OpenRISC: Miscellaneous
Adds README file, TODO list, and a couple of other pieces that didn't seem
to fit into any other patch.
Signed-off-by: Jonas Bonn <jonas@southpole.se>
Reviewed-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
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+OpenRISC Linux
+==============
+
+This is a port of Linux to the OpenRISC class of microprocessors; the initial
+target architecture, specifically, is the 32-bit OpenRISC 1000 family (or1k).
+
+For information about OpenRISC processors and ongoing development:
+
+ website http://openrisc.net
+
+For more information about Linux on OpenRISC, please contact South Pole AB.
+
+ email: info@southpole.se
+
+ website: http://southpole.se
+ http://southpoleconsulting.com
+
+---------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Build instructions for OpenRISC toolchain and Linux
+===================================================
+
+In order to build and run Linux for OpenRISC, you'll need at least a basic
+toolchain and, perhaps, the architectural simulator. Steps to get these bits
+in place are outlined here.
+
+1) The toolchain can be obtained from openrisc.net. Instructions for building
+a toolchain can be found at:
+
+http://openrisc.net/toolchain-build.html
+
+2) or1ksim (optional)
+
+or1ksim is the architectural simulator which will allow you to actually run
+your OpenRISC Linux kernel if you don't have an OpenRISC processor at hand.
+
+ git clone git://openrisc.net/jonas/or1ksim-svn
+
+ cd or1ksim
+ ./configure --prefix=$OPENRISC_PREFIX
+ make
+ make install
+
+3) Linux kernel
+
+Build the kernel as usual
+
+ make ARCH=openrisc defconfig
+ make ARCH=openrisc
+
+4) Run in architectural simulator
+
+Grab the or1ksim platform configuration file (from the or1ksim source) and
+together with your freshly built vmlinux, run your kernel with the following
+incantation:
+
+ sim -f arch/openrisc/or1ksim.cfg vmlinux
+
+---------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Terminology
+===========
+
+In the code, the following particles are used on symbols to limit the scope
+to more or less specific processor implementations:
+
+openrisc: the OpenRISC class of processors
+or1k: the OpenRISC 1000 family of processors
+or1200: the OpenRISC 1200 processor
+
+---------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+History
+========
+
+18. 11. 2003 Matjaz Breskvar (phoenix@bsemi.com)
+ initial port of linux to OpenRISC/or32 architecture.
+ all the core stuff is implemented and seams usable.
+
+08. 12. 2003 Matjaz Breskvar (phoenix@bsemi.com)
+ complete change of TLB miss handling.
+ rewrite of exceptions handling.
+ fully functional sash-3.6 in default initrd.
+ a much improved version with changes all around.
+
+10. 04. 2004 Matjaz Breskvar (phoenix@bsemi.com)
+ alot of bugfixes all over.
+ ethernet support, functional http and telnet servers.
+ running many standard linux apps.
+
+26. 06. 2004 Matjaz Breskvar (phoenix@bsemi.com)
+ port to 2.6.x
+
+30. 11. 2004 Matjaz Breskvar (phoenix@bsemi.com)
+ lots of bugfixes and enhancments.
+ added opencores framebuffer driver.
+
+09. 10. 2010 Jonas Bonn (jonas@southpole.se)
+ major rewrite to bring up to par with upstream Linux 2.6.36