Documentation/arch/powerpc/cpu_families.rst
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CPU Families
============
This document tries to summarise some of the different cpu families that exist
and are supported by arch/powerpc.
Book3S (aka sPAPR)
------------------
- Hash MMU (except 603 and e300)
- Radix MMU (POWER9 and later)
- Software loaded TLB (603 and e300)
- Selectable Software loaded TLB in addition to hash MMU (755, 7450, e600)
- Mix of 32 & 64 bit::
+--------------+ +----------------+
| Old POWER | --------------> | RS64 (threads) |
+--------------+ +----------------+
|
|
v
+--------------+ +----------------+ +------+
| 601 | --------------> | 603 | ---> | e300 |
+--------------+ +----------------+ +------+
| |
| |
v v
+--------------+ +-----+ +----------------+ +-------+
| 604 | | 755 | <--- | 750 (G3) | ---> | 750CX |
+--------------+ +-----+ +----------------+ +-------+
| | |
| | |
v v v
+--------------+ +----------------+ +-------+
| 620 (64 bit) | | 7400 | | 750CL |
+--------------+ +----------------+ +-------+
| | |
| | |
v v v
+--------------+ +----------------+ +-------+
| POWER3/630 | | 7410 | | 750FX |
+--------------+ +----------------+ +-------+
| |
| |
v v
+--------------+ +----------------+
| POWER3+ | | 7450 |
+--------------+ +----------------+
| |
| |
v v
+--------------+ +----------------+
| POWER4 | | 7455 |
+--------------+ +----------------+
| |
| |
v v
+--------------+ +-------+ +----------------+
| POWER4+ | --> | 970 | | 7447 |
+--------------+ +-------+ +----------------+
| | |
| | |
v v v
+--------------+ +-------+ +----------------+
| POWER5 | | 970FX | | 7448 |
+--------------+ +-------+ +----------------+
| | |
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