From owner-freebsd-sun4v@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 22 20:04:17 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-sun4v@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B57651065674; Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:04:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ltning@anduin.net) Received: from mail.anduin.net (mail.anduin.net [213.225.74.249]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 713CB8FC23; Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:04:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ltning@anduin.net) Received: from [212.62.248.147] (helo=[192.168.2.139]) by mail.anduin.net with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES128-SHA:128) (Exim 4.69 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1KWcBb-000CuH-KI; Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:20:39 +0200 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> Message-Id: <860DBB8A-DDA1-4AD9-9097-BB2D215DF786@anduin.net> From: =?EUC-KR?Q?Eirik_=A8=AAverby?= To: Nikolay Kalev In-Reply-To: <136a340a0808221121k1715b351sdfdc149128aeca8d@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (5B108) Mime-Version: 1.0 (iPhone Mail 5B108) Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:23:31 +0200 Cc: "kmacy@freebsd.org" , "freebsd-sun4v@freebsd.org" , Pietro Cerutti Subject: Re: sun4v arch X-BeenThere: freebsd-sun4v@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the sun4v List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:04:17 -0000 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" 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 > wrote: >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA512 >> >> Kris Kennaway wrote: >> | Pietro Cerutti wrote: >> |> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> |> Hash: SHA512 >> |> >> |> 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 >> >> PGP Public Key: >> http://gahr.ch/pgp >> >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >> Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (FreeBSD) >> >> iEYEAREKAAYFAkiu8hAACgkQwMJqmJVx944NvACffu7Fn9S41lJxt6DEVFCYxsgm >> sQkAnjCh19STLdEYbbaA4y4fFxILVOnv >> =w0wo >> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >> > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-sun4v@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-sun4v > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-sun4v-unsubscribe@freebsd.org > " >