[parisc-linux] RE: [Linux-ia64] Linux, Itanium and PA/RISC

[Adriano Galano]

Hi Matthew and *:

> On Mon, Mar 24, 2003 at 11:41:18AM +0100, Adriano Galano wrote:
> > Hi all:
> >
> > I read that IA-64 support PA-RISC instruction mapping.
> That's mean that I
> > can use Linux for PA/RISC (http://www.parisc-linux.org/) in
> a Itanium 2
> > computer?
>
> No.  You certainly can't run a PA-RISC kernel on an IA64 box,
> just like
> you can't run an x86 kernel on an ia64 box.
>

Sorry for my newbie questions but:

If IPF support PA-RISC mapping is not easy to "port" the PA/RISC Linux,
excluding architectural changes in the chipset or booting process?

How HP/UX v 11.6 could be offer compatibility between PA/RISC and Itanium 2
systems?

How "exact" is the PA-RISC mapping on the IA-64 core?


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Regards,

-Adriano (bryam)
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