From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 22 11:33:21 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6313D1065676; Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:33:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from peterjeremy@optushome.com.au) Received: from mail13.syd.optusnet.com.au (mail13.syd.optusnet.com.au [211.29.132.194]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E67918FC22; Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:33:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from peterjeremy@optushome.com.au) Received: from server.vk2pj.dyndns.org (c122-106-215-175.belrs3.nsw.optusnet.com.au [122.106.215.175]) by mail13.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id m7MBXIQ4020812 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:33:18 +1000 Received: from server.vk2pj.dyndns.org (localhost.vk2pj.dyndns.org [127.0.0.1]) by server.vk2pj.dyndns.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m7MBXIPh034594; Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:33:18 +1000 (EST) (envelope-from peter@server.vk2pj.dyndns.org) Received: (from peter@localhost) by server.vk2pj.dyndns.org (8.14.2/8.14.2/Submit) id m7MBXHku034593; Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:33:17 +1000 (EST) (envelope-from peter) Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:33:17 +1000 From: Peter Jeremy To: Kip Macy Message-ID: <20080822113317.GD32539@server.vk2pj.dyndns.org> References: <3c1674c90808211442t707966fq29997b53a70ed2f7@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="2YJj5f1P6Th4nBRw" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <3c1674c90808211442t707966fq29997b53a70ed2f7@mail.gmail.com> X-PGP-Key: http://members.optusnet.com.au/peterjeremy/pubkey.asc User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) Cc: sun4v@freebsd.org, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, FreeBSD Current , freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: the future of sun4v X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-sun4v@freebsd.org List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:33:21 -0000 --2YJj5f1P6Th4nBRw Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable [Replies re-directed to freebsd-sun4v] On 2008-Aug-21 14:42:55 -0700, Kip Macy wrote: >I believe that there is a general expectation by freebsd users and >developers that unsupported code should not be in CVS. Although sun4v >is a very interesting platform for developers doing SMP work, I simply >do not have the time or energy to maintain it. If someone else would >like to step up and try his hand I would be supportive of his efforts. >In the likely event that no one steps forward by the time that 7.1 is >released I will ask that it be moved to the Attic. Since there are no other current SPARC CPUs that FreeBSD can run on (the US-II has been obsolete for about 6 years and FreeBSD won't run on any more recent sun4u chips), that will also remove the justification for maintaining a SPARC64 port. I don't have the knowledge or available time to maintain the sun4v port by myself but would be happy to be part of a team doing so. One impediment I have is that I don't have a T-1 or T-2 system that I can dedicate to FreeBSD. I could work on FreeBSD in a guest domain - but since FreeBSD doesn't support either the virtual disk or virtual network, actually getting FreeBSD running there presents somewhat of a challenge. --=20 Peter Jeremy Please excuse any delays as the result of my ISP's inability to implement an MTA that is either RFC2821-compliant or matches their claimed behaviour. --2YJj5f1P6Th4nBRw Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkiuo/0ACgkQ/opHv/APuIdIQwCaAgOo6jkMtJjWZq6IblsdfjZJ v7cAnRilBTMhsEbCcqlHiGWbGMY9DFQX =6heT -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --2YJj5f1P6Th4nBRw--