The file in this directory is a netboot kernel for IP32, R10K/R12K based systems.

It should be regarded as extremely unstable, and WILL NOT BE SUPPORTED BY THE
Gentoo/MIPS TEAM.  So if you try it out, and it explodes, do not report the
problem to us, as we know it doesn't work.  It's here specifically for testing
by people who know what they are doing, and simply as a proof of concept.

That all said, try it out and let us know what you get.



Update: 20060205

Some user feedback recommends the following options to be set in /proc
immediately upon boot to further reduce the chances of triggering the
speculative execution issue until the problem can be avoided:

# Define length of time, in centisecs, between wakeups of pdflush
echo 2 > /proc/sys/vm/dirty_writeback_centisecs

# Set the minimum age of pages that pdflush will swap out
echo 2 > /proc/sys/vm/dirty_expire_centisecs

# Using swap space on disks controlled by the aic7xxx will lock up much faster
echo 0 > /proc/sys/vm/swappiness