From owner-freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org Wed Jun 13 07:37:20 2018 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-virtualization@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 34B85100E940; Wed, 13 Jun 2018 07:37:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-rwg@pdx.rh.CN85.dnsmgr.net) Received: from pdx.rh.CN85.dnsmgr.net (br1.CN84in.dnsmgr.net [69.59.192.140]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A767C71BD9; Wed, 13 Jun 2018 07:37:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-rwg@pdx.rh.CN85.dnsmgr.net) Received: from pdx.rh.CN85.dnsmgr.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pdx.rh.CN85.dnsmgr.net (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id w5D7bH7Z038234; Wed, 13 Jun 2018 00:37:17 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from freebsd-rwg@pdx.rh.CN85.dnsmgr.net) Received: (from freebsd-rwg@localhost) by pdx.rh.CN85.dnsmgr.net (8.13.3/8.13.3/Submit) id w5D7bHxX038233; Wed, 13 Jun 2018 00:37:17 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from freebsd-rwg) From: "Rodney W. Grimes" Message-Id: <201806130737.w5D7bHxX038233@pdx.rh.CN85.dnsmgr.net> Subject: Re: ARMv8 development board with GICv3 In-Reply-To: To: Alexandru Elisei Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2018 00:37:17 -0700 (PDT) CC: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org, freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL121h (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-BeenThere: freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: "Discussion of various virtualization techniques FreeBSD supports." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2018 07:37:20 -0000 > Hello, > > I have been working on porting bhyve to ARMv8 and the hypervisor is > able to successfully boot a FreeBSD virtual machine on the Foundation > Emulator provided by ARM. > > I plan to submit the project for review, but before that I need to > validate the hypervisor on a hardware platform. > > Can anyone be so kind as to recommend a development board for testing? > The board needs to have an ARMv8 CPU with virtualization extensions > implemented (Exception Level 2 needs to be available) and a GIC > version 3 compliant interrupt controller. I believe the Chromebook SNOW meets the criteria, not exactly a "board" but I have one on loan from Michael Dexter that was originally purhased to support ARMv8 bhyve work. Not sure that it has a version 3 GIC either. Actually I am thinking that you have to do the software GIC on this platform. I have booted various versions of FreeBSD on it, the most annoying problem is that the built in keyboard goes into continuous autorepeat as soon as you try to login, but a USB attached keyboard works fine. > Thank you, > Alexandru Elisei -- Rod Grimes rgrimes@freebsd.org