• DocumentCode
    821905
  • Title

    Unix and the Am29000 microprocessor

  • Author

    Mann, Daniel

  • Author_Institution
    Adv. Micro Devices, Austin, TX, USA
  • Volume
    12
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1992
  • Firstpage
    23
  • Lastpage
    31
  • Abstract
    Features that make the AM29000 a good Unix host are examined. The discussion covers the C calling sequence, context switching, system calls, interrupt handling, memory access protection, cache support, multiprocessor Unix, floating-point support, and system costs.<>
  • Keywords
    Unix; computer architecture; microprocessor chips; AM29000; C calling sequence; Unix; cache support; context switching; floating-point support; interrupt handling; memory access; multiprocessor Unix; system calls; Algorithms; Application software; Buildings; Memory management; Microprocessors; Operating systems; Real time systems; Reduced instruction set computing; Registers; Workstations;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Micro, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0272-1732
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/40.124377
  • Filename
    124377
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=821905