[Arm-dev] Release for CentOS 7.3.1611 on ARM64/AArch64

[Jim Perrin]

On 01/04/2017 03:36 PM, Nick Hardiman wrote:
> I got a stupid question. I see an image file in that list. Is it tailored for these chips?
> 
> * Applied Micro X-Gene 
> * AMD Opteron A1100
> * Cavium ThunderX
> 

Yup.


> I haven’t used these, I just pulled the names from the AArch64 page (https://wiki.centos.org/SpecialInterestGroup/AltArch/AArch64). No idea what a Qualcomm QDF2432 is, or a Merlin-based board. 


Merlin is another chip from Applied Micro in the X-Gene series.
The Qualcomm QDF2432 is another AArch64 SoC aimed at the server market.
(http://www.cnx-software.com/2016/12/08/qualcomm-starts-sampling-of-qualcomm-centriq-2400-arm-server-soc-with-up-to-48-armv8-cores/
)


> 
> 
>> On 4 Jan 2017, at 17:45, Jim Perrin <jperrin at centos.org> wrote:
>>
>> I am pleased to announce the general availability of CentOS Linux 7
>> (1611) for AArch64/ARM64 machines.
>>
>>
>> == Changes
>> The kernel has been rebased from 4.2.0 to 4.5.0, and includes several
>> patches recently merged into the upstream. The kernel patches and
>> modifications can be found at
>> https://git.centos.org/summary/sig-altarch!kernel.git in the
>> sig-altarch7-aarch64 branch.
>>
>>
>>
>> == Download
>> You can download new images and isos via
>> http://mirror.centos.org/altarch/7/isos/aarch64/
>>
>> Images and sha256sums:
>> 1513f5325accfd32ac7973a9b24e401c829ece24da78e24d021e507e877f930e
>> CentOS-7-aarch64-Everything.iso
>> f7ae6bae6c2cc177134d7f8f3808e0f457537c4cd48a119620f50d18ff7bb908
>> CentOS-7-aarch64.img.xz
>> 48776338f8c8994a9499f07e3af847253cf7235c6aac635a8418a2028ec675cf
>> CentOS-7-aarch64-NetInstall.iso
>> f7ae6bae6c2cc177134d7f8f3808e0f457537c4cd48a119620f50d18ff7bb908
>> CentOS-7-aarch64-rolling.img.xz
>> 238b1ebf22a0ff894064e6ed2ac35ee02a6503657a40ad51f2eee7afc8229e75
>> CentOS-7-aarch64-rootfs-7.3.1611.tar.xz
>>
>>
>> == Known Issues
>> 1. Mustang based boards must be on the most recent firmware version,
>> otherwise the network may lose connectivity when using 4.5.0-19+ based
>> kernels. Please ensure your hardware is running the most recent firmware
>> available to avoid network issues.
>>
>> 2. Merlin based boards should be on the most recent firmware version, in
>> order to take full advantage of recent kernel improvements.
>>
>> 3. Some ThunderX based boards have been reported to have MAC address
>> inconsistency when using older firmware versions. Please make sure you
>> have the most recent firmware applied to your hardware to avoid network
>> issues.
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Jim Perrin
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