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From: "Joshua Saddler (nightmorph)" <nightmorph@g.o>
To: gentoo-doc-cvs@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-doc-cvs] gentoo commit in xml/htdocs/doc/en: mips-requirements.xml
Date: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:03:16
Message-Id: 20100902060303.5CF2320054@flycatcher.gentoo.org
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5 update link to MIPS patches, via email from redhatter
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23 <?xml version='1.0' encoding="UTF-8"?>
24 <!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd">
25 +<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/mips-requirements.xml,v 1.14 2010/09/02 06:03:02 nightmorph Exp $ -->
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27 -<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/mips-requirements.xml,v 1.13 2008/04/21 21:03:18 neysx Exp $ -->
28 -
29 -<guide link="/doc/en/mips-requirements.xml">
30 -
31 +<guide>
32 <title>Gentoo/MIPS Linux Hardware Requirements</title>
33
34 <author title="Author">
35 <mail link="kumba@g.o">Joshua Kinard</mail>
36 </author>
37 -
38 <author title="Editor">
39 <mail link="redhatter@g.o">Stuart Longland</mail>
40 </author>
41 @@ -25,8 +22,8 @@
42 <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0 -->
43 <license />
44
45 -<version>0.8</version>
46 -<date>2006-02-12</date>
47 +<version>1</version>
48 +<date>2010-09-01</date>
49
50 <chapter>
51 <title>General Requirements</title>
52 @@ -320,17 +317,16 @@
53 <b>Notes:</b>
54 <ol>
55 <li>
56 - IP28 Indigo2 Impact support (classified as an Indigo2 system w/ an
57 - R10000 Processor) is <e>very experimental</e>. Most of the work is
58 - currently being done by Peter Fuerst who maintains patches on his <uri
59 - link="http://home.alphastar.de/fuerst/download.html">website</uri>.
60 - This kernel is <e>NOT</e> intended for stable, day-to-day use. The
61 - Indigo2 IP28 system suffers from an issue known as <e>Speculative
62 - Execution</e>, a feature of the R10000 Processor that is problematic on
63 - machines that are <e>Non Cache Coherent</e>, such as the IP28 Indigo2
64 - and on R10000/R12000-based IP32 O2 systems. Details on the nature of
65 - Speculative Execution, and the issues it poses to the Indigo2 can be
66 - found at the following URLs:
67 + IP28 Indigo2 Impact support (classified as an Indigo2 system w/ an
68 + R10000 Processor) is <e>very experimental</e>. Most of the work is
69 + currently being done by Peter Fuerst, who maintains patches on his <uri
70 + link="http://www.pfrst.de/download.html">website</uri>. This kernel is
71 + <e>NOT</e> intended for stable, day-to-day use. The Indigo2 IP28 system
72 + suffers from an issue known as <e>Speculative Execution</e>, a feature
73 + of the R10000 Processor that is problematic on machines that are <e>Non
74 + Cache Coherent</e>, such as the IP28 Indigo2 and on R10000/R12000-based
75 + IP32 O2 systems. Details on the nature of Speculative Execution, and
76 + the issues it poses to the Indigo2 can be found at the following URLs:
77 <ul>
78 <li>
79 MIPS R10000 Microprocessor User's Manual (See <e>PDF Pages