Date: Sun, 09 Feb 2014 03:23:52 +0000 From: Joe Holden <lists@rewt.org.uk> To: Juli Mallett <jmallett@FreeBSD.org>, Outback Dingo <outbackdingo@gmail.com> Cc: "freebsd-mips@FreeBSD.org" <freebsd-mips@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD 10.0 image and build script for EdgeRouter Lite Message-ID: <52F6F4C8.5020406@rewt.org.uk> In-Reply-To: <CACVs6=_4u9gQXWBviU_q5w8EjB_uPAVxjP9Rb55T6f%2B5sDQzbw@mail.gmail.com> References: <20140125210308.GA6936@rtfm.net> <52EE7183.1070806@pix.net> <CADgEyUtSzJaERXS9VMi5QNX-aRLOmh7QeaS-c-PnTkfROmNMMw@mail.gmail.com> <20140205190456.GA15313@plebeian.afflictions.org> <CAKYr3zw3FCBp9K2jTJXpoenwo9O1vs%2BUEmPh_Vc0h7avjScC=Q@mail.gmail.com> <CACVs6=-wcgv9grMXfs==EW9or=qAo=yrvV%2BtEvCGK2=0cg6ddA@mail.gmail.com> <52F64128.7010000@rewt.org.uk> <CACVs6=-0V0R_7G%2B0jn9iFbAauNQiYc1iTg0_9LqBANYPEyagbg@mail.gmail.com> <CAKYr3zygzU4pitun3yJXRQTBt75viSYoxoPLX545jgQb47S5OQ@mail.gmail.com> <CACVs6=_4u9gQXWBviU_q5w8EjB_uPAVxjP9Rb55T6f%2B5sDQzbw@mail.gmail.com>
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On 09/02/2014 01:34, Juli Mallett wrote: > On Sat, Feb 8, 2014 at 4:52 PM, Outback Dingo <outbackdingo@gmail.com > <mailto:outbackdingo@gmail.com>> wrote: > > On Sat, Feb 8, 2014 at 1:39 PM, Juli Mallett <jmallett@freebsd.org > <mailto:jmallett@freebsd.org>> wrote: > > On Sat, Feb 8, 2014 at 6:37 AM, Joe Holden <lists@rewt.org.uk > <mailto:lists@rewt.org.uk>> wrote: > > > On 08/02/2014 00:23, Juli Mallett wrote: > >> > >> The most likely scenario is that very minor changes will be > required to > >> support the additional model, possibly as little as just > recognizing its > >> model identifier. > >> > >> Juli.... > >> > > > > IIRC the bigger variants are Octeon II with hardware switches > (likely > > marvell/broadcom) - what are the chances of getting support > for either > > given the NDA requirements? > > > > okay so wait, should i buy the light and not risk getting the pro > and npot having it worlk? Id really like the pro version > > > The Pro definitely won't work out-of-the-box because its model > identifier would at minimum need added to FreeBSD. The question is how > hard it would be to support. It seems to be based on the CN6120, so I'd > be concerned that any number of things could present a problem, > primarily USB support and Ethernet. I know that some on this list were > very disappointed with a similar device (albeit with some different > hardware) that it was difficult to find someone to work on. I've got > hardware for that even though I don't have the EdgeRouter Pro, but > ENOTIME. I would be happy to help someone else try to walk through the > process, or encourage you to contact Cavium asking if they have any > interest in helping further to support FreeBSD on Octeon II. I know > that for some vendors FreeBSD availability on Octeon is a selling point, > and I'd like to think that at some point that will mean someone will > have the interest in doing the work, or funding the work. > > Thanks, > Juli. As an aside, binary blob would be absolutely fine if it worked properly (for both Cavium stuff and switch addons), I dislike the idea of having a switch connected to a single CPU port anyway, since hairpins are evil.
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