From owner-freebsd-arm@freebsd.org Fri Jan 4 19:09:46 2019 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-arm@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 20F051435F48 for ; Fri, 4 Jan 2019 19:09:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from greg@unrelenting.technology) Received: from out.migadu.com (out.migadu.com [91.121.223.63]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.migadu.com", Issuer "Let's Encrypt Authority X3" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 965F077295 for ; Fri, 4 Jan 2019 19:09:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from greg@unrelenting.technology) Received: (Migadu outbound); Fri, 04 Jan 2019 19:08:39 +0000 Received: from [192.168.1.141] ([62.122.208.146]) by out.migadu.com (Haraka/2.8.16) with ESMTPSA id 3C54EE7C-E2EA-4840-98EF-3FEADBF5217B.1 envelope-from (authenticated bits=0) (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 verify=FAIL); Fri, 04 Jan 2019 19:08:39 +0000 Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2019 22:08:32 +0300 From: Greg V Subject: Re: ThunderX2 support in FreeBSD/arm64 To: Kurt Jaeger Cc: Russell Haley , freebsd-arm Message-Id: <1546628912.2475.0@smtp.migadu.com> In-Reply-To: <20190104185500.GA96232@fc.opsec.eu> References: <20181221195054.GA84895@home.opsec.eu> <20181221200257.eth3xbnxhpsilbji@mutt-hbsd> <20190104185500.GA96232@fc.opsec.eu> X-Mailer: geary/0.12.4 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1251; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; bh=2RPPrSdNRmA8RRAR5OLHLMF9xjEZdXCSqE7eDY501OE=; c=relaxed/simple; d=unrelenting.technology; h=from:subject:date:to; s=default; b=kA2NZTXgWKz1tWWwou2Ja/P1tA2HaL3XEtjxl5StyXACGiaiCHpf7Z7ms7+bmPbg0phngC2PjL7a5J3VfokFeagfepVJDjx/HlBHmxA2KMoamMfUlIyfK4TLjn8ZCPjRP6aWaV89idZWjdhT29J5gLkDvmnEL21xFh8BN69smgo= X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 965F077295 X-Spamd-Bar: ------ Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-6.98 / 15.00]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-1.000,0]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000,0]; TAGGED_RCPT(0.00)[]; REPLY(-4.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-0.98)[-0.980,0] X-BeenThere: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: "Porting FreeBSD to ARM processors." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2019 19:09:46 -0000 On Fri, Jan 4, 2019 at 9:55 PM, Kurt Jaeger wrote: > Hi! >=20 >> > > > With these, 13-CURRENT works well enough for testing - so if=20 >> you have >> > > > access to a ThunderX2, I would like to hear how well it works=20 >> for you. > [...] >> > HardenedBSD bought theirs from Phoenics Electronics. >> > >> > Status of HardenedBSD's ThunderX2: >> > >> I emailed Phoenics Electronics and received an email from Steve=20 >> Wilson. He >> pointed me to these little beauties: >>=20 >> https://www.asacomputers.com/Cavium-ThunderX.html >=20 > Well, to say the truth, I'm a bit confused by all this choice 8-} >=20 > This page: >=20 > https://b2b.gigabyte.com/ARM-Server/R181-T90-rev-100#ov >=20 > says that there's a difference between ThunderX and ThunderX2.( Of course there is. ThunderX2 is a *massive* upgrade over the first=20 ThunderX, especially in single-core performance. TX2 uses a completely=20 new core (ex-Broadcom Vulcan). You can play with the original ThunderX in the "cloud" right now: - Scaleway VPS =97 I wrote the depenguination instructions:=20 https://community.scaleway.com/t/freebsd-on-arm64/6678 - Packet bare metal https://www.packet.com/cloud/servers/c1-large-arm/=20 =97 when not sold out :D (seems like they have some available in New=20 York right now) =97 they offer (an older version of) FreeBSD as a one=20 click install Packet also plans to have Ampere eMAG servers generally available in Q1=20 2019=85 =