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author | Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@ens-lyon.org> | 2015-02-18 00:58:35 +0100 |
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committer | Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@ens-lyon.org> | 2015-02-18 00:58:35 +0100 |
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Revert "rename open_issues.mdwn to service_solahart_jakarta_selatan__082122541663.mdwn"
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diff --git a/open_issues/64-bit_port.mdwn b/open_issues/64-bit_port.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 00000000..04273630 --- /dev/null +++ b/open_issues/64-bit_port.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,72 @@ +[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Free Software Foundation, +Inc."]] + +[[!meta license="""[[!toggle id="license" text="GFDL 1.2+"]][[!toggleable +id="license" text="Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this +document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or +any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant +Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license +is included in the section entitled [[GNU Free Documentation +License|/fdl]]."]]"""]] + +[[!tag open_issue_gnumach open_issue_mig]] + +There is a `master-x86_64` GNU Mach branch. As of 2012-11-20, it only supports +the [[microkernel/mach/gnumach/ports/Xen]] platform. + + +# IRC, freenode, #hurd, 2011-10-16 + + <youpi> it'd be really good to have a 64bit kernel, no need to care about + addressing space :) + <braunr> yes a 64 bits kernel would be nice + <braunr> i guess it wouldn't be too hard to have a special mach kernel for + 64 bits processors, but 32 bits userland only + <youpi> well, it means tinkering with mig + +[[mig_portable_rpc_declarations]]. + + +# IRC, freenode, #hurd, 2012-10-03 + + <braunr> youpi: just so you know in case you try the master-x86_64 with + grub + <braunr> youpi: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=689509 + <youpi> ok, thx + <braunr> the squeeze version is fine but i had to patch the wheezy/sid one + <youpi> I actually hadn't hoped to boot into 64bit directly from grub + <braunr> youpi: there is code in viengoos that could be reused + <braunr> i've been thinking about it for a time now + <youpi> ok + <braunr> the two easiest ways are 1/ the viengoos one (a -m32 object file + converted with objcopy as an embedded loader) + <braunr> and 2/ establishing an identity mapping using 4x1 GB large pages + and switching to long mode, then jumping to c code to complete the + initialization + <braunr> i think i'll go the second way with x15, so you'll have the two :) + + +## IRC, freenode, #hurd, 2013-07-02 + +In context of [[mondriaan_memory_protection]]. + + <xscript> BTW, it's not like I have an infinite amount of time for this, + but having 64-bit support would be valuable for me, so I might contribute + that back if it's not a too monumental task + <xscript> I saw some discussions about 32bit apps on top of 64bit mach, but + I'd like a full 64bit system + <xscript> any clues? + <xscript> I suppose the compiler support is all there already + <xscript> is MIG (and mach) the only piece missing? + <braunr> the problem is the interfaces themselves + <braunr> type widths + <braunr> as passed between userspace and kernel + + +## IRC, OFTC, #debian-hurd, 2013-10-05 + + <dharc> and what about 64 bit support, almost done? + <youpi> kernel part is done + <youpi> MIG 32/64 trnaslation missing + +[[mig_portable_rpc_declarations]]. |