&os; on Marvell Armada38x

From owner-svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Sun Oct 23 23:09:12 2016 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-doc-head@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3EE64C1E5E9; Sun, 23 Oct 2016 23:09:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bjk@FreeBSD.org) Received: from repo.freebsd.org (repo.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:6068::e6a:0]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E310C1EC; Sun, 23 Oct 2016 23:09:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bjk@FreeBSD.org) Received: from repo.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.37]) by repo.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id u9NN9BCW010004; Sun, 23 Oct 2016 23:09:11 GMT (envelope-from bjk@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from bjk@localhost) by repo.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) id u9NN9BW2010003; Sun, 23 Oct 2016 23:09:11 GMT (envelope-from bjk@FreeBSD.org) Message-Id: <201610232309.u9NN9BW2010003@repo.freebsd.org> X-Authentication-Warning: repo.freebsd.org: bjk set sender to bjk@FreeBSD.org using -f From: Benjamin Kaduk Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2016 23:09:11 +0000 (UTC) To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r49554 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status X-SVN-Group: doc-head MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: svn-doc-head@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: SVN commit messages for the doc tree for head List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2016 23:09:12 -0000 Author: bjk Date: Sun Oct 23 23:09:10 2016 New Revision: 49554 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/49554 Log: Add entry on Armada 38x support from Marcin Wojtas Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2016-07-2016-09.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2016-07-2016-09.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2016-07-2016-09.xml Sun Oct 23 22:49:05 2016 (r49553) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2016-07-2016-09.xml Sun Oct 23 23:09:10 2016 (r49554) @@ -724,4 +724,73 @@ + + + &os; on Marvell Armada38x + + + + + Marcin + Wojtas + + mw@semihalf.com + + + + + Bartosz + Szczepanek + + bsz@semihalf.com + + + + + +

&os; includes support for the Marvell Armada38x platform, which + has been tested and improved in order to gain production quality. + Most of this effort has been invested in development and + benchmarking of the on-chip Gigabit Ethernet (NETA) functionality. + Numerous bug fixes, as well as some new features, have been + introduced.

+ +

Work completed this quarter includes:

+ +

NETA rework and improvements.
Enable multi-port support in PCIe 2.0 driver + (mv_pci_ctrl).
Introduce an alternative, coherent, bus_dma for the + armv7 arch.
AHCI controller support.
SDHCI controller support.
Improve the e6000sw etherswitch driver.
Fix Marvell bus configuration for numerous interfaces.

+ +

Along with support for new boards (SolidRun ClearFog and + DB-88F6285-AP), all changes will be submitted upstream.

+ + + + Stormshield + + + + Semihalf + + + + Finalize NETA and prepare for submission. + + Submit remaining fixes and drivers. + +