First seed for OpenBSD/powerpc64 planted by kettenis@
by from OpenBSD Journal on (#53KE3)
In a set of commits to the tree on Saturday, Mark Kettenis (kettenis@) added the early beginnings of support for the 64-bit PowerPC platform:
Date: Sat, 16 May 2020 11:11:14 -0600 (MDT)From: Mark Kettenis <kettenis@openbsd.org>To: source-changes@openbsd.orgSubject: CVS: cvs.openbsd.org: srcCVSROOT: /cvsModule name: srcChanges by: kettenis@cvs.openbsd.org 2020/05/16 11:11:14Added files: sys/arch/powerpc64/compile: Makefile Makefile.inc sys/arch/powerpc64/compile/GENERIC: Makefile sys/arch/powerpc64/conf: GENERIC Makefile.powerpc64 files.powerpc64 ld.script sys/arch/powerpc64/include: _types.h atomic.h bus.h cdefs.h conf.h cpu.h db_machdep.h disklabel.h endian.h exec.h fpu.h frame.h intr.h limits.h mutex.h param.h pcb.h pmap.h proc.h psl.h ptrace.h reg.h signal.h softintr.h spinlock.h tcb.h vmparam.h sys/arch/powerpc64/powerpc64: autoconf.c conf.c cpu.c disksubr.c genassym.cf locore.S locore0.S machdep.c pmap.c process_machdep.c softintr.c sys_machdep.c syscall.c vm_machdep.cLog message:Planting the first seed for OpenBSD/powerpc64.
As support for additional hardware platforms brings opportunities to find (and fix) bugs on other, more established environments, this is definitely an interesting development. Of course it is still currently very much in its infancy, so don't drag out your POWER9 systems just yet, unless you're ready to roll up your sleeves and get some diffs submitted. Thanks to Mark for working on this port!