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diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/nios2/nios2.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/nios2/nios2.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d6d0a94 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/nios2/nios2.txt @@ -0,0 +1,62 @@ +* Nios II Processor Binding + +This binding specifies what properties available in the device tree +representation of a Nios II Processor Core. + +Users can use sopc2dts tool for generating device tree sources (dts) from a +Qsys system. See more detail in: http://www.alterawiki.com/wiki/Sopc2dts + +Required properties: + +- compatible: Compatible property value should be "altr,nios2-1.0". +- reg: Contains CPU index. +- interrupt-controller: Specifies that the node is an interrupt controller +- #interrupt-cells: Specifies the number of cells needed to encode an + interrupt source, should be 1. +- clock-frequency: Contains the clock frequency for CPU, in Hz. +- dcache-line-size: Contains data cache line size. +- icache-line-size: Contains instruction line size. +- dcache-size: Contains data cache size. +- icache-size: Contains instruction cache size. +- altr,pid-num-bits: Specifies the number of bits to use to represent the process + identifier (PID). +- altr,tlb-num-ways: Specifies the number of set-associativity ways in the TLB. +- altr,tlb-num-entries: Specifies the number of entries in the TLB. +- altr,tlb-ptr-sz: Specifies size of TLB pointer. +- altr,has-mul: Specifies CPU hardware multipy support, should be 1. +- altr,has-mmu: Specifies CPU support MMU support, should be 1. +- altr,has-initda: Specifies CPU support initda instruction, should be 1. +- altr,reset-addr: Specifies CPU reset address +- altr,fast-tlb-miss-addr: Specifies CPU fast TLB miss exception address +- altr,exception-addr: Specifies CPU exception address + +Optional properties: +- altr,has-div: Specifies CPU hardware divide support +- altr,implementation: Nios II core implementation, this should be "fast"; + +Example: + +cpu@0x0 { + device_type = "cpu"; + compatible = "altr,nios2-1.0"; + reg = <0>; + interrupt-controller; + #interrupt-cells = <1>; + clock-frequency = <125000000>; + dcache-line-size = <32>; + icache-line-size = <32>; + dcache-size = <32768>; + icache-size = <32768>; + altr,implementation = "fast"; + altr,pid-num-bits = <8>; + altr,tlb-num-ways = <16>; + altr,tlb-num-entries = <128>; + altr,tlb-ptr-sz = <7>; + altr,has-div = <1>; + altr,has-mul = <1>; + altr,reset-addr = <0xc2800000>; + altr,fast-tlb-miss-addr = <0xc7fff400>; + altr,exception-addr = <0xd0000020>; + altr,has-initda = <1>; + altr,has-mmu = <1>; +}; diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/nios2/timer.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/nios2/timer.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..904a584 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/nios2/timer.txt @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +Altera Timer + +Required properties: + +- compatible : should be "altr,timer-1.0" +- reg : Specifies base physical address and size of the registers. +- interrupt-parent: phandle of the interrupt controller +- interrupts : Should contain the timer interrupt number +- clock-frequency : The frequency of the clock that drives the counter, in Hz. + +Example: + +timer { + compatible = "altr,timer-1.0"; + reg = <0x00400000 0x00000020>; + interrupt-parent = <&cpu>; + interrupts = <11>; + clock-frequency = <125000000>; +}; diff --git a/Documentation/nios2/README b/Documentation/nios2/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..054a67d --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/nios2/README @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +Linux on the Nios II architecture +================================= + +This is a port of Linux to Nios II (nios2) processor. + +In order to compile for Nios II, you need a version of GCC with support for the generic +system call ABI. Please see this link for more information on how compiling and booting +software for the Nios II platform: +http://www.rocketboards.org/foswiki/Documentation/NiosIILinuxUserManual + +For reference, please see the following link: +http://www.altera.com/literature/lit-nio2.jsp + +What is Nios II? +================ +Nios II is a 32-bit embedded-processor architecture designed specifically for the +Altera family of FPGAs. In order to support Linux, Nios II needs to be configured +with MMU and hardware multiplier enabled. + +Nios II ABI +=========== +Please refer to chapter "Application Binary Interface" in Nios II Processor Reference +Handbook. |