Re: Speed up Linux Development Cycle By Using a Simulator

Chris Wedgwood (cw@ix.net.nz)
Fri, 9 Apr 1999 18:52:18 +1200

> 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.

People have used this for linux-mips. Right now it's way too low to
be useful... also, I suspect simulator won't show up timing related
bugs and various race conditions which are probably some of the
hardest things to get right...

-cw

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