linux-sg2042/arch/openrisc
Santosh Shilimkar 374d5c9964 of: Specify initrd location using 64-bit
On some PAE architectures, the entire range of physical memory could reside
outside the 32-bit limit.  These systems need the ability to specify the
initrd location using 64-bit numbers.

This patch globally modifies the early_init_dt_setup_initrd_arch() function to
use 64-bit numbers instead of the current unsigned long.

There has been quite a bit of debate about whether to use u64 or phys_addr_t.
It was concluded to stick to u64 to be consistent with rest of the device
tree code. As summarized by Geert, "The address to load the initrd is decided
by the bootloader/user and set at that point later in time. The dtb should not
be tied to the kernel you are booting"

More details on the discussion can be found here:
https://lkml.org/lkml/2013/6/20/690
https://lkml.org/lkml/2012/9/13/544

Signed-off-by: Santosh Shilimkar <santosh.shilimkar@ti.com>
Acked-by: Rob Herring <rob.herring@calxeda.com>
Acked-by: Vineet Gupta <vgupta@synopsys.com>
Acked-by: Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD <plagnioj@jcrosoft.com>
Signed-off-by: Grant Likely <grant.likely@linaro.org>
2013-07-24 11:10:01 +01:00
..
boot/dts openrisc: use new common dtc rule 2012-12-03 17:17:48 -06:00
configs OpenRISC: Build infrastructure 2011-07-22 18:46:30 +02:00
include Merge branch 'exotic-arch-fixes' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/geert/linux-m68k 2013-07-03 11:12:08 -07:00
kernel of: Specify initrd location using 64-bit 2013-07-24 11:10:01 +01:00
lib ARCH: drivers remove __dev* attributes. 2013-01-03 15:57:13 -08:00
mm mm: invoke oom-killer from remaining unconverted page fault handlers 2013-07-09 10:33:20 -07:00
Kconfig consolidate per-arch stack overflow debugging options 2013-07-04 11:25:39 -07:00
Makefile openrisc: use new common dtc rule 2012-12-03 17:17:48 -06:00
README.openrisc OpenRISC: Miscellaneous 2011-07-22 18:46:41 +02:00
TODO.openrisc OpenRISC: Miscellaneous 2011-07-22 18:46:41 +02:00

README.openrisc

OpenRISC Linux
==============

This is a port of Linux to the OpenRISC class of microprocessors; the initial
target architecture, specifically, is the 32-bit OpenRISC 1000 family (or1k).

For information about OpenRISC processors and ongoing development:

	website		http://openrisc.net

For more information about Linux on OpenRISC, please contact South Pole AB.

	email:		info@southpole.se

	website:	http://southpole.se
			http://southpoleconsulting.com

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Build instructions for OpenRISC toolchain and Linux
===================================================

In order to build and run Linux for OpenRISC, you'll need at least a basic
toolchain and, perhaps, the architectural simulator.  Steps to get these bits
in place are outlined here.

1)  The toolchain can be obtained from openrisc.net.  Instructions for building
a toolchain can be found at:

http://openrisc.net/toolchain-build.html

2) or1ksim (optional)

or1ksim is the architectural simulator which will allow you to actually run
your OpenRISC Linux kernel if you don't have an OpenRISC processor at hand.

	git clone git://openrisc.net/jonas/or1ksim-svn

	cd or1ksim
	./configure --prefix=$OPENRISC_PREFIX
	make
	make install

3)  Linux kernel

Build the kernel as usual

	make ARCH=openrisc defconfig
	make ARCH=openrisc

4)  Run in architectural simulator

Grab the or1ksim platform configuration file (from the or1ksim source) and
together with your freshly built vmlinux, run your kernel with the following
incantation:

	sim -f arch/openrisc/or1ksim.cfg vmlinux

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Terminology
===========

In the code, the following particles are used on symbols to limit the scope
to more or less specific processor implementations:

openrisc: the OpenRISC class of processors
or1k:     the OpenRISC 1000 family of processors
or1200:   the OpenRISC 1200 processor

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History
========

18. 11. 2003	Matjaz Breskvar (phoenix@bsemi.com)
	initial port of linux to OpenRISC/or32 architecture.
        all the core stuff is implemented and seams usable.

08. 12. 2003	Matjaz Breskvar (phoenix@bsemi.com)
	complete change of TLB miss handling.
	rewrite of exceptions handling.
	fully functional sash-3.6 in default initrd.
	a much improved version with changes all around.

10. 04. 2004	Matjaz Breskvar (phoenix@bsemi.com)
	alot of bugfixes all over.
	ethernet support, functional http and telnet servers.
	running many standard linux apps.

26. 06. 2004	Matjaz Breskvar (phoenix@bsemi.com)
	port to 2.6.x

30. 11. 2004	Matjaz Breskvar (phoenix@bsemi.com)
	lots of bugfixes and enhancments.
	added opencores framebuffer driver.

09. 10. 2010    Jonas Bonn (jonas@southpole.se)
	major rewrite to bring up to par with upstream Linux 2.6.36