[patch 7/8] powerpc: hvc backend for systemsim

Olof Johansson olof at lixom.net
Sat Jan 14 14:05:00 EST 2006


On Fri, Jan 13, 2006 at 01:41:32PM -0500, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> The IBM full system simulator for PowerPC has its own
> set of calls used for console interaction, when not
> simulating actual serial port hardware.
> 
> This is needed to run the simulator for Cell and can
> also be used for the PowerPC 970 simulator.
> 
> It also adds the generic asm/systemsim.h header file
> that is also used by other device drivers for the
> system simulator, i.e. the block and network drivers.

This introduces a third name for the same enviroment.

Now we have:

* Mambo
* systemsim
* FSS or Full System Simulator

I don't care which one stays, but it's silly to have three.



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