Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2026 09:54:16 -0400 From: Justin Hibbits <jhibbits@FreeBSD.org> To: LibrePower <hola@librepower.org> Cc: "freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.org" <freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD on PowerVM LPARs (powerpc64le) =?UTF-8?B?4oCU?= LibrePower PoC Message-ID: <20260804095416.3d2d901a@ralga.knownspace> In-Reply-To: <d1c2b837-7144-4e23-8045-2f452662dbbe@mail.infomaniak.com>
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Hi Hugo, Very glad to see more people interested in FreeBSD on POWER! On Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:09:50 +0200 LibrePower <hola@librepower.org> wrote: > Hello everyone, > > First, thank you to everyone who has kept FreeBSD on PowerPC alive > over the years. > > I have just joined the list and wanted to briefly introduce some work > we have been doing at LibrePower. > > Over the past few months, we have been working on running FreeBSD as a > native PowerVM LPAR on IBM POWER9/10/11. We now have an early PoC with > virtual networking and NPIV-backed storage working, currently tested > on IBM Power Virtual Server. > > This is still an early and limited system. We have also started > building a small powerpc64le package repository to make the system > more usable. > > Some parts of the implementation, including the NPIV work, have been > AI-assisted. We understand the review concerns this may raise, so our > intention is to submit small, documented patches that can be > independently reviewed and tested. > > Before proceeding, we would appreciate your guidance: > > * > Is PowerVM LPAR support of interest to the project? Definitely. We've gotten a few bug reports for FreeBSD on PowerVM, so we definitely have some interest by others. I'd love to get my hands on some PowerVM hardware myself just to play with, but haven't managed to do that. > > * > Where should we publish the current work and start submitting patches? You could submit patches to https://reviews.freebsd.org, we also have a GitHub presence, and https://bugs.freebsd.org is another, but you'd get more traction on Phabricator and GitHub. > > * > Would a short technical summary of the blockers, changes and test > results be a useful first step? Yes, please. Share what you can. > > We would be glad to contribute the work upstream and follow the > project’s preferred review process. > > Best regards > > -- > > Hugo > > LIBREPOWER — OPEN SOURCE FOR IBM POWER SYSTEMS > http://librepower.org/ > I'm excited for this, and look forward to whatever you have to present for us. - Justinhome | help
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