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Copyright (C) 2003-2005 Anders Gavare. All rights reserved. |
Copyright (C) 2003-2005 Anders Gavare. All rights reserved. |
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<li><a href="#overview">Overview</a> |
<li><a href="#overview">Overview</a> |
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<li><a href="#free">Is GXemul free software?</a> |
<li><a href="#free">Is GXemul Free software?</a> |
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<li><a href="#build">How to compile/build the emulator</a> |
<li><a href="#build">How to compile/build the emulator</a> |
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<li><a href="#run">How to run the emulator</a> |
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<li><a href="#cpus">Which CPU types does GXemul emulate?</a> |
<li><a href="#cpus">Which CPU types does GXemul emulate?</a> |
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<li><a href="#accuracy">Emulation accuracy</a> |
<li><a href="#accuracy">Emulation accuracy</a> |
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<li><a href="#emulmodes">Which machines does GXemul emulate?</a> |
<li><a href="#emulmodes">Which machines does GXemul emulate?</a> |
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systems run as if they were running on a real machine. |
systems run as if they were running on a real machine. |
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It is important to keep in mind that devices and CPUs are not really |
Devices and CPUs are not simulated with 100% accuracy. They are only |
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emulated correctly, they are only "faked" well enough to make eg. NetBSD |
"faked" well enough to make operating systems (eg NetBSD) run without |
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run. Still, the emulator could be of interest for academic research and |
complaining too much. Still, the emulator could be of interest for |
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experiments, such as when learning how to write an OS for a real machine, |
academic research and experiments, such as when learning how to write |
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or profiling SMP, memory, or system call usage. |
operating system code. |
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The emulator is written in C, does not depend on external libraries (except |
The emulator is written in C, does not depend on external libraries (except |
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X11, but that is optional), and should compile and run on most Unix-like |
X11, but that is optional), and should compile and run on most Unix-like |
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systems. If it doesn't, then that is a bug. |
systems. If it doesn't, then that is a bug. |
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(You do not need any MIPS compiler toolchain to build or use GXemul. |
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If you need to compile MIPS binaries from sources, then of course you need |
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such a toolchain, but that is completely separate from GXemul.) |
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The emulator contains code which tries to emulate the workings of CPUs and |
The emulator contains code which tries to emulate the workings of CPUs and |
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You can use pre-compiled kernels (for example NetBSD kernels, or Linux), |
You can use pre-compiled kernels (for example NetBSD kernels, or Linux), |
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or other programs that are in binary format, and in some cases even actual |
or other programs that are in binary format, and in some cases even actual |
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ROM images. A couple of different file formats are supported (ELF, a.out, |
ROM images. A couple of different file formats are supported (ELF, a.out, |
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ECOFF, SREC, raw binaries). |
ECOFF, SREC, and raw binaries). |
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(You do not need any MIPS compiler toolchain to build or use GXemul. |
If you do not have a kernel as a separate file, but you have a bootable |
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If you need to compile MIPS binaries from sources, then of course you need |
disk image, then it is sometimes possible to boot directly from that |
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such a toolchain, but that is completely separate from GXemul. There |
image. (This works for example with DECstation emulation, or when booting |
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is a <a href="technical.html#regtest">regression testing</a> framework, |
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which requires that a GNU CC for mips64-unknown-elf or similar is available. |
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For simply building and using the emulator, it is not required.) |
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<a name="free"></a> |
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<h3>Is GXemul free software?</h3> |
<h3>Is GXemul Free software?</h3> |
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Yes. I have released GXemul under a free license. |
Yes. I have released GXemul under a Free license. The code in GXemul is |
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(For a definitions of the four freedoms associated with free software, |
Copyrighted software, it is <i>not</i> public domain. (If this is |
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please read <a href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html"> |
confusing to you, you might want to read up on the definitions of the |
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http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html</a>.) |
four freedoms associated with Free software, <a |
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href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html">http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html</a>.) |
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The code I have written is released under a 3-clause BSD-style license |
The code I have written is released under a 3-clause BSD-style license |
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(or "revised BSD-style" if one wants to use |
(or "revised BSD-style" if one wants to use |
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<a href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/bsd.html">GNU jargon</a>.) |
<a href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/bsd.html">GNU jargon</a>). |
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Apart from the code I have written, some files are copied from other sources |
Apart from the code I have written, some files are copied from other sources |
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such as NetBSD, for example header files containing symbolic names of |
such as NetBSD, for example header files containing symbolic names of |
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bitfields in device registers. They are also covered by similar licenses, |
bitfields in device registers. They are also covered by similar licenses, |
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This should work on most Unix-like systems. If it doesn't, then please |
This should work on most Unix-like systems. If it doesn't, then |
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mail me a bug report. |
mail me a bug report. |
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Run <b>./configure --help</b> to get a list of configure options. (The |
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possible options differ between different releases and snapshots.) |
possible options differ between different releases and snapshots.) |
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Once you have built GXemul, running it should be rather straight-forward. |
Once you have built GXemul, running it should be rather straight-forward. |
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<b><tt>-h</tt></b> or <b><tt>-H</tt></b> command line options) will |
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To get some ideas about what is possible to run in the emulator, please |
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operating systems</a>. If you are interested in using the emulator to |
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To exit the emulator, type CTRL-C to enter the |
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single-step debugger, and then type <b>quit</b>. By typing CTRL-B instead, |
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CTRL-C is used to break into the debugger, so in order to send CTRL-C to |
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the running (emulated) program, you may use CTRL-B. |
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There is no way to send an actual CTRL-B to the emulated program, when |
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typing in the main controlling terminal window. The solution is to either |
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use <a href="configfiles.html">configuration files</a>, or use |
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<tt><b>-x</b></tt>. Both these solutions cause new xterms to be opened for |
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<h4>MIPS:</h4> |
<h4>MIPS:</h4> |
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Emulation of R4000, which is a 64-bit CPU, was my initial goal. Right |
Emulation of R4000, which is a 64-bit CPU, was my initial goal. |
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now, R2000/R3000-like CPUs are also emulated (32-bit), and emulation of |
R2000/R3000-like CPUs (32-bit), R1x000, and generic MIPS32/MIPS64-style |
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R1x000 (at least the parts that are similar to R4000) is beginning to work |
CPUs are also emulated, and are hopefully almost as stable as the R4000 |
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as expected. Code targeted for MIPS32 and MIPS64 also often work. |
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I have written an experimental dynamic binary translation subsystem. |
I have written an experimental dynamic binary translation subsystem. |
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the command line, but keep in mind that it is still experimental.) |
the command line, but keep in mind that it is still experimental.) |
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<h4>URISC:</h4> |
<h4>URISC:</h4> |
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I have implemented an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/URISC">URISC</a> |
I have implemented an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/URISC">URISC</a> |
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<h4>Other CPU types:</h4> |
<h4>Other CPU types:</h4> |
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There is some code for 64-bit (and 32-bit) POWER/PowerPC emulation too, |
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but it only works for "Hello World" and similarly trivial programs. (There |
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<h3>Emulation accuracy:</h3> |
<h3>Emulation accuracy:</h3> |
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GXemul is an instruction-level simulator; things that would happen in |
GXemul is an instruction-level emulator; things that would happen in |
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several steps within a real CPU are not taken into account (eg. pipe-line |
several steps within a real CPU are not taken into account (eg. pipe-line |
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stages or out-of-order execution). Still, instruction-level accuracy seems |
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to be enough to be able to run complete guest operating systems inside the |
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<h3>Which machines does GXemul emulate?</h3> |
<h3>Which machines does GXemul emulate?</h3> |
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A few different machine types are emulated. The machine types that are |
A few different machine types are emulated. The following machine types |
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emulated best at the moment are: |
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<li><b>DECstation 5000/200</b> ("pmax") |
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<br>(Serial controller (including keyboard and mouse), ethernet, |
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SCSI, and graphical framebuffers.) |
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<li><b>Acer Pica-61</b> (an ARC machine) |
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<li><b>NEC MobilePro 770, 780, 800, and 880</b> (HPCmips machines) |
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<br>(Framebuffer, keyboard, and a PCMCIA IDE controller.) |
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support to output a few boot messages via serial console). |
support to output a few boot messages via serial console). |
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In addition to specific machine types, a "test-machine" can be emulated. |
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A test-machine consists of one or more CPUs and a few experimental |
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<h3>Which guest OSes are possible to run?</h3> |
<h3>Which guest OSes are possible to run?</h3> |
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This table sums up the guest OSes that run well enough to be considered |
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working in the emulator. They can boot from a harddisk image and be |
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interacted with similar to a real machine: |
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login prompt is reached you cannot interact with the system. Kaj-Michael |
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mips-linux development tree. You can find it here: <a |
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