From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <397D8178.F6521A0F@francetelecom.fr> Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 14:00:56 +0200 From: FASSINO Jean-Philippe MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Donald Cowart CC: "linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org" Subject: Re: RTAS on PowerMac Newworld References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: owner-linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org List-Id: Donald Cowart wrote: > Newbie question, what is RTAS? It is the Run-Time Abstraction Services which provide functions to insulate operating systems from having to know about and manipulating a number devices. It is a interface between hardware and software. For example, RTAS provide functions for reading and writing PCI configuration, shutdown, reboot, get time, managing power, ... of the CHRP computer. JP -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jean-Philippe FASSINO France Telecom R&D : DTL/ASR Tel : 04 76 76 45 52 mailto:jeanphilippe.fassino@francetelecom.fr -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** Sent via the linuxppc-dev mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/