linux/Documentation/nios2/nios2.rst
Mauro Carvalho Chehab 47359e5734 docs: nios2: add it to the main Documentation body
Rename and add the nios2 documentation to the documentation
body.

The nios2 document is already on an ReST compatible format.
All it needs is that the title of the document to be promoted
one level.

Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+samsung@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2019-07-31 13:31:51 -06:00

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Linux on the Nios II architecture
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This is a port of Linux to Nios II (nios2) processor.
In order to compile for Nios II, you need a version of GCC with support for the generic
system call ABI. Please see this link for more information on how compiling and booting
software for the Nios II platform:
http://www.rocketboards.org/foswiki/Documentation/NiosIILinuxUserManual
For reference, please see the following link:
http://www.altera.com/literature/lit-nio2.jsp
What is Nios II?
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Nios II is a 32-bit embedded-processor architecture designed specifically for the
Altera family of FPGAs. In order to support Linux, Nios II needs to be configured
with MMU and hardware multiplier enabled.
Nios II ABI
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Please refer to chapter "Application Binary Interface" in Nios II Processor Reference
Handbook.