On 2015-02-10 5:31 AM, Held Bier wrote:
Hi.
Looks like PA-RISC 1.1 added bi-endian support.
What about PA-RISC Linux? I know it's big endian.
But does it possible to build little endian kernel? If so, how?
Is migration to little endian planned? It should be reasonable
as it will bring more compatibility with other Linux world.
Unlikely. According to the PA 2.0 arch, implementation of this feature
was optional.
Further the PDC/IODC firmware and software tool chains need little
endian support. This
is a massive amount of work. So, unless one one decided to create a
64-bit embedded
PA-RISC processor for mass deployment, it wouldn't be worth the effort.
Dave
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