Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2019 22:08:32 +0300 From: Greg V <greg@unrelenting.technology> To: Kurt Jaeger <pi@freebsd.org> Cc: Russell Haley <russ.haley@gmail.com>, freebsd-arm <freebsd-arm@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: ThunderX2 support in FreeBSD/arm64 Message-ID: <1546628912.2475.0@smtp.migadu.com> In-Reply-To: <20190104185500.GA96232@fc.opsec.eu> References: <CA%2B7sy7BWtSi5uDgusf-sEHd06EGXwnUxo9cr8A9gLh1L_YJoXw@mail.gmail.com> <20181221195054.GA84895@home.opsec.eu> <20181221200257.eth3xbnxhpsilbji@mutt-hbsd> <CABx9NuTfCbQCBuBzxsa=CDS7TEKV0NZDqqmtGom-4KXE5LKyyA@mail.gmail.com> <20190104185500.GA96232@fc.opsec.eu>
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On Fri, Jan 4, 2019 at 9:55 PM, Kurt Jaeger <pi@freebsd.org> wrote: > Hi! >=20 >> > > > With these, 13-CURRENT works well enough for testing - so if=20 >> you have >> > > > access to a ThunderX2, I would like to hear how well it works=20 >> for you. > [...] >> > HardenedBSD bought theirs from Phoenics Electronics. >> > >> > Status of HardenedBSD's ThunderX2: >> > >> I emailed Phoenics Electronics and received an email from Steve=20 >> Wilson. He >> pointed me to these little beauties: >>=20 >> https://www.asacomputers.com/Cavium-ThunderX.html >=20 > Well, to say the truth, I'm a bit confused by all this choice 8-} >=20 > This page: >=20 > https://b2b.gigabyte.com/ARM-Server/R181-T90-rev-100#ov >=20 > says that there's a difference between ThunderX and ThunderX2.( Of course there is. ThunderX2 is a *massive* upgrade over the first=20 ThunderX, especially in single-core performance. TX2 uses a completely=20 new core (ex-Broadcom Vulcan). You can play with the original ThunderX in the "cloud" right now: - Scaleway VPS =97 I wrote the depenguination instructions:=20 https://community.scaleway.com/t/freebsd-on-arm64/6678 - Packet bare metal https://www.packet.com/cloud/servers/c1-large-arm/=20 =97 when not sold out :D (seems like they have some available in New=20 York right now) =97 they offer (an older version of) FreeBSD as a one=20 click install Packet also plans to have Ampere eMAG servers generally available in Q1=20 2019=85 =
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