1*4882a593Smuzhiyun=========================================== 2*4882a593SmuzhiyunLinux kernel release for the IA-64 Platform 3*4882a593Smuzhiyun=========================================== 4*4882a593Smuzhiyun 5*4882a593Smuzhiyun These are the release notes for Linux since version 2.4 for IA-64 6*4882a593Smuzhiyun platform. This document provides information specific to IA-64 7*4882a593Smuzhiyun ONLY, to get additional information about the Linux kernel also 8*4882a593Smuzhiyun read the original Linux README provided with the kernel. 9*4882a593Smuzhiyun 10*4882a593SmuzhiyunInstalling the Kernel 11*4882a593Smuzhiyun===================== 12*4882a593Smuzhiyun 13*4882a593Smuzhiyun - IA-64 kernel installation is the same as the other platforms, see 14*4882a593Smuzhiyun original README for details. 15*4882a593Smuzhiyun 16*4882a593Smuzhiyun 17*4882a593SmuzhiyunSoftware Requirements 18*4882a593Smuzhiyun===================== 19*4882a593Smuzhiyun 20*4882a593Smuzhiyun Compiling and running this kernel requires an IA-64 compliant GCC 21*4882a593Smuzhiyun compiler. And various software packages also compiled with an 22*4882a593Smuzhiyun IA-64 compliant GCC compiler. 23*4882a593Smuzhiyun 24*4882a593Smuzhiyun 25*4882a593SmuzhiyunConfiguring the Kernel 26*4882a593Smuzhiyun====================== 27*4882a593Smuzhiyun 28*4882a593Smuzhiyun Configuration is the same, see original README for details. 29*4882a593Smuzhiyun 30*4882a593Smuzhiyun 31*4882a593SmuzhiyunCompiling the Kernel: 32*4882a593Smuzhiyun 33*4882a593Smuzhiyun - Compiling this kernel doesn't differ from other platform so read 34*4882a593Smuzhiyun the original README for details BUT make sure you have an IA-64 35*4882a593Smuzhiyun compliant GCC compiler. 36*4882a593Smuzhiyun 37*4882a593SmuzhiyunIA-64 Specifics 38*4882a593Smuzhiyun=============== 39*4882a593Smuzhiyun 40*4882a593Smuzhiyun - General issues: 41*4882a593Smuzhiyun 42*4882a593Smuzhiyun * Hardly any performance tuning has been done. Obvious targets 43*4882a593Smuzhiyun include the library routines (IP checksum, etc.). Less 44*4882a593Smuzhiyun obvious targets include making sure we don't flush the TLB 45*4882a593Smuzhiyun needlessly, etc. 46*4882a593Smuzhiyun 47*4882a593Smuzhiyun * SMP locks cleanup/optimization 48*4882a593Smuzhiyun 49*4882a593Smuzhiyun * IA32 support. Currently experimental. It mostly works. 50