[PATCH 1/1] [x86] Configuration options to compile out x86 CPU support code

2008-08-05 Thread Thomas Petazzoni
This patch adds some configuration options that allow to compile out CPU vendor-specific code in x86 kernels (in arch/x86/kernel/cpu). The new configuration options are only visible when CONFIG_EMBEDDED is selected, as they are mostly interesting for space savings reasons. An example of size

Re: linux kernel under psim

2008-08-05 Thread Kumar Gala
On Aug 5, 2008, at 7:58 AM, Mihaela Grigore wrote: Hello, Has anyone tried or knows if it is possible to run a 2.6 linux kernel under psim? not sure about psim but lots of people do it under qemu. - k -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-embedded in the body of

linux under emulator

2008-08-05 Thread Mihaela Grigore
If I intend to run a 2.6 linux kernel under a powerpc emulator, what is needed to make a minimal bootable system? I mean, apart from the kernel itself and busybox, do I need a bootloader ? If no actual hardware is used and the kernel can reside directly in ram from the emulator's point of view (so