On 2016-03-05 17:40, Emilio Pozuelo Monfort wrote: > Hi, Hi, > So mips64el got into unstable on ftpmaster a while ago. I suppose you would like > for it to get into testing and released with Stretch. Is that right? Yes, that is right. > If so, db5.3 needs to get built, as that's the last package that got imported > and hasn't been rebuilt since: > > https://ftp-master.debian.org/users/mhy/mipsel64import.txt Ok, we'll look at this one. > Also, it'd be good if you could give us information on what the status of the > port is, e.g. upstream support on the kernel, libc and toolchain, what DDs / DMs > are behind the port, etc. The mips64el port is the natural evolution of the mipsel port, following the tendency of all architectures to go to 64 bits. This breaks the 2GiB virtual memory limit from 32-bit MIPS, which unfortunately is triggered more and more often on the build daemons. At the same time this port also takes the opportunity to increase the required instruction set from MIPS II to MIPS64R2 for a better use of the hardware. This port we'll eventually replaces the mipsel port, though we don't have any plan to drop it yet. The upstream support is basically the same than for 32-bit MIPS. MIPS hardware is 64-bit capable for a lot of time, and in fact all the Debian build daemons and porterboxes have been running a 64-bit kernel for more than 10 years. There is no change on that side. The 64-bit toolchain was already available in the mipsel port using the tri-arch libraries. The Debian Developers (Cc:ed) behind this port are: - Andi Barth <aba@debian.org> - Anibal Monsalve Salazar <anibal@debian.org> - Aurelien Jarno <aurel32@debian.org> - Aron Xu <aron@debian.org> - James Cowgill <jcowgill@debian.org> - Yunqiang Su <syq@debian.org> In addition there are regular help from non-DD people from Imagination Technologies. The port itself is in a good shape, that said we are still lacking DSAed build daemons (and thus autosigning). It is built mostly on 4 machines, 3 hosted in China by Aron Xu and 1 hosted in Germany by Andi Barth. In addition the mipsel build daemons also build mips64el packages as the lowest priority. The porterbox etler.d.o has both mipsel and mips64el chroots. We are waiting for Octeon III hardware sponsored by Imagination Technologies that will be used for the 3 MIPS ports (they are able to boot on both endianness). That is the last blocker on our side and that is why we haven't requested to get mips64el into testing yet. Aurelien -- Aurelien Jarno GPG: 4096R/1DDD8C9B aurelien@aurel32.net http://www.aurel32.net
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