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- This directory contains the files required to build
- the fake PROM image that is currently being used to
- boot IA64 kernels running under the SGI Medusa kernel.
- The FPROM currently provides the following functions:
- - PAL emulation for all PAL calls we've made so far.
- - SAL emulation for all SAL calls we've made so far.
- - EFI emulation for all EFI calls we've made so far.
- - builds the "ia64_bootparam" structure that is
- passed to the kernel from SAL. This structure
- shows the cpu & memory configurations.
- - supports medusa boottime options for changing
- the number of cpus present
- - supports medusa boottime options for changing
- the memory configuration.
- At some point, this fake PROM will be replaced by the
- real PROM.
- To build a fake PROM, cd to this directory & type:
- make
- This will (or should) build a fake PROM named "fprom".
- Use this fprom image when booting the Medusa simulator. The
- control file used to boot Medusa should include the
- following lines:
- load fprom
- load vmlinux
- sr pc 0x100000
- sr g 9 <address of kernel _start function> #(currently 0xe000000000520000)
- NOTE: There is a script "runsim" in this directory that can be used to
- simplify setting up an environment for running under Medusa.
- The following parameters may be passed to the fake PROM to
- control the PAL/SAL/EFI parameters passed to the kernel:
- GR[8] = # of cpus
- GR[9] = address of primary entry point into the kernel
- GR[20] = memory configuration for node 0
- GR[21] = memory configuration for node 1
- GR[22] = memory configuration for node 2
- GR[23] = memory configuration for node 3
- Registers GR[20] - GR[23] contain information to specify the
- amount of memory present on nodes 0-3.
- - if nothing is specified (all registers are 0), the configuration
- defaults to 8 MB on node 0.
- - a mem config entry for node N is passed in GR[20+N]
- - a mem config entry consists of 8 hex digits. Each digit gives the
- amount of physical memory available on the node starting at
- 1GB*<dn>, where dn is the digit number. The amount of memory
- is 8MB*2**<d>. (If <d> = 0, the memory size is 0).
- SN1 doesnt support dimms this small but small memory systems
- boot faster on Medusa.
- An example helps a lot. The following specifies that node 0 has
- physical memory 0 to 8MB and 1GB to 1GB+32MB, and that node 1 has
- 64MB starting at address 0 of the node which is 8GB.
- gr[20] = 0x21 # 0 to 8MB, 1GB to 1GB+32MB
- gr[21] = 0x4 # 8GB to 8GB+64MB