From nobody Sat Feb 15 01:44:04 2025 X-Original-To: freebsd-arm@mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4YvsCk6vvbz5p00q for ; Sat, 15 Feb 2025 01:44:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from marklmi@yahoo.com) Received: from sonic308-8.consmr.mail.gq1.yahoo.com (sonic308-8.consmr.mail.gq1.yahoo.com [98.137.68.32]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 (128/128 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4YvsCk1bhkz3qKS for ; Sat, 15 Feb 2025 01:44:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from marklmi@yahoo.com) Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; none DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=yahoo.com; s=s2048; t=1739583855; bh=9mj9GXhP27vB3/v6gCKqrQzFPDQAoVyMDkVQVhBJzPk=; h=Subject:From:In-Reply-To:Date:Cc:References:To:From:Subject:Reply-To; b=oJOPNErgJ3mWSrPQSznkc5JYln4h228HB6VgvZlug5061hD7umJr3mRpe7myIguG4ngS3sch7jd8rIwaGZWt/AAGAfMoGJic6wWCMr9jewxXmySAmcWSdqir0HH94QAw+aDo8d43dDSk7nH8GnV+pxDLT5PpkiOCiCPi1wJ/zp2U3J2nhG8IAZHAiUxw4kCwr5MrShVTqq1e6YO5xyvNgS2yk35Hdpa12AahxScMQgTHtuwocIAixfgTwLhsRr/dAuXf+MQZBMUG15lqbJdAUOLz9/i7l2aPl6NKuK9fdW6ey1ohUB/pKsGwplqulmBpI82b2syccV8nQumzAckMZw== X-SONIC-DKIM-SIGN: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=yahoo.com; s=s2048; t=1739583855; bh=4Ol2dG9q+kuEnPlF60K+MrA3HaYuDt5w/K+1pTGInYV=; h=X-Sonic-MF:Subject:From:Date:To:From:Subject; b=Naam2johLamIn+BKAOSlKxg6onVYvyw0LHakFiy48jfAA54K7czKpSrJ0GiK9qRMETkypoYKu8MFtT+dcX6x5ralkypWdrndjoPOGBubeerl5eur+opBNHmY/w3VMGupKmU6ZbkKznEzRx/xJe8raAFhpuhVb2uFha/UGE/UOYRpzf72tc5weew5aY6TDbjEp65M2YWoHBRPT5JXhBn6413heZfPyY96nXvGNHFJ0EyEKWpzrhHCd0/9OPuddn1tXiMQncyiWUsJBQN6wOEJ71lXQfpa4ZhZUjeFtbeXFnPEIxvcAuZsaghJPMfIxW4d2F/k8tcCcV9v5pSeo0EHRg== X-YMail-OSG: Cn8h7MYVM1lsFe3CWoaDsBWjbr5VCWwHx.FuZuVyh47xU9FbjmoFDINtPRQ415T ok7U4bLY62KLf9IuGpLAT0Ws5svQeBwNaKdmbhhb8o_JISN8njFRqClqdsFMIUJ0bBKPCPh8WVpX OcCjivF1r_Kdw4OOWX662Jhllg3KuX4ajwQQnLHrHjfPuErH6zGLs9qqJgxw5IH.gBRbNKVDKABj mYvdzk1G1544lG1xjt2XuabAuHdvvB_nbMEL9k.B_Pqdw2xENuMhL9e4pag1ttq4Y8XUu6o8HoJC YHYveV4g1md_ebMu2WifzIdOekvPszHqjciym60VmRDcAeX7undX0JKvCIGirZ78R2_EJLn7vFO4 w9lGlf.7RqHIr_8iD9ZJ7zQhpnbXVILh3BGm6Mlu7RraHmOeYaY2ovIaKDP7md6I4CHgeXbP_Vlb qWAHqio21rYAzQlwBowgfJC65Hm.7_4aWHraJ18hT7ioPPBLkXfkjBCpjeFHQg8a4XSqveAUxLl6 kRajxng40TY8AYTcz_23Lf0y2VifPXmBoq45nOo0ZGazIVSZ0.D9KznSpTMo2OHAFnSpZq2C0vU9 fPrAmnokL62UlUbSx7TSWW17DutJV19OINbAf4RS70w6Y.22NM4vWtJYyIHsDpABruK6UrSZBJJA SbxetCY96AT_qEaI2QT9w16UIPZh1B8uVuYx8ZpyPS6snZaxBuRW75tUOj9M.1hHXxXG.p14vBcX lCofJ6JTCqthVXzMNf89odAtmvZgjPEEwSg_YFySTeDCzhvnTgTfOqRjIrIiGl5ZzrozFWc.oGyR 5yVP.KN1_rmTbED0rEM5MKOR_qkf5vwVZukDqwpp29HLMA1COUe3XnICMYGllWCu0gLX7nnCWMoc oBs9IB7J7gUeKjHafAqyXAP0Ezt7m0xjvN0hyOZ2ICqVUIvHj5_qpAQD1XttpeJzr3nxddailbnU avEYtcqkkH0YpaVGA9QYffjWjktHafV_A3s_HXaFXpwtWFQo9gIpe3R4y5i3bqDjMP7nDmgCBBHi IO2XNoV9qumbEVUNJ2eUUCrga32LxVlafemobCFBPAiH_UO3w3st3suxMpS7labIVETxLJxiJ5d0 RbDeL4cq0NumH5lsXUVNSA7odbHxQeB3h.E_63XaLdXLXET2etmyxWPKTohtRurMrV0w2LvBgmno Zte_J4QAPXZc.gA8d4AsGZZzvnBtK8kO7Z.KvnWAxqF1AH1grDCnKZusvOZhxQPQNtjxzo8e0fSn JMkp0BYF2TWZsGE0AYgmD2OcW0sbBpHU2RvOaJQ87juue7B.Y0iZXtstX9WTF0OMS4pnPwUu63LO VqUYdIMjxx2.nwjkiNAyNzYNCdzVMC_aj67eaPbsNPAA_MdUl2jZX1LtbLRySHodgqxJw7gtMtbd ZylQ5Kx.TvsoNe.YX3ZJeOqZU21ipDbmbdc76jYdrVuW9oJhk_xm7FcyvJrfP5iY5p1LRHHeo1Mi aUsRcyvPwcYcUXrPOJF6VbJ2_xJ9xzpVSlvF4BFdoIJjjLP6E_NWwG2jb.FwtmrO3qBjY2OHrX7L MW0rHyVdcRuoVlx9SUXbZlS89V_H.62mPCMysBY6pwDcLiYfH02cUlqxclPm8_f3PyF..qAzUcrY buFX0ZVLR0Hz3bNZ5ii9ANoEdal0bcTo38mXa3g7WhlykXeK9O56z4AOO6uqiU48pg8GKff24WG2 ryeDRcYFe8CxW7_KlibFL4en_ZPoGAdhacj_sYLoAxdb6ssPVVkrr.ubWcqQTlPxUdDrTEY9yOZy 6FyYrlSmji_bAgaKyLWsgcA.kO65Xtq8PbPF9LjgmHp0XQql1LsXdzk5ppugDkS0rUB6I1zIL8yw 7S6iiBkg5qa7v3j5fG2Ky2_RfeDtE0_o0uLPcDdAnrkZzqfWDyBQV7Bxjqbuo4rYtJGJEzcyE6Ia 8YNU0aWHVC_Izp5aHl8Bcv4b4imoS2uce3vT2B_s.VkQmoLPLtKOEo_dLfH0gXL9cuZEzq4C4KY2 GXr2hO5SxqBMdI3w8XBGOMWKTIzm5Wf3oisPT1yh_tnlxsWHSjTImgUurdO44EzYZCHff5MnOpNY l.2BfZJI7QVTnvL_ZgMr7PFjlRw5e_q4_5nxTjMWrzPMtO3NPiDZQmRFJew3bYvjcPou53B3Jp5f qQ24z6gpMJIabjpHx7gX04FOzMf0kDAKRfrVeLIE6iXgh_H1_L3pJg2_4fOdj5k8jh60uqLHlF1J gLs_IYQVHyjHpzzNECQGiij7IqP75h.daUjV61yVpwlo08OeO87ErktoJl342I5ui.9HoE5EsHQ- - X-Sonic-MF: X-Sonic-ID: ae7cfeee-9cf4-4a62-9439-be0d000745b7 Received: from sonic.gate.mail.ne1.yahoo.com by sonic308.consmr.mail.gq1.yahoo.com with HTTP; Sat, 15 Feb 2025 01:44:15 +0000 Received: by hermes--production-gq1-5dd4b47f46-9j75b (Yahoo Inc. Hermes SMTP Server) with ESMTPA ID ba01f7d584d810b82bd834c869ba84f3; Sat, 15 Feb 2025 01:44:15 +0000 (UTC) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to ARM processors List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-arm List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: Sender: owner-freebsd-arm@FreeBSD.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 16.0 \(3826.400.131.1.6\)) Subject: Re: i.MX8 Support? From: Mark Millard In-Reply-To: Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2025 17:44:04 -0800 Cc: Russell Haley , freebsd-arm@freebsd.org Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: References: To: Kim Shrier X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3826.400.131.1.6) X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4YvsCk1bhkz3qKS X-Spamd-Bar: ---- X-Rspamd-Pre-Result: action=no action; module=replies; Message is reply to one we originated X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-4.00 / 15.00]; REPLY(-4.00)[]; TAGGED_RCPT(0.00)[]; ASN(0.00)[asn:36647, ipnet:98.137.64.0/20, country:US] On Feb 14, 2025, at 17:34, Kim Shrier wrote: >> On Feb 14, 2025, at 5:22=E2=80=AFPM, Russell Haley = wrote: >>=20 >> Hi, >>=20 >> It's been a long time since I've lurked on this list. The Arm wiki = says that aarch64 is tier 1 and "well supported" but I only see images = for RPI, ROCK and PINE. Does this mean I need to build my own i.MX8 = image or are NXP processors not supported in aarch64? I tried searching = the mailing list archive on marc, but there were no search results for = mx8 or imx8.=20 >>=20 >> I'm specifically hoping to support Phytec i.MX8 M Plus (quad core = Cortex A-53). = https://www.phytec.eu/en/produkte/system-on-modules/phycore-imx-8m-plus/ >=20 > I am running FreeBSD current on a NXP LS1088a with no issues. Russell may want to know: Which U-Boot? --and which Linux mainline *.dtb ? Or is it working via UEFI/ACPI via, say, EDK2? > (8 core A-53) Looking in the kernel source, I see: >=20 > sys/arm64/freescale/imx/imx8mq_ccm.c > sys/arm64/freescale/imx/imx8mq_ccm.h >=20 > There are also a lot of mx8 files under = sys/contrib/device-tree/src/arm64/freescale so I would think you should = be able to get something working. >=20 >>=20 >> Does FreeBSD support NPUs? (No, I don't know what I mean...) >=20 > NPU - neural processing unit. Taking a quick look through the source, = it appears that there is no support for this. =3D=3D=3D Mark Millard marklmi at yahoo.com