1================================= 2Linux on the Nios II architecture 3================================= 4 5This is a port of Linux to Nios II (nios2) processor. 6 7In order to compile for Nios II, you need a version of GCC with support for the generic 8system call ABI. Please see this link for more information on how compiling and booting 9software for the Nios II platform: 10http://www.rocketboards.org/foswiki/Documentation/NiosIILinuxUserManual 11 12For reference, please see the following link: 13http://www.altera.com/literature/lit-nio2.jsp 14 15What is Nios II? 16================ 17Nios II is a 32-bit embedded-processor architecture designed specifically for the 18Altera family of FPGAs. In order to support Linux, Nios II needs to be configured 19with MMU and hardware multiplier enabled. 20 21Nios II ABI 22=========== 23Please refer to chapter "Application Binary Interface" in Nios II Processor Reference 24Handbook. 25