From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from securics.com (dns2.securics.com [128.198.58.14]) by ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 533E7DEE46 for ; Thu, 6 Sep 2007 05:30:41 +1000 (EST) Subject: RE: Xilinx FX60 From: Robert Woodworth To: "Wood, Robert (GE Indust, GE Fanuc)" In-Reply-To: <0F3B2CB6574F1A488E62523706BF8A770226B07D@LOUMLVEM03.e2k.ad.ge.com> References: <1189017748.6185.49.camel@PisteOff> <0F3B2CB6574F1A488E62523706BF8A770226B07D@LOUMLVEM03.e2k.ad.ge.com> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:30:39 -0600 Message-Id: <1189020639.6185.51.camel@PisteOff> Mime-Version: 1.0 Cc: linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org List-Id: Linux on Embedded PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , On Wed, 2007-09-05 at 14:56 -0400, Wood, Robert (GE Indust, GE Fanuc) wrote: > We've been using Virtex 2 PRO with dual cores. We found it necessary to > very tightly constrain clocks and resets. Also, constrain the reset > block to adjacent to the ports on the PPC. What constraints did you tighten?? EDK or ISE? > Another lightly documented feature is that the core clock must be an > integer multiple of the PLB clock, say 300MHz/100MHz. > > Robert Wood > GEFanuc Sensor Processing > 5430 Canotek Road > Ottawa, Ontario > Canada K1J 9G2 > 613-749-9241 x270 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: linuxppc-embedded-bounces+rwood=ics-ltd.com@ozlabs.org > [mailto:linuxppc-embedded-bounces+rwood=ics-ltd.com@ozlabs.org] On > Behalf Of Robert Woodworth > Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 2:42 PM > To: linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org > Subject: Xilinx FX60 > > After achieving complete success with my Linux kernel on the ML403, I've > now started to build a kernel for my real target board with a > Virtex4-FX60 (dual PPC cores) > > Has anyone built a kernel for a dual core PPC Virtex? I have found very > little docs on how to architect software for the dual-core PPC's. > Will SMP Linux work on this platform? What would the bus setup be? > > > > My kernel is partially booting, some of the time... I'm mystified by the > situation. One time, I get all the happy boot messages through the > UARTLite port, then the next reboot it stops at "Now booting the kernel" > I'm only getting about 10% successful boots...... > > > My EDK setup is as follows; I've disconnected the second PPC from the > PLB to have a single PPC system, 32MB DDR on PLB, TEMAC on PLB, UARTLite > on OPB. > > _______________________________________________ > Linuxppc-embedded mailing list > Linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org > https://ozlabs.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxppc-embedded