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0002 Linux on the Nios II architecture
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0004
0005 This is a port of Linux to Nios II (nios2) processor.
0006
0007 In order to compile for Nios II, you need a version of GCC with support for the generic
0008 system call ABI. Please see this link for more information on how compiling and booting
0009 software for the Nios II platform:
0010 http://www.rocketboards.org/foswiki/Documentation/NiosIILinuxUserManual
0011
0012 For reference, please see the following link:
0013 http://www.altera.com/literature/lit-nio2.jsp
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0015 What is Nios II?
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0017 Nios II is a 32-bit embedded-processor architecture designed specifically for the
0018 Altera family of FPGAs. In order to support Linux, Nios II needs to be configured
0019 with MMU and hardware multiplier enabled.
0020
0021 Nios II ABI
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0023 Please refer to chapter "Application Binary Interface" in Nios II Processor Reference
0024 Handbook.
