From owner-freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org Wed Mar 9 02:25:03 2016 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-embedded@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 60BCDAC8E45 for ; Wed, 9 Mar 2016 02:25:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from brad2000@gmail.com) Received: from mail-vk0-x231.google.com (mail-vk0-x231.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:400c:c05::231]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 1CCCFAC8; Wed, 9 Mar 2016 02:25:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from brad2000@gmail.com) Received: by mail-vk0-x231.google.com with SMTP id e6so40284112vkh.2; Tue, 08 Mar 2016 18:25:03 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject :from:to:cc; bh=6EJEcBMmtMnleLJQ50fDz8kWzftO7Ed8ctnSgKVd5Ak=; b=PpwNXRiJ4S6SaMoCQp4YQ2fU9qrCeDf26+gznlRfR0nKPxI2LBVLAcSGgoUyJJNjZL RjLPgXLMR/reE1lKCeK65pvWeMpZOusBEN8qf2hzIn4HRbmqMMxib8C92j6eTgcGFTM5 8dS8G/K/D54k6SGJro6royPGWxxpAsmMf92+raEu7z8z/NkbHaQoHedK+Q8HHj4GN57n TV5MhnN3aJQvashykq+Q9E0WaJUduV4KSL3BC3TuYsP//0CBICUomvsiwHmYlFVV/4dC VLltd8eMPEEr6oJVbk0kKq6dhDX7w0zWxGITRA+SY+o7yuF6Ix2nSTiRQQ41vwtax3zB iCFQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:cc; bh=6EJEcBMmtMnleLJQ50fDz8kWzftO7Ed8ctnSgKVd5Ak=; b=fE7T6TYTM71LCqBatEEGyjL6ZoxvscAS+MPi0lNtOYaHaOpK1xAHahQqBj3FQfzQZu wO2AkgiWBxKXc0GdkY6EfxnFiWEFt/ZAYgUX7VNKgobxMWOkbgLQnLymQyUdbfEUmDTm huen5efCHf/lzlM525fqKwlQU1eI5sOY6QCHEf4/wa3hmhmD+Vwub8ZGHuwHM2bad3Rn H3PrVKisfxY5rHD5cVzJ2O5r41friDFvoy03IwhdHmbNY6HP8i+oLK1YSuwv43zoCDNp dI4J/XhZsLXlZ6ye+6rJCNi1oAZ2Gd/fNcrV7oMLT2Ug6UOED+UxeXwIgP5uhiHJ78aD uuIQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AD7BkJKsPrF+jFHOzxh937CE9oV5rbuB1a/pf+/Dq4NfnNss/cjA9LDd+Zpa1FgF0/oCCPTb9/EVYAy2DyUx6w== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.31.8.142 with SMTP id 136mr30541748vki.14.1457490302220; Tue, 08 Mar 2016 18:25:02 -0800 (PST) Sender: brad2000@gmail.com Received: by 10.31.163.18 with HTTP; Tue, 8 Mar 2016 18:25:02 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: <1457473674.1406.46.camel@freebsd.org> Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2016 19:25:02 -0700 X-Google-Sender-Auth: -0AJaC4Q8y7yUCQ3WaCJVAiLQdo Message-ID: Subject: Re: ? about kernel size.. From: Brad Walker To: Adrian Chadd Cc: Ian Lepore , "freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.21 X-BeenThere: freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.21 Precedence: list List-Id: Dedicated and Embedded Systems List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2016 02:25:03 -0000 I was looking at the config file for the Zedboard, which happens to have an ARM on it. I have one on my bench. Anyways, it so reminds me of the days when I started my career working on BSD on Sun 2/120 and 3/60 machines. Clean, clear, and efficient. Very good times.. 8-) But, now I'm dating myself. -brad w. On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 6:49 PM, Adrian Chadd wrote: > Right, and this is why these days people just don't bother and they > spin up linux on a supported tiny SoC and they go from there. > > So I'd really just look at the minimum MIPS or ARM SoC that already > runs FreeBSD and go from there. :-P > > > -adrian >