Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2015 01:16:34 +0000 (UTC) From: Benjamin Kaduk <bjk@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r47612 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status Message-ID: <201510180116.t9I1GYcw059689@repo.freebsd.org>
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Author: bjk Date: Sun Oct 18 01:16:34 2015 New Revision: 47612 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/47612 Log: Add ThunderX report from Zbigniew Bodek Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2015-07-2015-09.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2015-07-2015-09.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2015-07-2015-09.xml Sat Oct 17 22:56:21 2015 (r47611) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2015-07-2015-09.xml Sun Oct 18 01:16:34 2015 (r47612) @@ -2652,4 +2652,94 @@ </help> </project> + <project cat='arch'> + <title>&os; on Cavium ThunderX (arm64)</title> + + <contact> + <person> + <name> + <given>Dominik</given> + <common>Ermel</common> + </name> + <email>der@semihalf.com</email> + </person> + + <person> + <name> + <given>Wojciech</given> + <common>Macek</common> + </name> + <email>wma@semihalf.com</email> + </person> + + <person> + <name> + <given>Zbigniew</given> + <common>Bodek</common> + </name> + <email>zbb@semihalf.com</email> + </person> + </contact> + + <body> + <p>Cavium’s ThunderX is a high-performance 64-bit ARMv8 CPU, + available in configurations with up to 48 cores per package. + ThunderX is the initial reference platform for the &os;/arm64 + porting effort.</p> + + + <p>Additional Semihalf-sponsored work on ThunderX support + brought brand new features such as:</p> + + <ul> + <li> Multi-socket operation: + &os; now runs on a two-node ThunderX server board with total + number of 96 CPU cores!</li> + <li>Virtual Networking Interface Card driver: + The VNIC driver consists of 4 elements (BGX, MDIO, and + Physical and Virtual Functions) and is the second driver in &os; + to utilize SR-IOV capabilities. ThunderX is now able to use + built-in networking interfaces at 1–40 Gbps.</li> + </ul> + + <p>Moreover, previously introduced functionalities have been + improved and committed to HEAD. This include:</p> + <ul> + <li>PCIe drivers (for both internal and external + controllers)</li> + <li>ITS (Interrupt Translation Services) fixes</li> + <li>Platform-specific changes for ThunderX</li> + <li>Various other fixes to kernel (PCI, UMA, etc.)</li> + </ul> + + <p>The remaining features are being reviewed and will be + integrated to HEAD soon. However, the GENERIC kernel already + supports and runs on ThunderX. + </p> + </body> + + <sponsor> + The FreeBSD Foundation + </sponsor> + + <sponsor> + ARM Ltd. + </sponsor> + + <sponsor> + Cavium + </sponsor> + + <sponsor> + Semihalf + </sponsor> + + <help> + <task> + <p>Upstream the remaining features: 2-socket support, VNIC + driver, and PCIe fixes</p> + </task> + </help> + </project> + </report>
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