Messages in this thread Patch in this message | | | From | Ley Foon Tan <> | Subject | [PATCH v6 28/29] Documentation: Add documentation for Nios2 architecture | Date | Mon, 3 Nov 2014 18:52:24 +0800 |
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Signed-off-by: Ley Foon Tan <lftan@altera.com> --- 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
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