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author | Joel Sherrill <joel.sherrill@OARcorp.com> | 2002-07-30 21:43:53 +0000 |
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committer | Joel Sherrill <joel.sherrill@OARcorp.com> | 2002-07-30 21:43:53 +0000 |
commit | 8d7393ad5f760a5dbaa5767a9ce586bbe18fce8e (patch) | |
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parent | 2002-07-30 Ralf Corsepius <corsepiu@faw.uni-ulm.de> (diff) | |
download | rtems-8d7393ad5f760a5dbaa5767a9ce586bbe18fce8e.tar.bz2 |
2002-07-30 Joel Sherrill <joel@OARcorp.com>
* BSP_TIMES, ChangeLog, Makefile.am, arm.texi, bsp.t, callconv.t,
cpumodel.t, cputable.t, fatalerr.t, intr_NOTIMES.t, memmodel.t,
preface.texi, stamp-vti, timeBSP.t, timing.texi, version.texi,
wksheets.texi: New files as ARM supplement initial version added.
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diff --git a/doc/supplements/arm/preface.texi b/doc/supplements/arm/preface.texi new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..27bb11a558 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/supplements/arm/preface.texi @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +@c +@c COPYRIGHT (c) 1988-2002. +@c On-Line Applications Research Corporation (OAR). +@c All rights reserved. +@c +@c $Id$ +@c + +@ifinfo +@node Preface, CPU Model Dependent Features, Top, Top +@end ifinfo +@unnumbered Preface + +The Real Time Executive for Multiprocessor Systems (RTEMS) +is designed to be portable across multiple processor +architectures. However, the nature of real-time systems makes +it essential that the application designer understand certain +processor dependent implementation details. These processor +dependencies include calling convention, board support package +issues, interrupt processing, exact RTEMS memory requirements, +performance data, header files, and the assembly language +interface to the executive. + +This document discusses the ARM architecture dependencies +in this port of RTEMS. The ARM family has a wide variety +of implementations by a wide range of vendors. Consequently, +there are 100's of CPU models within it. + +It is highly recommended that the ARM +RTEMS application developer obtain and become familiar with the +documentation for the processor being used as well as the +documentation for the ARM architecture as a whole. + +@subheading Architecture Documents + +For information on the ARM architecture, +refer to the following documents available from Arm, Limited +(@file{http//www.arm.com/}). There does not appear to +be an electronic version of a manual on the architecture +in general on that site. The following book is a good +resource: + +@itemize @bullet +@item @cite{David Seal. "ARM Architecture Reference Manual." +Addison-Wesley. @b{ISBN 0-201-73719-1}. 2001.} + +@end itemize + + |