Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2026 22:47:34 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 271826] FreeBSD is disastrously slow on a PowerMac G5, freezing at every command Message-ID: <bug-271826-227-VSe7f0cIH7@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/> In-Reply-To: <bug-271826-227@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=271826 --- Comment #60 from Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> --- ok, i have acquired a dual-CPU G5 / PPC970 ``` ---<<BOOT>>--- Copyright (c) 1992-2026 The FreeBSD Project. Copyright (c) 1979, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. FreeBSD is a registered trademark of The FreeBSD Foundation. FreeBSD 16.0-CURRENT #3: Mon Jan 19 20:24:46 UTC 2026 adrian@freebsd-ppc64-g5:/usr/obj/usr/src/powerpc.powerpc64/sys/GENERIC64 powerpc FreeBSD clang version 19.1.7 (https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project.git llvmorg-19.1.7-0-gcd708029e0b2) WARNING: WITNESS option enabled, expect reduced performance. VT(ofwfb): resolution 640x480 cpu0: IBM PowerPC 970FX revision 3.1, 2300.49 MHz cpu0: Features dc000000<PPC32,PPC64,ALTIVEC,FPU,MMU> cpu0: HID0 511081<NAP,DPM,NHR,TBEN,ENATTN> real memory = 3175301120 (3028 MB) avail memory = 2965155840 (2827 MB) random: unblocking device. random: entropy device external interface kbd0 at kbdmux0 ofwbus0: <Open Firmware Device Tree> on nexus0 ``` * none of the diffs in this thing helped * we're not actually doing the timebase loop because at the point that timebase sync is setup, the timebase pointer == dummy timebase So that explains why it's not working on my dual CPU PPC970FX G5 thing. I'll talk with jhibbits@ more to try and figure out what else is going on. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.home | help
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