[src/netbsd-1-5]: src/share/man/man4/man4.sparc Pull up revision 1.12 (reques...

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details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/476071cfc159
branches:  netbsd-1-5
changeset: 492740:476071cfc159
user:      he <he%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Sat Feb 09 19:26:05 2002 +0000

description:
Pull up revision 1.12 (requested by fair):
  Document support for HyperSPARC and sun4u.  Fixes PR#14851.

diffstat:

 share/man/man4/man4.sparc/intro.4 |  33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
 1 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diffs (61 lines):

diff -r 1aa100f37893 -r 476071cfc159 share/man/man4/man4.sparc/intro.4
--- a/share/man/man4/man4.sparc/intro.4 Sat Feb 09 19:20:51 2002 +0000
+++ b/share/man/man4/man4.sparc/intro.4 Sat Feb 09 19:26:05 2002 +0000
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@
 .\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
 .\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.\"    $NetBSD: intro.4,v 1.9 1999/12/15 23:44:54 abs Exp $
+.\"    $NetBSD: intro.4,v 1.9.4.1 2002/02/09 19:26:05 he Exp $
 .\"
-.Dd August 13, 1997
+.Dd Feb 2, 2002
 .Dt INTRO 4 sparc
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -173,9 +173,6 @@
 other systems which have a SPARC CPU but do not
 use Sun's hardware architecture (e.g. Solbourne) will likely not work.
 .Pp
-The Sun 4/400 series, sun4d (SPARC Center 1000, 1000E, and 2000),
-and sun4u (UltraSPARC) architectures are not yet supported.
-.Pp
 The sun4m architecture with Mbus modules for the CPUs is supported
 with the following modules with only one CPU:
 .Bl -tag -width speaker
@@ -187,10 +184,34 @@
 60 Mhz SuperSPARC I with 1MB SuperCACHE
 .It SM71
 75 Mhz SuperSPARC II with 1MB SuperCACHE
+.It SM81
+85 Mhz SuperSPARC II with 1MB SuperCACHE
+.It HS11
+100 Mhz Ross Technology HyperSPARC
+.It HS21
+125 Mhz Ross Technology HyperSPARC
+.It M151
+150 Mhz Ross Technology HyperSPARC
 .El
 .Pp
+This list is not exhaustive;
 .Nx
-does not yet support multiprocessor systems.
+is continuously being improved, and may well run on Mbus CPU modules
+not listed here.
+.Pp
+There is also some support for Sun
+.Tn JavaStation
+computers based on the microSPARC CPU.
+.Pp
+.Nx
+does not yet properly support multiprocessor systems,
+but will run on one processor of a multiprocessor system.
+.Pp
+The Sun 4/400 series, and sun4d (SPARC Center 1000, 1000E, and
+2000) are not supported.
+.Pp
+The sun4u (UltraSPARC 64-bit) architectures are supported by
+.Nx Ns Tn /sparc64 .
 .Sh LIST OF DEVICES
 The devices listed below are supported in this incarnation of
 the system.  Devices are indicated by their functional interface.