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| 2 | Linux kernel release for the IA-64 Platform | |
| 3 | =========================================== | |
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| db9a0975 | 5 | These are the release notes for Linux since version 2.4 for IA-64 |
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6 | platform. This document provides information specific to IA-64 |
| 7 | ONLY, to get additional information about the Linux kernel also | |
| 8 | read the original Linux README provided with the kernel. | |
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10 | Installing the Kernel |
| 11 | ===================== | |
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12 | |
| 13 | - IA-64 kernel installation is the same as the other platforms, see | |
| 14 | original README for details. | |
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17 | Software Requirements |
| 18 | ===================== | |
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19 | |
| 20 | Compiling and running this kernel requires an IA-64 compliant GCC | |
| 21 | compiler. And various software packages also compiled with an | |
| 22 | IA-64 compliant GCC compiler. | |
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25 | Configuring the Kernel |
| 26 | ====================== | |
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27 | |
| 28 | Configuration is the same, see original README for details. | |
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| db9a0975 | 31 | Compiling the Kernel: |
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32 | |
| 33 | - Compiling this kernel doesn't differ from other platform so read | |
| 34 | the original README for details BUT make sure you have an IA-64 | |
| 35 | compliant GCC compiler. | |
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37 | IA-64 Specifics |
| 38 | =============== | |
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39 | |
| 40 | - General issues: | |
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| db9a0975 | 42 | * Hardly any performance tuning has been done. Obvious targets |
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43 | include the library routines (IP checksum, etc.). Less |
| 44 | obvious targets include making sure we don't flush the TLB | |
| 45 | needlessly, etc. | |
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| db9a0975 | 47 | * SMP locks cleanup/optimization |
| 1da177e4 | 48 | |
| db9a0975 | 49 | * IA32 support. Currently experimental. It mostly works. |