From: Nishanth Aravamudan <nacc@us.ibm.com>
To: Ryan Wang <openspace.wang@gmail.com>
Cc: linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org
Subject: Re: What does rmo/tce stand for in powerpc?
Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2011 11:30:55 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20111102183055.GK24610@us.ibm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAPxxNQ=TkMFhzBeLi9bt5Fo7gygoM2V61EHYRzKqcMetaG2qnQ@mail.gmail.com>
On 02.11.2011 [19:17:20 +0800], Ryan Wang wrote:
> 2011/11/2 Nishanth Aravamudan <nacc@us.ibm.com>
>
> > Hi Ryan,
> >
> > On 01.11.2011 [14:25:43 +0800], Ryan Wang wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > In kernel source comments, I saw the words:
> > > ''
> > >
> > > alloc_top is set to the top of RMO, eventually shrink down if the
> > > <http://lxr.linux.no/linux+*/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c#L972>TCEs
> > > overlap
> > >
> > > ''
> > >
> > > I wonder what does RMO mean, and TCE?
> >
> > RMO = Real Mode Offset -- deprecated in terms of Real Mode Area in PAPR.
> >
> > TCE = Translation Control Entry
> >
> > You should be able to find descriptions of both in PAPR.
> >
>
> Thanks Nish!
>
> But I searched <Power.orgTM Standard for Embedded Power ArchitectureTM
> Platform Requirements> and failed to found the concept RMO or Real Mode
> Offset.
>
> Will you please give me some hints to the docs??Thanks,
Section 14.1.1 Real Mode Accesses in PAPR 2.4
Thanks,
Nish
--
Nishanth Aravamudan <nacc@us.ibm.com>
IBM Linux Technology Center
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-11-02 18:31 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-11-01 6:25 What does rmo/tce stand for in powerpc? Ryan Wang
2011-11-01 17:25 ` Nishanth Aravamudan
2011-11-02 11:17 ` Ryan Wang
2011-11-02 18:30 ` Nishanth Aravamudan [this message]
2011-11-02 19:19 ` Scott Wood
2011-11-03 1:05 ` Ryan Wang
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