Re: Speed up Linux Development Cycle By Using a Simulator

David =?iso-8859-1?q?K=E5gedal?= (davidk@lysator.liu.se)
12 Apr 1999 11:14:21 +0200


Rayson Ho <ut_bookstore@yahoo.com> writes:

> Is anyone using a machine simulator on Linux?
> A machine simulator simulates the behaviour of a
> machine, including CPU ( s ) , memory, L1/2/3 caches,
> buses, and other hardware devices. I think it helps if
> we can run Linux under such a simulator. We can find
> out the behaviour of application programs too.
>
> The only machine simulator that I know is the SimOS
> and it is open source. Does anyone get it work under
> Linux or even get Linux work under it? BTW, is there
> another simulator available?
>
> SimOS: simos.stanford.edu

There's SimICS <http://www.simics.com>, although it isn't available
for free.

I know it boots standard Solaris 7 and simulates SPARC processors at
av very low level.

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David Kågedal        <davidk@lysator.liu.se> http://www.lysator.liu.se/~davidk/

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