Re: mips64 on port-cobalt

On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 19:25, Andy Ruhl <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 5:44 PM, Matt Thomas <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Actually, the N32/N64 ABIs are higher performing that the old O32 ABI.  Which is
>> why I highly recommend using a N32 kernel.
>
> Ok, I'll be the first (only?) one to ask some questions here:
>
> How do I know if I'm using O32 or N32?
>
> What is the difference between O32 and o32, and N32 and n32?
> (I read this page:
> http://techpubs.sgi.com/library/tpl/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?coll=0650&db=man&fname=/usr/share/catman/p_man/cat5/abi.z&srch=ABI
> and I don't see a distinction)

Whether you like caps or not?  :)

> Is NetBSD for Cobalt (or any mips?) going to be moving in one
> direction or the other on this?

Cobalt will likely be moving to N64/N32 kernels with a N32 userland.

-=erik.


> I'm probably not smart enough to understand most of this but I'll try.
> My level of understanding of hardware and code isn't what it needs to
> be to really get into this I think.
>
> Andy
>