From owner-freebsd-arm@freebsd.org Mon Oct 16 19:54:57 2017 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-arm@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 6B529E43806 for ; Mon, 16 Oct 2017 19:54:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rj@obsigna.com) Received: from mo6-p00-ob.smtp.rzone.de (mo6-p00-ob.smtp.rzone.de [IPv6:2a01:238:20a:202:5300::9]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "*.smtp.rzone.de", Issuer "TeleSec ServerPass DE-2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 092356A824 for ; Mon, 16 Oct 2017 19:54:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rj@obsigna.com) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; t=1508183693; s=domk; d=obsigna.com; h=To:Date:Subject:Mime-Version:Content-Type:From; bh=OxL4/9yyS6PgFF7pum1AoyqsXkruaxO5wgZvmz6s3xY=; b=jYY8PtJlDgyHffxazBHmCwknYnBrnotmtIZP/YCc3CxKWKoAb+ssUGNnLiGkVi+6nn 3flpToKNn/w+ONdxhzN10ExhTi2cWrRbupw7LXFHeOChAICUHlJLacLja1UAjyBu9gRF sgCscI3nuj0xlPGUvIjlCjusdTCmSKfNqvu0o= X-RZG-AUTH: :O2kGeEG7b/pS1EK7WHa0hxqKZr4lnx6UhS0fwIz0hhE+lDkJmR/zkZ585QgNmUK62cRj/0nG X-RZG-CLASS-ID: mo00 Received: from mail.obsigna.com (bb02b41e.virtua.com.br [187.2.180.30]) by smtp.strato.de (RZmta 42.6 DYNA|AUTH) with ESMTPSA id 4014e1t9GJsr58K (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (curve secp521r1 with 521 ECDH bits, eq. 15360 bits RSA)) (Client did not present a certificate) for ; Mon, 16 Oct 2017 21:54:53 +0200 (CEST) Received: from rolf.projectworld.net (rolf.projectworld.net [192.168.222.15]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.obsigna.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id BAE761350F919 for ; Mon, 16 Oct 2017 17:54:49 -0200 (BRST) From: "Dr. Rolf Jansen" Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 10.3 \(3273\)) Subject: FreeBSD 12-CURRENT-ARMv7 and the BeagleBone Black Message-Id: <390DFE72-FE55-405E-831F-7892EF039B52@obsigna.com> Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2017 17:54:48 -0200 To: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3273) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.23 X-BeenThere: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: "Porting FreeBSD to ARM processors." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2017 19:54:57 -0000 Hello, I saw the first ARMv7 snapshot images (Pandaboard and Hummingboard) = arrived on the FreeBSD ftp server. AFAIK, the BBB is ARMv7 as well. I am going to setup a new system on a = BeagleBone Black, and I am wondering whether I want to stay with the = 12-CURRENT-ARMv6 like my other setups, or whether it would be a good = idea to install a 12-CURRENT-ARMv7. Questions: would the ARMv7 flavor of FreeBSD run on a BeagleBone Black? if yes, will snapshots of 12-CURRENT-ARMv7 be available for the = BeagleBone in a foreseeable future? can I expect any advantages (disadvantages) from the ARMv7 architecture = compared to the ARMv6 one? if there are no plans for BBB ARMv7 snapshots, would it be worth the = efforts to build a ARMv7 BBB system from sources? Please don't take this as a demand, I am only curious. Many thanks for any advise. Best regards Rolf