Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2024 16:28:10 -0700 From: Michael Dexter <editor@callfortesting.org> To: freebsd-enterprisewg@freebsd.org Subject: For your radar: Apple Silicon support Message-ID: <d1d7c816-a7f1-4076-90e4-04326fc7e062@callfortesting.org>
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Hello All, In preparing for the FreeBSD on ARM64 talk I gave at FOSSY.us, I refreshed my knowledge of the available systems that fill the "bathtub" between the countless phones we all own and the many ARM-based servers from Ampere, Cavium, and the like. "ARM64 Developer Workstations" remain a challenge of cost, availability, or both, with one exception: Apple Silicon systems. They are plentiful and very, very fast, even their entry-level models. The Asahi Linux project has done much of the heavy lifting for Apple Silicon support and the first step of using OpenBSD on Apple Silicon is to install the Asahi boot loader. Kyle Evans is one of the best resources available for the state of FreeBSD on this platform but has made it clear that he alone cannot move this work forward at a meaningful pace. With bhyve now working on ARM64, reportedly the M2 and M3 CPUs support nested virtualization and will be exposed to the user on the M3 in the next version of macOS. Hopefully I am not alone in finding this very exciting and I simply ask that you put it on your collective radar for consideration for future developer attention! All the best, Michael Dexter
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