Linux boots on Sun's Niagara chip

Is this a big deal?: Part of the allure of Linux is its portability.

Linux is often the OS of choice for bringing up a new processor design. An experienced programmer can get Linux to boot on a new piece of hardware with a week of work.

Of course, that is nothing more than getting it to boot and run some simple diagnostics. There is then much, much, much more work to get something that is ready for the customer environment. The article did not say that 32 processors were executing code, but rather that 32 processors were activated.

I have worked on bring-up of computer systems. Unless Sun is further along than this article implies, there is a minimum of 18 months before you could load Red Hat, Suse, or your favorite Distro onto a Niagara-based machine and do useful work.; Posted by: CattleProd Posted on: 02/20/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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Very cool balsover | 02/17/06

Wouldn't it be funny... balsover | 02/17/06

You would be wrong here. B.O.F.H. | 02/19/06

Not so much Roger Ramjet | 02/21/06

Is this a big deal? CattleProd | 02/20/06

Sweet Roger Ramjet | 02/21/06

I think you missed my point CattleProd | 02/21/06

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