1*c3806d57SJonathan Corbet================================= 2*c3806d57SJonathan CorbetLinux on the Nios II architecture 3*c3806d57SJonathan Corbet================================= 4*c3806d57SJonathan Corbet 5*c3806d57SJonathan CorbetThis is a port of Linux to Nios II (nios2) processor. 6*c3806d57SJonathan Corbet 7*c3806d57SJonathan CorbetIn order to compile for Nios II, you need a version of GCC with support for the generic 8*c3806d57SJonathan Corbetsystem call ABI. Please see this link for more information on how compiling and booting 9*c3806d57SJonathan Corbetsoftware for the Nios II platform: 10*c3806d57SJonathan Corbethttp://www.rocketboards.org/foswiki/Documentation/NiosIILinuxUserManual 11*c3806d57SJonathan Corbet 12*c3806d57SJonathan CorbetFor reference, please see the following link: 13*c3806d57SJonathan Corbethttp://www.altera.com/literature/lit-nio2.jsp 14*c3806d57SJonathan Corbet 15*c3806d57SJonathan CorbetWhat is Nios II? 16*c3806d57SJonathan Corbet================ 17*c3806d57SJonathan CorbetNios II is a 32-bit embedded-processor architecture designed specifically for the 18*c3806d57SJonathan CorbetAltera family of FPGAs. In order to support Linux, Nios II needs to be configured 19*c3806d57SJonathan Corbetwith MMU and hardware multiplier enabled. 20*c3806d57SJonathan Corbet 21*c3806d57SJonathan CorbetNios II ABI 22*c3806d57SJonathan Corbet=========== 23*c3806d57SJonathan CorbetPlease refer to chapter "Application Binary Interface" in Nios II Processor Reference 24*c3806d57SJonathan CorbetHandbook. 25