From owner-freebsd-mips@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 18 01:41:20 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mips@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CC2AD1065670 for ; Mon, 18 Jan 2010 01:41:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lisong.pine@gmail.com) Received: from mail-fx0-f227.google.com (mail-fx0-f227.google.com [209.85.220.227]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5CE228FC0A for ; Mon, 18 Jan 2010 01:41:19 +0000 (UTC) Received: by fxm27 with SMTP id 27so1823497fxm.3 for ; Sun, 17 Jan 2010 17:41:19 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:sender:received:in-reply-to :references:date:x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:cc :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=r+M9jprQ6XgpO99Ae4Gn+yzfhnNV6I46bT71ZFW0+VE=; b=atKhAzXJavXYJZBLNh41c5YfhCWluXPzmGaaLqqwLa5hG90mVf4Vj6X5carRvw0qlL Py+G0sqoz3919Ukou6ZdDo6t1pwU4pmZ11hDKJAd7KZAGqnMPj83h9o/WiFvTX81c5K2 OHhbo0xU7X74VCzVUGbqUN3I+2htzSTc7z8Hc= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; b=Uv4k3y+cVJzqzTkmWx24AZ6MZq2NTRbw6RaTYYIglSOBNHl9ywOT7RKCHdWjDTuw3o 8TEUUH8J1mZFMgHTx+750KL9Ulw1dgxC/cYtRswe76MoJcuUZ4quZFetmZzWzq4ATy3g x21lIJIqnufmDyK3PLW+mxtiw1iJiUcvjWHCQ= MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: lisong.pine@gmail.com Received: by 10.239.137.69 with SMTP id k5mr537206hbk.97.1263778878918; Sun, 17 Jan 2010 17:41:18 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <32E84648-CE0C-4BCA-894A-A37B2160480F@lakerest.net> References: <44C3FEF4-A572-42C4-8032-62A17A4239A6@lakerest.net> <32E84648-CE0C-4BCA-894A-A37B2160480F@lakerest.net> Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 02:41:18 +0100 X-Google-Sender-Auth: 1d8d4e00990c0704 Message-ID: From: Song Li To: Randall Stewart Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: freebsd-mips@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Current development status of FreeBSD MIPS and how to contribute? X-BeenThere: freebsd-mips@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to MIPS List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 01:41:20 -0000 Sure, will ping! On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 2:31 AM, Randall Stewart wrote: > > On Jan 17, 2010, at 5:28 PM, Song Li wrote: > >> Thank you for the quick reply. It seems that the mailing list is active!= ! >> >> Sorry I know nothing about RMI/XLR. I am generally interested in >> porting the whole system instead of =A0individual packages. By that I >> mean, porting the set of all commonly used applications like what the >> current FreeBSD 8.0 x86 release contains. > > RMI is an 8 core mips processor.. > > >> >> Sorry I might be too ignorant about OS porting to be realistic -- >> never done that before. >> >> I surely have the GXEmul but I also have a real hardware, Loongson, >> which is relatively new with not so competitive performance but >> hopefully it will be better in the future. >> >> Yes, I am from the bay area but I am currently in German. I may come >> back in a few weeks though. We can surely meet then if you also live >> nearby. Where do you live? > > > When you get back give me a ping and we can chat > > R >> >> cheers, >> >> Song >> >> On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 1:57 AM, Randall Stewart wrot= e: >>> >>> Song Li: >>> >>> Good to here from you ;-) >>> >>> Well our general conspirator and coordinator is >>> >>> bsdimp.. imp@freebsd.org aka Warner Losh. >>> >>> Warner is currently working on the cavium. >>> >>> I am working in my spare time on RMI/XLR >>> >>> There are bunches of other folks as well that contribute we >>> can all be found on #bsdmips in IRC. >>> >>> What hardware do you have available to play with... since you are >>> at stanford you must be in the bay area ;-) >>> >>> If you want to meet some time let me know ;-D >>> >>> R >>> On Jan 17, 2010, at 4:18 PM, Song Li wrote: >>> >>>> Hi fellow gurus, >>>> >>>> May I ask who are actively involved in porting FreeBSD to MIPS? I am >>>> interested in working on it. May I ask how to contribute to the >>>> FreeBSD MIPS port? I checked the >>>> wiki page http://wiki.freebsd.org/FreeBSD/mips but do not see much >>>> info there. What's the current plan/timeline? What hardware is it >>>> gonna support in a >>>> near future? Anywhere I can start from? Thanks. >>>> >>>> I have some experience working on FreeBSD kernels a few years ago >>>> (probably still FreeBSD 4.x at that time). I also worked with x86 and >>>> (teaching) ARM assmebly before. I have some general knowlege on >>>> assmebly language but limited knowledge on MIPS though. I have also >>>> experience on writing OS (more like at the toy/instructional level >>>> though) and the understanding of all the major concepts OS in general >>>> for sure. Is this good enough to start contributing? Or if not then >>>> any comments where I should catch up? Thanks. >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> >>>> Song >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> freebsd-mips@freebsd.org mailing list >>>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-mips >>>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-mips-unsubscribe@freebsd.org= " >>>> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> Randall Stewart >>> 803-317-4952 (cell) >>> 803-345-0391(direct) >>> >>> >> > > ------------------------------ > Randall Stewart > 803-317-4952 (cell) > 803-345-0391(direct) > >