From owner-freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Tue Dec 3 23:53:02 2019 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-sparc64@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EEF0E1C24AE for ; Tue, 3 Dec 2019 23:53:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bounces+13739864-15db-freebsd-sparc64=freebsd.org@em848.distal.com) Received: from xtrwsxqh.outbound-mail.sendgrid.net (xtrwsxqh.outbound-mail.sendgrid.net [167.89.106.64]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 47SJhD4Kbxz48qG for ; Tue, 3 Dec 2019 23:53:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bounces+13739864-15db-freebsd-sparc64=freebsd.org@em848.distal.com) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=distal.com; h=content-type:mime-version:subject:from:in-reply-to: content-transfer-encoding:references:to:cc; s=s1; bh=6K74CPd2TyMx4I+86PAYM7ESEXS8t7dSchww53+p5l4=; b=cBx08hk+HQC6VhV8nCrNPb4VGipvue5jc2m/gLuyiHhxHxjuZKpB1i+439M7WMKItinO /3rmjDLBD5Ia5/7OzXiX4eBgRt/pYW8ocYxuBXyhNZFK6NnLTHJITdBvuJamrHSB6c+y88 U6L8n8Uo+G+aGFmS/RfSvypZr5npL2Ee4= Received: by filter0034p3iad2.sendgrid.net with SMTP id filter0034p3iad2-9826-5DE6F554-10 2019-12-03 23:52:52.306160695 +0000 UTC m=+1209777.970769694 Received: from mail.distal.com (unknown [108.48.165.176]) by ismtpd0129p1mdw1.sendgrid.net (SG) with ESMTP id G4TKJQh6S9WaUs12ohye0g Tue, 03 Dec 2019 23:52:52.256 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [IPv6:2001:470:e24c:200:5d7a:320:6295:3743] ( [2001:470:e24c:200:5d7a:320:6295:3743]) by tristain.distal.com (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTPSA id d22ae4d5 (TLSv1.2:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:256:NO); Tue, 3 Dec 2019 18:52:51 -0500 (EST) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 13.0 \(3601.0.10\)) Subject: Re: Sparc64 and FreeBSD 13.0 From: Chris Ross In-Reply-To: <20191203181148.GA24129@lonesome.com> Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2019 23:52:52 +0000 (UTC) Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: References: <20191203181148.GA24129@lonesome.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3601.0.10) X-SG-EID: =?us-ascii?Q?gDj=2Futz1vvM0Gg5Dx3C984MHE5rSknXbUiMX+7YYKy8H35YTA3nJpmg1IQ5mw9?= =?us-ascii?Q?RS2bD=2FH4Uluvnmedtzs9ncXcFhf8JFrXxyBUWT7?= =?us-ascii?Q?+KuRabT2nZ2LOKP6OUdvpj7+mkEta3F4oU7JIXy?= =?us-ascii?Q?UPEK84vAb5Ar9X7UhcJc+KjsM7sNYCaq2N+TtJW?= =?us-ascii?Q?us8x=2FdCtP51mb=2F0wDeX4l1R=2Fgbcm9WxAAP+nHVh?= =?us-ascii?Q?Ae3uQ5V2MAg=2F5uAtZtT7ipCJc6KwQLGADunRRt?= To: Mark Linimon Cc: Ed Maste , freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 47SJhD4Kbxz48qG X-Spamd-Bar: --- Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=pass header.d=distal.com header.s=s1 header.b=cBx08hk+; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=distal.com; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of bounces@em848.distal.com designates 167.89.106.64 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=bounces@em848.distal.com X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-3.88 / 15.00]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; RCVD_VIA_SMTP_AUTH(0.00)[]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[distal.com:s=s1]; FROM_NEQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[cross@distal.com,bounces@em848.distal.com]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; RCPT_COUNT_THREE(0.00)[3]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+ip4:167.89.0.0/17]; MV_CASE(0.50)[]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; IP_SCORE(-1.69)[ipnet: 167.89.96.0/20(-4.67), asn: 11377(-3.70), country: US(-0.05)]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000,0]; TO_DN_SOME(0.00)[]; RCVD_COUNT_THREE(0.00)[3]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_SOME(0.00)[]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[distal.com:+]; DMARC_POLICY_ALLOW(-0.50)[distal.com,none]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-1.000,0]; FORGED_SENDER(0.30)[cross@distal.com,bounces@em848.distal.com]; RWL_MAILSPIKE_POSSIBLE(0.00)[64.106.89.167.rep.mailspike.net : 127.0.0.17]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; RCVD_TLS_LAST(0.00)[]; ASN(0.00)[asn:11377, ipnet:167.89.96.0/20, country:US]; MID_RHS_MATCH_FROM(0.00)[]; TAGGED_FROM(0.00)[13739864-15db-freebsd-sparc64=freebsd.org,freebsd]; RECEIVED_SPAMHAUS_PBL(0.00)[176.165.48.108.khpj7ygk5idzvmvt5x4ziurxhy.zen.dq.spamhaus.net : 127.0.0.10] X-BeenThere: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Sparc List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2019 23:53:03 -0000 > On Dec 3, 2019, at 13:11, Mark Linimon wrote: >=20 > On Tue, Dec 03, 2019 at 05:53:28AM -0500, Ed Maste wrote: >> I have received some private mail about addressing the compiler >> situation on sparc64, but not the other issues tracked as dependencies >> in PR228919. >=20 > I personally don't intend to spend cycles working on sparc64 in the > future. >=20 > As one of the last people who was supporting it, I think it's fair to > say that sparc64 has dropped below critical mass. I was an active user, but lack of support for more modern spare processors = and the lack of active use have caused me to step away too. If I had the t= ime to look into porting T1/T2/etc support, and try to get the compiler wor= king, I=E2=80=99d love to have the results. But I do not. - Chris