• Maciej W. Rozycki's avatar
    MIPS: Kconfig: Enable microMIPS support for Malta · 424ebcdf
    Maciej W. Rozycki authored
    Add missing microMIPS support to Malta.  Currently the kernel only
    enables support for the instruction set for the SEAD-3 board despite the
    fact processor features have nothing to do with the board a processor is
    installed in.
    
    In this case there is no way to run microMIPS software in a fully
    supported way under Linux on QEMU.  QEMU supports the emulation of a
    Malta board, but does not emulate SEAD-3.  Linux supports running
    microMIPS code on a SEAD-3 board, but hardcodes such support to off on
    an emulated Malta board even if the processor selected has the microMIPS
    instruction set implemented.
    
    Adding support for the SEAD-3 to QEMU is a major project.  Flipping a
    bit in the kernel that shouldn't have been cleared in the first place is
    a trivial effort.  Thus the answer is plain...
    Signed-off-by: default avatarMaciej W. Rozycki <macro@codesourcery.com>
    Cc: linux-mips@linux-mips.org
    Patchwork: https://patchwork.linux-mips.org/patch/8478/Signed-off-by: default avatarRalf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org>
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