From: Ralf Baechle <ralf@oss.sgi.com>
To: Matthew Dharm <mdharm@momenco.com>
Cc: Jun Sun <jsun@mvista.com>, Daniel Jacobowitz <dan@debian.org>,
Linux-MIPS <linux-mips@oss.sgi.com>
Subject: Re: MIPS 64?
Date: Sun, 19 May 2002 12:32:19 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20020519123219.F20670@dea.linux-mips.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <NEBBLJGMNKKEEMNLHGAIKEABCHAA.mdharm@momenco.com>; from mdharm@momenco.com on Wed, May 15, 2002 at 03:16:29PM -0700
On Wed, May 15, 2002 at 03:16:29PM -0700, Matthew Dharm wrote:
> Could someone give me an overview of how you're supposed to do a
> handoff between a 32-bit loader and a 64-bit app? I'm guessing there
> has to be a way to do it, but what I do know about the 64-bit stuff
> doesn't show me how this is accomplished (I have visions of UX bits
> floating in my head...)
If you're placing the kernel in KSEG0 like all other current targets are
doing then your 32-bit pointers are valid 64-bit pointers, no magic,
no thinking necessary.
Ralf
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2002-05-19 19:31 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 29+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-05-15 21:34 MIPS 64? Matthew Dharm
2002-05-15 21:48 ` Daniel Jacobowitz
2002-05-15 21:55 ` Kip Walker
2002-05-15 22:08 ` Matthew Dharm
2002-05-15 22:08 ` Matthew Dharm
2002-05-15 22:15 ` Kip Walker
2002-05-15 22:26 ` Matthew Dharm
2002-05-15 22:29 ` Kip Walker
2002-05-19 19:29 ` Ralf Baechle
2002-05-19 19:25 ` Ralf Baechle
2002-05-15 21:59 ` Jun Sun
2002-05-15 22:16 ` Matthew Dharm
2002-05-19 19:32 ` Ralf Baechle [this message]
2002-05-16 3:28 ` Dan Malek
2002-05-16 7:15 ` Kevin D. Kissell
2002-05-16 17:13 ` Jun Sun
2002-05-19 19:44 ` Ralf Baechle
2002-05-19 19:41 ` Ralf Baechle
2002-05-19 19:30 ` Ralf Baechle
2002-05-20 10:06 ` Maciej W. Rozycki
2002-05-20 15:57 ` Greg Lindahl
2002-05-20 16:05 ` Maciej W. Rozycki
2002-05-21 16:47 ` Florian Lohoff
2002-05-21 17:00 ` Greg Lindahl
2002-05-20 19:05 ` Ralf Baechle
2002-05-19 19:24 ` Ralf Baechle
2002-05-19 19:23 ` Ralf Baechle
2002-05-20 6:05 ` Matthew Dharm
2002-05-20 20:30 ` Ralf Baechle
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