Author_Institution :
Adv. Micro Devices, Austin, TX, USA
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;
