What does rmo/tce stand for in powerpc?

[Ryan Wang]

2011/11/2 Nishanth Aravamudan <nacc at 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,



>
> Thanks,
> Nish
>
> --
> Nishanth Aravamudan <nacc at us.ibm.com>
> IBM Linux Technology Center
>
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