NetBSD/distrib/notes/arm32/whatis
1999-03-26 09:10:48 +00:00

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.\" $NetBSD: whatis,v 1.4 1999/03/26 09:10:48 mark Exp $
NetBSD/arm32 \*V has a number of improvements over the last release.
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Support has been added for the following hardware platforms:
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Digital DNARD (DIGITAL Network Appliance Reference Design) also know
as SHARK.
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Intel EBSA285 (SA110/DC21825 evaluation boards)
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Chalice CATS (SA110/DC21825 PC style motherboard)
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Additionally there has also been:
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Various code optimizations, in particular improvements in interrupt
latencies and improved cache cleaning.
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New drivers.
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Bug fixes.
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full integration of the toolchain.
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on arm32 is, as usual, also fully backward compatible with old
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arm32 binaries, so you don't need to recompile all your local programs
provided you set the appropriate binary compatibility options in your
kernel configuration.