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+Linux on the Nios II architecture
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+=================================
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+This is a port of Linux to Nios II (nios2) processor.
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+In order to compile for Nios II, you need a version of GCC with support for the generic
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+system call ABI. Please see this link for more information on how compiling and booting
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+software for the Nios II platform:
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+http://www.rocketboards.org/foswiki/Documentation/NiosIILinuxUserManual
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+For reference, please see the following link:
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+http://www.altera.com/literature/lit-nio2.jsp
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+What is Nios II?
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+================
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+Nios II is a 32-bit embedded-processor architecture designed specifically for the
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+Altera family of FPGAs. In order to support Linux, Nios II needs to be configured
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+with MMU and hardware multiplier enabled.
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+Nios II ABI
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+===========
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+Please refer to chapter "Application Binary Interface" in Nios II Processor Reference
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+Handbook.
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Ley Foon Tan