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NetBSD/amd64 is a port to the AMD64 family of processors and |
NetBSD/amd64 is a port to the AMD64 family of processors and |
supports all other CPUs that implement the 64bit AMD64 |
supports all other CPUs that implement the 64bit AMD64 |
architecture. These currently include AMD Opteron, AMD Athlon64, |
architecture. These currently include AMD Opteron, AMD Athlon64, |
and Intel CPUs with the EM64T extension. |
and Intel CPUs with the EM64T extension. |
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NetBSD/amd64 is a true 64bit operating system. Running |
NetBSD/amd64 is a true 64bit operating system. Running |
32bit NetBSD/i386 binaries is supported as well, see |
32bit NetBSD/i386 binaries is supported as well, see |
<a href="http://netbsd.gw.com/cgi-bin/man-cgi?compat_netbsd32+8+NetBSD-5.1+i386">compat_netbsd32(8)</a>. Running 32bit Linux emulations will |
<a href="http://netbsd.gw.com/cgi-bin/man-cgi?compat_netbsd32+8+NetBSD-5.1+i386">compat_netbsd32(8)</a>. Running 32bit Linux emulations will |
be available in the future, the setup will be similar to |
be available in the future, the setup will be similar to |
the one described in <a href="http://netbsd.gw.com/cgi-bin/man-cgi?compat_svr4_32+8+NetBSD-5.1+i386">compat_svr4_32(8)</a>. |
the one described in <a href="http://netbsd.gw.com/cgi-bin/man-cgi?compat_svr4_32+8+NetBSD-5.1+i386">compat_svr4_32(8)</a>. |
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The port was first committed to the NetBSD source tree as NetBSD/x86_64 |
The port was first committed to the NetBSD source tree as NetBSD/x86_64 |
on June 19th, 2001 and renamed to NetBSD/amd64 on April 26th, 2003. |
on June 19th, 2001 and renamed to NetBSD/amd64 on April 26th, 2003. |
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The original work to do this port was done by Frank van der Linden at |
The original work to do this port was done by Frank van der Linden at |
<a class="ulink" href="http://www.wasabisystems.com/" target="_top">Wasabi Systems</a>, assisted by |
<a class="ulink" href="http://www.wasabisystems.com/" target="_top">Wasabi Systems</a>, assisted by |
<a class="ulink" href="http://www.amd.com/" target="_top">AMD</a>, who provided the simulator |
<a class="ulink" href="http://www.amd.com/" target="_top">AMD</a>, who provided the simulator |
(Simics VirtuHammer), pre-release hardware and access to a range |
(Simics VirtuHammer), pre-release hardware and access to a range |
of Opteron hardware through the |
of Opteron hardware through the |
<a class="ulink" href="http://developer.amd.com/" target="_top">AMD Developer Center</a>. |
<a class="ulink" href="http://developer.amd.com/" target="_top">AMD Developer Center</a>. |
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The port is fully functional. It has been tested on single-CPU and |
The port is fully functional. It has been tested on single-CPU and |
multiprocessor (SMP) Opteron configurations. Since the <a class="ulink" href="../../releases/formal-2.0/NetBSD-2.0.html" target="_top">release of NetBSD 2.0</a>, |
multiprocessor (SMP) Opteron configurations. Since the <a class="ulink" href="../../releases/formal-2.0/NetBSD-2.0.html" target="_top">release of NetBSD 2.0</a>, |
it is a completely supported platform. |
it is a completely supported platform. |
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Andrew Doran is the maintainer of NetBSD/amd64. |
Andrew Doran is the maintainer of NetBSD/amd64. |
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