FreeBSD 12-CURRENT-ARMv7 and the BeagleBone Black

[Emmanuel Vadot]

On Mon, 16 Oct 2017 17:54:48 -0200
"Dr. Rolf Jansen" <rj at obsigna.com> wrote:

> Hello,

 Hi,

> I saw the first ARMv7 snapshot images (Pandaboard and Hummingboard) arrived on the FreeBSD ftp server.
> 
> AFAIK, the BBB is ARMv7 as well. I am going to setup a new system on a BeagleBone Black, and I am wondering whether I want to stay with the 12-CURRENT-ARMv6 like my other setups, or whether it would be a good idea to install a 12-CURRENT-ARMv7.
> 
> Questions:
> would the ARMv7 flavor of FreeBSD run on a BeagleBone Black?

 Yes, Glen (gjb@) already made the switch for the releases snapshot for
that.

> if yes, will snapshots of 12-CURRENT-ARMv7 be available for the BeagleBone in a foreseeable future?

 See above.

> can I expect any advantages (disadvantages) from the ARMv7 architecture compared to the ARMv6 one?

 Maybe not right now but with packages/ports stuff dealt by Mark
Linimon, mmel@ and miki yes probably.

> if there are no plans for BBB ARMv7 snapshots, would it be worth the efforts to build a ARMv7 BBB system from sources?
> Please don't take this as a demand, I am only curious.
> 
> Many thanks for any advise.
> 
> Best regards
> 
> Rolf
> 
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Emmanuel Vadot <manu at bidouilliste.com> <manu at freebsd.org>