Subject: Re: port MIPS64
To: Garrett D'Amore <garrett_damore@tadpole.com>
From: Bin Chen <binary.chen@gmail.com>
List: port-mips
Date: 05/11/2006 13:40:09
On 5/11/06, Garrett D'Amore <garrett_damore@tadpole.com> wrote:
> Bin Chen wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am newbie to NetBSD, is it suitable to ask MIPS64 related port
> > infomation on this list?
>
> Absolutely.  You've hit the right list. :-)
>
Thanks.
> >
> > BTW, what is the status of the MIPS64 support on current NetBSD project=
?
>
> There is no 64-bit MIPS port as of yet.  There is a Google Summer of
> Code candidate project for it, but we won't know whether the application
> has been expected for about 2 weeks.
>
> You should be able to run NetBSD in 32-bit mode on MIPS 64-bit
> hardware.  What platform(s) are you specifically interested in?
>
I am doing a project on a multi-core 64-bit MIPS processor, and want
to use NetBSD as  a UP OS used for control plane.
Did anybody try to port NetBSD to 64-bit MIPS?

Thanks.

B.C
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