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  1. Linux kernel release 2.4.xx for the IA-64 Platform
  2. These are the release notes for Linux version 2.4 for IA-64
  3. platform. This document provides information specific to IA-64
  4. ONLY, to get additional information about the Linux kernel also
  5. read the original Linux README provided with the kernel.
  6. INSTALLING the kernel:
  7. - IA-64 kernel installation is the same as the other platforms, see
  8. original README for details.
  9. SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
  10. Compiling and running this kernel requires an IA-64 compliant GCC
  11. compiler. And various software packages also compiled with an
  12. IA-64 compliant GCC compiler.
  13. CONFIGURING the kernel:
  14. Configuration is the same, see original README for details.
  15. COMPILING the kernel:
  16. - Compiling this kernel doesn't differ from other platform so read
  17. the original README for details BUT make sure you have an IA-64
  18. compliant GCC compiler.
  19. IA-64 SPECIFICS
  20. - General issues:
  21. o Hardly any performance tuning has been done. Obvious targets
  22. include the library routines (IP checksum, etc.). Less
  23. obvious targets include making sure we don't flush the TLB
  24. needlessly, etc.
  25. o SMP locks cleanup/optimization
  26. o IA32 support. Currently experimental. It mostly works.