Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:23:31 +0200 From: =?EUC-KR?Q?Eirik_=A8=AAverby?= <ltning@anduin.net> To: Nikolay Kalev <nkalev@gmail.com> Cc: "kmacy@freebsd.org" <kmacy@freebsd.org>, "freebsd-sun4v@freebsd.org" <freebsd-sun4v@freebsd.org>, Pietro Cerutti <gahr@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: sun4v arch Message-ID: <860DBB8A-DDA1-4AD9-9097-BB2D215DF786@anduin.net> In-Reply-To: <136a340a0808221121k1715b351sdfdc149128aeca8d@mail.gmail.com> References: <136a340a0808220719t3a170786s7fd4bcb662d0b981@mail.gmail.com> <48AED560.8010001@FreeBSD.org> <48AEEE3C.7030006@FreeBSD.org> <48AEEFFA.5030804@FreeBSD.org> <48AEF211.4060801@FreeBSD.org> <136a340a0808221121k1715b351sdfdc149128aeca8d@mail.gmail.com>
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I have three t1000s, and could dedicate one to this effort. Would
rather not move it; but give all necessary access including direct-
attached x86 hw.
Would that be helpful?
/Eirik
On 22. aug.. 2008, at 20.21, "Nikolay Kalev" <nkalev@gmail.com> wrote:
> For me the problem is the hardware mostly and some documents will be
> realy welcome as Pietro mentioned.
> As for the multi-year dedication i don;t think that will be such
> issue. Another thing is that time will be needed to get on the right
> track.
>
> On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 8:06 PM, Pietro Cerutti <gahr@freebsd.org>
> wrote:
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>> Kris Kennaway wrote:
>> | Pietro Cerutti wrote:
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>> |> Kris Kennaway wrote:
>> |> | Just so everyone is on the same page, what is needed to keep
>> sun4v
>> |> | viable are people with experience with (or intention to learn
>> about)
>> |> low
>> |> | level architectural and implementation details of the FreeBSD
>> kernel
>> |> and
>> |> | the sun4v hardware platform, who know their way around things
>> like
>> |> | pmap.c and other MD places where the kernel interfaces with
>> the "bare
>> |> | metal", and who are willing to make a long term (multi-year)
>> commitment
>> |> | to supporting the platform.
>> |>
>> |> If we had docs...
>> |
>> | What documentation is unavailable?
>>
>> Low-level docs to get started diving into sys/${ARCH}/${ARCH}..
>> Not that easy...
>>
>> |
>> | Kris
>>
>>
>> - --
>> Pietro Cerutti
>> gahr@FreeBSD.org
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