On 5/24/05, Eric Van Hensbergen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> In the meantime, porting to the G5 (or any other readily available
> ppc64 platform) would probably be your best bet. First step is the
> compiler (while you may be able to use the 32-bit power compiler,
> you'll really want 64-bit if you are looking to squeeze performance).
> Next is working with jmk (who is adding 64-bit support to the kernels
> for opteron) to do the same thing for PowerPC.
>
As a step in providing resources towards this direction, I've put a
dual-2GHz G5 on my home network next to my grid systems. If folks
want to take a crack at getting kencc to run under ppc64 Linux (or to
test output from cross-compilation) (it should also be possible to
test ppc32 output as well). I will be trying to get the system
running the new version of rhype which is capable of running bare on
G5s, which will allow folks to try out cross-compiled kernels under
hypervisor on PPC64/PPC32.
I'll also be hosting a IBM Full System Simulator installation there
once its released - this will allow running kernels in an emulation
environment which should make bring up easier.
If folks are going to be actively pursuing this path and want access
to ppc64/ppc32 hardware, let me know and I'll set up accounts.
-eric
