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