Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2017 04:02:16 +0000 (UTC) From: Benjamin Kaduk <bjk@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r49864 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status Message-ID: <201701160402.v0G42GJ9031249@repo.freebsd.org>
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Author: bjk Date: Mon Jan 16 04:02:16 2017 New Revision: 49864 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/49864 Log: Add 2016Q4 arm64 entry from andrew Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2016-10-2016-12.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2016-10-2016-12.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2016-10-2016-12.xml Sun Jan 15 13:23:34 2017 (r49863) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2016-10-2016-12.xml Mon Jan 16 04:02:16 2017 (r49864) @@ -1457,4 +1457,59 @@ <task>Test patches for Mono.</task> </help> </project> + + <project cat='arch'> + <title>&os;/arm64</title> + + <contact> + <person> + <name> + <given>Andrew</given> + <common>Turner</common> + </name> + <email>andrew@FreeBSD.org</email> + </person> + + <person> + <name> + <given>Oleksandr</given> + <common>Tymoshenko</common> + </name> + <email>gonzo@FreeBSD.org</email> + </person> + </contact> + + <links> + <url href="https://wiki.FreeBSD.org/arm64">&os; arm64 Wiki Entry</url> + </links> + + <body> + <p>Support for accessing floating-point registers has been + added. This uses the same KPI as i386 and amd64. This will + allow for handling places where the floating-point state may be + modified, for example when calling into UEFI.</p> + + <p>Support for the optional ARMv8 AES instructions was added to + the kernel. This makes use fo the ability to store and restore + the floating point state. Tests have shown a significant + improvement in AES performance on ThunderX hardware.</p> + + <p>The Cortex Strings <tt>memcpy</tt> and <tt>memmove</tt> + functions have been imported into the kernel. These are + optimised implementations of these common functions.</p> + + <p>&os; now boots on the SoftIron Overdrive 3000 using ACPI. + The needed changes for this have been submitted to phabricator + for review. This includes booting with SMP enabled, and all + currently supported devices.</p> + + <p>Support for the Raspberry Pi 3 has been committed. Most + devices work, with the exception of WiFi and Bluetooth, as these + are attached via an as-yet unsupported SDIO bus.</p> + </body> + + <sponsor>The FreeBSD Foundation</sponsor> + + <sponsor>ABT Systems Ltd</sponsor> + </project> </report>
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