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authorNick Withers <nick.withers@anu.edu.au>2014-01-16 14:21:10 +1100
committerGedare Bloom <gedare@rtems.org>2014-01-23 11:28:21 -0500
commita7775cbd0985166dec4666dddf19e226671396b8 (patch)
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parentlibchip/serial: Documentation (diff)
downloadrtems-a7775cbd0985166dec4666dddf19e226671396b8.tar.bz2
Add warnings to MOTLoad-equipped BSPs' READMEs that a "waitProbe", "netShut" sequence must be executed in MOTLoad before booting RTEMS to remove its network interface interrupt handlers, lest memory corruption occur
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@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@ detailed information)
NOTE: The BSP supports both, the mvme6100 and the mvme5500 boards.
It detects relevant hardware at run-time.
+WARNING: It is extremely important that a MOTLoad "waitProbe", "netShut"
+ sequence be executed before booting RTEMS. Otherwise, network
+ interface interrupt handlers installed by MOTLoad may cause memory
+ corruption
+
CONSOLE: 2 serial devices, UART driver from 'shared' - no surprises
("/dev/ttyS0", [="/dev/console"], "/dev/ttyS1"). (Only
/dev/ttyS0 is accessible from the front panel.)