Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2017 10:30:30 +0000 From: tech-lists <tech-lists@zyxst.net> To: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Durable/serious arm hardware ? Message-ID: <2ec431c9-6c86-8be2-26e4-a94e2b38a66d@zyxst.net> In-Reply-To: <9AAE3A31-8EAE-4512-957C-40790C9D351B@gromit.dlib.vt.edu> References: <45d41ec7-3004-ea6c-560e-50bdff9b997a@caliopea.com> <185dbbb3-15eb-b63a-799f-d209858257b9@zyxst.net> <9AAE3A31-8EAE-4512-957C-40790C9D351B@gromit.dlib.vt.edu>
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On 22/01/2017 17:02, Paul Mather wrote: > I'm just curious, but with the RPi 3 having only 1 GB of RAM, what is > the compelling advantage in running it in 64-bit mode? (I've heard > that 64-bit applications can induce higher memory pressure.) Is it a > matter of providing a wide testing base for FreeBSD/arm64? Sort of. I've started saving ports as packages if they successfully build. It's still way faster than the rpi2B, even with only 1GB. TBH, I've not 100% decided what eventual role it will have. If it had 4GB it'd be pressed into a server role and run 24/7 -- J.
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