linux/Documentation/ia64/ia64.rst
Mauro Carvalho Chehab db9a0975a2 docs: ia64: convert to ReST
Rename the ia64 documentation files to ReST, add an
index for them and adjust in order to produce a nice html
output via the Sphinx build system.

There are two upper case file names. Rename them to
lower case, as we're working to avoid upper case file
names at Documentation.

At its new index.rst, let's add a :orphan: while this is not linked to
the main index.rst file, in order to avoid build warnings.

Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+samsung@kernel.org>
2019-07-15 09:20:25 -03:00

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Linux kernel release for the IA-64 Platform
===========================================
These are the release notes for Linux since version 2.4 for IA-64
platform. This document provides information specific to IA-64
ONLY, to get additional information about the Linux kernel also
read the original Linux README provided with the kernel.
Installing the Kernel
=====================
- IA-64 kernel installation is the same as the other platforms, see
original README for details.
Software Requirements
=====================
Compiling and running this kernel requires an IA-64 compliant GCC
compiler. And various software packages also compiled with an
IA-64 compliant GCC compiler.
Configuring the Kernel
======================
Configuration is the same, see original README for details.
Compiling the Kernel:
- Compiling this kernel doesn't differ from other platform so read
the original README for details BUT make sure you have an IA-64
compliant GCC compiler.
IA-64 Specifics
===============
- General issues:
* Hardly any performance tuning has been done. Obvious targets
include the library routines (IP checksum, etc.). Less
obvious targets include making sure we don't flush the TLB
needlessly, etc.
* SMP locks cleanup/optimization
* IA32 support. Currently experimental. It mostly works.