On 12/06/2016 12:44 PM, Jeffrey Walton wrote: >> While I can't promise anything yet, we should also have a patchset >> coming that would enable 64bit support for the rpi3 for everything >> except graphics. The upstream graphics driver isn't as stable as I'd >> like so I'm looking at restricting that to console only for now. > > +1. > > The RIP3 has been a total disappointment for me. Its runs as slowly as > a BeagleBoard, BananaPi or CubieTruck. I continuously run benchmarks > against a HiKey, Pine64, ODROID-C2, RaspberryPi-3, BeagleBoard, > BananaPi and CubieTruck > I'm not convinced that an aarch64 build will fix the speed issues. The rpi3 doesn't have enough ram for 64bit allocation to make a difference. It's mostly down to hardware design, for a board designed to be cheap. > It also suffers obscure runtime crashes when attempting to compile > with ARMv8 features, like CRC and Crypto. > > An Aarch64 image would be very welcomed. Certainly plan on putting one together, but don't expect the aarch64 build to be a silver bullet. -- Jim Perrin The CentOS Project | http://www.centos.org twitter: @BitIntegrity | GPG Key: FA09AD77