
| 29 | the original README for details BUT make sure you have an IA-64 |
| 30 | compliant GCC compiler. |
| 31 | |
| 32 | IA-64 SPECIFICS |
| 33 | |
| 34 | - General issues: |
| 35 | |
| 36 | o Hardly any performance tuning has been done. Obvious targets |
| 37 | include the library routines (IP checksum, etc.). Less |
| 38 | obvious targets include making sure we don't flush the TLB |
| 39 | needlessly, etc. |
| 40 | |
| 41 | o SMP locks cleanup/optimization |
| 42 | |
| 43 | o IA32 support. Currently experimental. It mostly works. |