Re: [Xen-devel] [RFC][PATCH]mini-os: big-endian mini-os on ia64

To:	Dietmar Hahn <dietmar.hahn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Mark Williamson <mark.williamson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject:	Re: [Xen-devel] [RFC][PATCH]mini-os: big-endian mini-os on ia64
From:	Keir Fraser <Keir.Fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date:	Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:42:28 +0000
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On 28/2/07 08:21, "Dietmar Hahn" <dietmar.hahn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Currently we have a prototype of our OS (BS2000 - S/390 like mainframe os)
> running in big-endian mode on ia64 hardware.

Couldn't you run BS2000 in little-endian mode? How hardcoded is the
endianness assumption (e.g., all over your ia64-specific additions)?

 -- Keir

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