Hi Francis, On Wed, 1 Aug 2007 17:30:35 +0200 "Francis Moreau" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello Rene, > > On 8/1/07, Rene Herman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 08/01/2007 03:27 PM, Francis Moreau wrote: > > > > > I'm used to hack Linux on a ARM based board and would like to be > > > involved in x86_64 architecture but I don't know where I should > > > start... > > > > > > Could anyone point out some nice documentations/books describing this > > > architecture ? > > > > First and foremost the AMD64 architecture documentation from AMD itself: > > > > http://www.amd.com/gb-uk/Processors/TechnicalResources/0,,30_182_739_7044,00.html > > > > Thank you for the pointer but I alread knew about them. > > I was actually more interested in books which are more pleasant to > read than a raw datasheet. Something like "x86_64 arch for newbies" ;) > Then you may have a look at http://www.chip-architect.com/news/2003_09_21_Detailed_Architecture_of_AMDs_64bit_Core.html It's a bit more pleasant to read than the AMD or Intel programming manuals but in the long run you will need those along with the accompanying erratas. Sébastien. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
