diff --git a/qemu-tech.texi b/qemu-tech.texi index 0380de77b6..35da6a40af 100644 --- a/qemu-tech.texi +++ b/qemu-tech.texi @@ -2,162 +2,9 @@ @appendix Implementation notes @menu -* CPU emulation:: * Managed start up options:: @end menu -@node CPU emulation -@section CPU emulation - -@menu -* x86:: x86 and x86-64 emulation -* ARM:: ARM emulation -* MIPS:: MIPS emulation -* PPC:: PowerPC emulation -* SPARC:: Sparc32 and Sparc64 emulation -* Xtensa:: Xtensa emulation -@end menu - -@node x86 -@subsection x86 and x86-64 emulation - -QEMU x86 target features: - -@itemize - -@item The virtual x86 CPU supports 16 bit and 32 bit addressing with segmentation. -LDT/GDT and IDT are emulated. VM86 mode is also supported to run -DOSEMU. There is some support for MMX/3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, -and SSE4 as well as x86-64 SVM. - -@item Support of host page sizes bigger than 4KB in user mode emulation. - -@item QEMU can emulate itself on x86. - -@item An extensive Linux x86 CPU test program is included @file{tests/test-i386}. -It can be used to test other x86 virtual CPUs. - -@end itemize - -Current QEMU limitations: - -@itemize - -@item Limited x86-64 support. - -@item IPC syscalls are missing. - -@item The x86 segment limits and access rights are not tested at every -memory access (yet). Hopefully, very few OSes seem to rely on that for -normal use. - -@end itemize - -@node ARM -@subsection ARM emulation - -@itemize - -@item Full ARM 7 user emulation. - -@item NWFPE FPU support included in user Linux emulation. - -@item Can run most ARM Linux binaries. - -@end itemize - -@node MIPS -@subsection MIPS emulation - -@itemize - -@item The system emulation allows full MIPS32/MIPS64 Release 2 emulation, -including privileged instructions, FPU and MMU, in both little and big -endian modes. - -@item The Linux userland emulation can run many 32 bit MIPS Linux binaries. - -@end itemize - -Current QEMU limitations: - -@itemize - -@item Self-modifying code is not always handled correctly. - -@item 64 bit userland emulation is not implemented. - -@item The system emulation is not complete enough to run real firmware. - -@item The watchpoint debug facility is not implemented. - -@end itemize - -@node PPC -@subsection PowerPC emulation - -@itemize - -@item Full PowerPC 32 bit emulation, including privileged instructions, -FPU and MMU. - -@item Can run most PowerPC Linux binaries. - -@end itemize - -@node SPARC -@subsection Sparc32 and Sparc64 emulation - -@itemize - -@item Full SPARC V8 emulation, including privileged -instructions, FPU and MMU. SPARC V9 emulation includes most privileged -and VIS instructions, FPU and I/D MMU. Alignment is fully enforced. - -@item Can run most 32-bit SPARC Linux binaries, SPARC32PLUS Linux binaries and -some 64-bit SPARC Linux binaries. - -@end itemize - -Current QEMU limitations: - -@itemize - -@item IPC syscalls are missing. - -@item Floating point exception support is buggy. - -@item Atomic instructions are not correctly implemented. - -@item There are still some problems with Sparc64 emulators. - -@end itemize - -@node Xtensa -@subsection Xtensa emulation - -@itemize - -@item Core Xtensa ISA emulation, including most options: code density, -loop, extended L32R, 16- and 32-bit multiplication, 32-bit division, -MAC16, miscellaneous operations, boolean, FP coprocessor, coprocessor -context, debug, multiprocessor synchronization, -conditional store, exceptions, relocatable vectors, unaligned exception, -interrupts (including high priority and timer), hardware alignment, -region protection, region translation, MMU, windowed registers, thread -pointer, processor ID. - -@item Not implemented options: data/instruction cache (including cache -prefetch and locking), XLMI, processor interface. Also options not -covered by the core ISA (e.g. FLIX, wide branches) are not implemented. - -@item Can run most Xtensa Linux binaries. - -@item New core configuration that requires no additional instructions -may be created from overlay with minimal amount of hand-written code. - -@end itemize - @node Managed start up options @section Managed start up options