cpu/mips32r2_common adds base architecture support for mips32r2 cores it can be built in it own right as a 'CPU', but is dependant on a bootloader (like u-boot) to have bootstrapped the system, this has been tested on a 'malta' FPGA system (BOARD=mips-malta) with various mips32r2 compliant cores (interAptiv, P5600, etc).