Linux support for MPC859T processor

Dmytro Bablinyuk dmytro.bablinyuk at tait.co.nz
Wed Apr 2 13:05:14 EST 2003


Not a lot of our people experienced in PPC assembler (including myself).
Actually not a lot experienced with PPC at all.
Roughly, from your point of you, how major changes in the kernel could
be? Just your subjective opinion.

> On userspace basis.. the 860 and the 859 are fully compatable.. The
> need for
> 859T changes may be in the kernel.  So anyone who sells/supports an
> 860 based
> system can support your needs for application level.  (That includes
> MontaVista.)
>
> The linux kernel of course is a different level of complexity.
>
>> We are trying to find a linux supplier who supports Motorola MPC859T
>> processor (actually it will be processor from Motorola but our custom
>> board).
>


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