From owner-freebsd-arm@freebsd.org Tue Oct 17 10:17:51 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 8928CE3553D for ; Tue, 17 Oct 2017 10:17:51 +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::5]) (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 1F7C166A41 for ; Tue, 17 Oct 2017 10:17:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rj@obsigna.com) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; t=1508235468; s=domk; d=obsigna.com; h=To:References:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Cc:Date:In-Reply-To:From: Subject:Mime-Version:Content-Type; bh=4NZIdQIsCY6KOBqfuBthSHoA8csQCBR8M1KsA8LPlXk=; b=P5p3+YTrbBoueg2lbJfPZle/kWZ5Wl6tdh//r5CKkloO47QIbl7z8iSabtt3iqoIys sfW18pVvyQ2GyivwNudxBH7f+OqnolrGHFe9V4dp02JVajcbzBZJnlGxKw0n+u/CIpfj vtgiLsPTIufoOzgW0gvkzXiJsJNTQ92VM+x/M= 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 4014e1t9HAHlCGM (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); Tue, 17 Oct 2017 12:17:47 +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 74D651350F919; Tue, 17 Oct 2017 08:17:44 -0200 (BRST) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 10.3 \(3273\)) Subject: Re: FreeBSD 12-CURRENT-ARMv7 and the BeagleBone Black From: "Dr. Rolf Jansen" In-Reply-To: <20171016220137.7d9257804b39cb9f5a6587aa@bidouilliste.com> Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2017 08:17:44 -0200 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <7E941B26-A0D9-4854-AEFB-F27956BE948F@obsigna.com> References: <390DFE72-FE55-405E-831F-7892EF039B52@obsigna.com> <20171016220137.7d9257804b39cb9f5a6587aa@bidouilliste.com> To: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3273) 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: Tue, 17 Oct 2017 10:17:51 -0000 > Am 16.10.2017 um 18:01 schrieb Emmanuel Vadot : > On Mon, 16 Oct 2017 17:54:48 -0200 "Dr. Rolf Jansen" = wrote: >=20 >> I saw the first ARMv7 snapshot images (Pandaboard and Hummingboard) = arrived on the FreeBSD ftp server. >>=20 >> 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. >>=20 >> Questions: >> - would the ARMv7 flavor of FreeBSD run on a BeagleBone Black? >=20 > Yes, Glen (gjb@) already made the switch for the releases snapshot for = that. >=20 >> - if yes, will snapshots of 12-CURRENT-ARMv7 be available for the = BeagleBone in a foreseeable future? >=20 > See above. >=20 >> - can I expect any advantages (disadvantages) from the ARMv7 = architecture compared to the ARMv6 one? >=20 > Maybe not right now but with packages/ports stuff dealt by Mark = Linimon, mmel@ and miki yes probably. Emmanuel, thank you very much for your reply. For sure, I will give the = upcomming BBB-ARMv7 snapshot a try. Best regards Rolf=