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1 Linux on the Nios II architecture 2 ================================= 3 4 This is a port of Linux to Nios II (nios2) processor. 5 6 In order to compile for Nios II, you need a version of GCC with support for the generic 7 system call ABI. Please see this link for more information on how compiling and booting 8 software for the Nios II platform: 9 http://www.rocketboards.org/foswiki/Documentation/NiosIILinuxUserManual 10 11 For reference, please see the following link: 12 http://www.altera.com/literature/lit-nio2.jsp 13 14 What is Nios II? 15 ================ 16 Nios II is a 32-bit embedded-processor architecture designed specifically for the 17 Altera family of FPGAs. In order to support Linux, Nios II needs to be configured 18 with MMU and hardware multiplier enabled. 19 20 Nios II ABI 21 =========== 22 Please refer to chapter "Application Binary Interface" in Nios II Processor Reference 23 Handbook.