VxWorks for PowerPC

Architecture Supplement

5.5  

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Contents

1 Introduction

2 Building Applications

Defining Compiler Options
Compiling Modules for GDB

3 Interface Variations

Small Data Area
HI and HIADJ Macros
Memory Management Unit
AltiVec Support

4 Architecture Considerations

Divide-by-Zero Handling
Processor Mode
26-bit Addressing
Byte Order
Hardware Breakpoints
PowerPC Register Usage
Caches
Floating-Point Support
VxMP Support for Motorola PowerPC Boards
Exceptions and Interrupts
Memory Layout

5 Reference Materials

General PowerPC Documents
Motorola PowerPC MPC74xx and AltiVec
Development Reference Documents
PPC405GP Development Reference Documents
PPC440GP Development Reference Documents