Re: libl4 test cases

[B. Douglas Hilton]

Marcus Brinkmann wrote:

> Currently, the test suite only compiles on ia32.  Support for other
> arches can be added.  Things like word sizes, endianess, and arch
> extensions make it necessary I think to "port" the test suite and test
> it on each platform individually.  I don't think it is a big problem.
>  
Marcus, with all the hubbub about this spiffy new IBM Cell Processor, 
how do we stand with
support on PowerPC architecture. Whipping out my crystal ball, I see the 
PS/3 as a realistically
viable platform for L4/Hurd experimentation. The fixed hardware would 
somewhat simplify
driver issues, and the PowerPC / Cell combinations seems unusually 
suitable for L4/Hurd. And
best of all, a PS/3 should be an affordable commodity for almost everybody.

I was browsing the L4Ka site earlier, and they have listed but not 
linked the PowerPC/64
architecture as being either supported or under development. Assuming 
that the L4 kernel
is made to run on Cell, what are issues and challenges to making L4/Hurd 
also work?



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