Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 14:49:28 +0000 (UTC) From: Glen Barber <gjb@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r45251 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status Message-ID: <201407111449.s6BEnSPx015361@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: gjb Date: Fri Jul 11 14:49:27 2014 New Revision: 45251 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/45251 Log: Add status report submission from aturner@ Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2014-04-2014-06.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2014-04-2014-06.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2014-04-2014-06.xml Fri Jul 11 14:44:26 2014 (r45250) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2014-04-2014-06.xml Fri Jul 11 14:49:27 2014 (r45251) @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ ?> <p>Thanks to all the reporters for the excellent work! This - report contains 2 entries and we hope you enjoy reading it.</p> + report contains 3 entries and we hope you enjoy reading it.</p> <p>The deadline for submissions covering between July and September 2014 is October 7th, 2014.</p> @@ -168,4 +168,49 @@ <p>These projects are sponsored by iXsystems, Inc.</p> </body> </project> + + <project cat="arch"> + <title>FreeBSD/arm64</title> + + <contact> + <person> + <name> + <given>Andrew</given> + <common>Turner</common> + </name> + <email>andrew@FreeBSD.org</email> + </person> + </contact> + + <links> + <url href="http://svnweb.freebsd.org/base/projects/arm64/" /> + </links> + + <body> + <p>Arm64 is the name of the in-progress port of &os; to the + ARMv8 CPU when it is in AArch64 mode. Until recently, all ARM + CPU designs were 32-bit only. With the introduction of the + ARMv8 architecture, ARM has added a new 64-bit mode. This new + mode has been named AArch64.</p> + + <p>Booting &os; on the ARM Foundation Model has made a lot of + progress since the last status report. An initial pmap + implementation has been written. With this &os; is able to + enter the Machine Independent boot code. The required autoconf + functions have been added allowing &os; to start scheduling + tasks. Finally the cpu_switch and copystr functions were + added. With these two &os; will boot to the mountroot + prompt.</p> + + <p>Work has started on supporting exceptions, including + interrupts. This will start to allow more developers to start + working on device drivers.</p> + </body> + + <help> + <task>Finish exception and interrupt handling</task> + <task>Read the Device Tree or ACPI tables from UEFI</task> + <task>Test on real hardware</task> + </help> + </project> </report>
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