On viernes, 1 de enero de 2016 13:39:09 (CET) Jeffrey Walton wrote:
>> One thing that QEMU testing cannot do well is testing threaded
>> applications and memory models.  And with a fast enough processor,
>> sometimes QEMU testing will be much slower.  I have an example is
>> running on a ThunderX (or even an Octeon 3 for those MIPS guys here
>> 
>> :)).  Doing a bootstrap/test will only take around 2 hours if you use
>> 
>> all of the cores (48 of them).   While doing a  compiler build and
>> test on a x86_64 using QEMU takes 4-5 hours instead.
>
>Sorry to wander off-topic....
>
>I've been trying to source MIPS and MIPS64 in the US, but I've had a
>lot of trouble finding them. They appear to be more popular in India
>and China. I thought I tracked down a MIPS dev board, but the store
>did not carry it.
>
>Can you make any recommendations for a MIPS or MIPS64 test board
>that's reasonably priced?

I'm listing only the cheapest ones:

MIPS32:
- MIPS Creator CI20 (IIRC, compatible with Debian)
- Ubiquiti EdgeRouter X

MIPS64:
- Ubiquiti EdgeRouter LITE (compatible with OpenBSD http://
www.openbsd.org/octeon.html )

>
>It would be nice if it could run, say, Debian 8 or Fedora and a
>Buildbot slave for daily testing.


-- 
Juan Francisco Cantero Hurtado http://juanfra.info


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