[Replies re-directed to freebsd-sun4v] On 2008-Aug-21 14:42:55 -0700, Kip Macy <kmacy_at_freebsd.org> 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. -- 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.
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