Dear Detlev Zundel,
In message m2prardbo5.fsf@ohwell.denx.de you wrote:
Not quite. A quick check reveals that the bcm7038 is a r5000 based mips64 bit at heart (I'm a little confused here, there seem to be also 32bit r5000?). So not only will you be doing a new cpu port (level 2), but really a new architecture , i.e. mips64 - so you enter the game at level 3 ;)
That's not quite correct. IIRC, the "purple" board also uses a 64bit MIPS processor (5Kc). So it's "just" anothe rnew board port.
So very likely you should start out by creating cpu/mips64. In here should go everything which is general enough to also be of use for the next mips64 ports that come along.
I think this is not compulsory.
Would someone be able to assist me in porting to this cpu/board?
I'm not sure whether you fill find a single person, but I'm sure that the mailing list as such will at least try to point you in the right direction.
And of course there is a number of companies who are specialized in performing such ports, um...
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk