Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2014 23:35:28 +0100 From: Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@FreeBSD.org> To: Jim Thompson <jim@netgate.com> Cc: Thomas Zander <riggs@freebsd.org>, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: opteron a1100 arm Message-ID: <20140204223528.GF23872@ithaqua.etoilebsd.net> In-Reply-To: <493DEB39-C4B4-409E-B8B2-B1B11E013754@netgate.com> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1401311911120.2427@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <1391538649.19169.79261269.3C5F49D1@webmail.messagingengine.com> <CAFU734xXWyc_TqBJ7e4MhD2nB01BAejR_1vT9%2B_5Ar5mJncncA@mail.gmail.com> <493DEB39-C4B4-409E-B8B2-B1B11E013754@netgate.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Tue, Feb 04, 2014 at 03:21:03PM -0600, Jim Thompson wrote: > > On Feb 4, 2014, at 3:00 PM, Thomas Zander <riggs@freebsd.org> wrote: > > > On 4 Feb 2014 19:31, "Mark Felder" <feld@freebsd.org> wrote: > >> > >> On Fri, Jan 31, 2014, at 12:13, Wojciech Puchar wrote: > >>> AMD just presented it's ARM based CPU and motherboard. is support in > >>> FreeBSD planned and what is it's status? > >>> > >> > >> Is it even available to purchase? > > > > No but it may well be an early reminder of the upcoming generation of > > powerful ARM servers that we don't want to leave unsupported. > > “may well be” isn’t that attractive when the 8-core, 64-bit Intel C2000 parts are here, now, at a lower TDP > (20W, .vs 25W for the a1100. 22nm rocks). > > When Intel moves the C2K series to 14nm later this year, the power savings will close the door. > > The opteron a1100 samples in March, I wouldn’t expect boards before Summer. > > Jim > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" A board like this will allow portmgr to provide official and regular package built for arm! so yes for sure we do need to support that! regards, Bapt [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.15 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAlLxazAACgkQ8kTtMUmk6EzbrwCgt0Pdk2LNdrQbZtIJUZB2eFTd 9HAAoJuSH9asQ2eCSdUrn4avzoKcm7Wd =JPE+ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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