Date: Sun, 1 Dec 2019 22:56:27 +0100 From: Michael Tuexen <Michael.Tuexen@macmic.franken.de> To: John F Carr <jfc@mit.edu> Cc: "freebsd-arm@freebsd.org" <freebsd-arm@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: 64 bit ARM systems with more than four cores Message-ID: <9B00305C-115E-4D56-97A9-D34DD37F90FF@macmic.franken.de> In-Reply-To: <94BC4785-B16E-43B2-B222-3D3C8C5DEB50@exchange.mit.edu> References: <94BC4785-B16E-43B2-B222-3D3C8C5DEB50@exchange.mit.edu>
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> On 1. Dec 2019, at 22:37, John F Carr <jfc@mit.edu> wrote: >=20 > I have a quad core 64 bit ARM system (SoftIron Overdrive 1000). I am = wondering what faster 64 bit ARM systems exist and which of them work, = or almost work, with FreeBSD. >=20 > Excluding 4 core and below systems regardless of performance, and also = excluding cloud-only hardware, I made the list below. Did I miss = anything or inaccurately describe support? >=20 > Two RK3399 based systems, 2 A-72 + 4 A-53: RockPro64 = (http://www.pine64.com/) and ROCK Pi 4 (http://radxa.com). I can't use = the RockPro64 due to the 1.5 MBps serial port. Apparently it works or = almost works with some special handling if your serial interface can = count to 1,500,000. The ROCK Pi 4 is in crochet so it must work... = right? Does it have a reasonable console port bit rate? >=20 > SoftIron Overdrive 3000, 8 A-53 cores. No longer available. >=20 > One LX2160A based system, 16 A-72 cores: HoneyComb LX2K = (https://www.solid-run.com/nxp-lx2160a-family/honeycomb-workstation/). = I see relevant files in sys/gnu/dts/arm64/freescale but nothing outside = of these files imported from Linux. It's not mentioned on = https://wiki.freebsd.org/arm64. My guess is that means FreeBSD does not = run. Is it a little job or a big one? >=20 > SC2A11, 24 A-53 cores at 1 GHz: SynQuacer = (https://www.96boards.org/product/developerbox/). I don't see any = evidence of SC2A11 support in the kernel tree or on = https://wiki.freebsd.org/arm64. My guess is that means FreeBSD does not = run. >=20 > ThunderX in various forms, rack mount or workstation. Nice specs and = apparently supported but the two American system builders don't seem = interested in selling me one. >=20 > ThunderX2. Great specs and apparently mostly supported but rather = expensive.. I'm running a system from Ampere Computing / Lenovo: https://amperecomputing.com/ in my lab. See the dmesg output at https://dmesgd.nycbug.org/index.cgi?do=3Dview&id=3D5068 Best regards Michael >=20 > (Honorable mention to Banana PI M3 with 8 cores, but 32 bits only.) > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-arm@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-arm > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-arm-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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