Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2022 13:41:37 -0700 From: Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> To: bob prohaska <fbsd@www.zefox.net> Cc: "freebsd-arm@freebsd.org" <freebsd-arm@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD 14: Poll armv6 deprecated or removed (just a reference to the new message on freebsd-arch) Message-ID: <CANCZdfp5pr=QSCD8nLv6fOCZ3V4GqGZ9JsT%2BVem_1mYTXWgWcA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20221213202856.GA73930@www.zefox.net> References: <59E6F239-10E1-4958-87BA-49960C7C146E.ref@yahoo.com> <59E6F239-10E1-4958-87BA-49960C7C146E@yahoo.com> <CANCZdfoJjE3qZ%2BQJfM0mqzuBUxp3Jye%2B1bHRcKdhFbPVMSC0qQ@mail.gmail.com> <20221213202856.GA73930@www.zefox.net>
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--00000000000018db9f05efbba60b Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" On Tue, Dec 13, 2022, 1:28 PM bob prohaska <fbsd@www.zefox.net> wrote: > On Tue, Dec 13, 2022 at 11:57:42AM -0700, Warner Losh wrote: > > On Tue, Dec 13, 2022 at 11:48 AM Mark Millard <marklmi@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > FYI: The old 2021-Oct-28 message related to armv6 removal > > > sequencing/timing has a new follow up finally: > > > > > > > https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-arch/2022-December/000313.html > > > > > > (Nothing about this changes the armv7 status.) > > > > > > > Nope. > > > > tl;dr: armv6 packages will stop, we'll stop doing -current armv6 > snapshots, > > we'll move armv6 to > > an 'extra' architecture in universe for stable/14. post stable/14 we'll > > tear down support for armv6 > > in base and later in ports. Ports mention armv6 ~500 times, maybe 1/4 of > > them also mention armv7, > > and the vast majority of them mark things as broken in some way (though > > there are exceptions). > > Apologies if I'm belaboring the obvious, but does that imply armv7 > support will go on as now for the near future? > Correct. No changes to armv7 support are planned. It's better maintained than armv6 and has a much wider reach. It's still relevant... Warner Thanks for reading, > > bob prohaska > > > --00000000000018db9f05efbba60b Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"auto"><div><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" = class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Dec 13, 2022, 1:28 PM bob prohaska <<a href= =3D"mailto:fbsd@www.zefox.net">fbsd@www.zefox.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><= blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px= #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">On Tue, Dec 13, 2022 at 11:57:42AM -0700, War= ner Losh wrote:<br> > On Tue, Dec 13, 2022 at 11:48 AM Mark Millard <<a href=3D"mailto:ma= rklmi@yahoo.com" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">marklmi@yahoo.com</a>= > wrote:<br> > <br> > > FYI: The old 2021-Oct-28 message related to armv6 removal<br> > > sequencing/timing has a new follow up finally:<br> > ><br> > > <a href=3D"https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-arch/2022-D= ecember/000313.html" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https:= //lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-arch/2022-December/000313.html</a><br> > ><br> > > (Nothing about this changes the armv7 status.)<br> > ><br> > <br> > Nope.<br> > <br> > tl;dr: armv6 packages will stop, we'll stop doing -current armv6 s= napshots,<br> > we'll move armv6 to<br> > an 'extra' architecture in universe for stable/14. post stable= /14 we'll<br> > tear down support for armv6<br> > in base and later in ports. Ports mention armv6 ~500 times, maybe 1/4 = of<br> > them also mention armv7,<br> > and the vast majority of them mark things as broken in some way (thoug= h<br> > there are exceptions).<br> <br> Apologies if I'm belaboring the obvious, but does that imply armv7<br> support will go on as now for the near future?<br></blockquote></div></div>= <div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Correct.=C2=A0 No changes to = armv7 support are planned. It's better maintained than armv6 and has a = much wider reach. It's still relevant...</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></d= iv><div dir=3D"auto">Warner</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"au= to"><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"m= argin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> Thanks for reading,<br> <br> bob prohaska<br> <br> <br> </blockquote></div></div></div> --00000000000018db9f05efbba60b--
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