Re: edgerouter lite

[Edgar Pettijohn <edgar%pettijohn-web.com@localhost>]

On Mon, May 07, 2018 at 09:19:23PM +0000, maya%netbsd.org@localhost wrote:
> On Mon, May 07, 2018 at 06:51:42AM -0500, edgar%pettijohn-web.com@localhost wrote:
> > Appreciate your response. I feel confident I can install. More curious about what isn't supported yet. Such as multiple processors, altq, and the like.
> 
> yeah, SMP is what isn't working. I don't know what makes it eventually
> panic, though it does make it to multiuser in -current.
> Modules also won't work, you will need everything as a builtin.
> 
> MIPS has* fixed size instructions, so 64bit instructions are very big,
> and so it runs a 32bit userland that only runs on 64bit CPUs, kinda like
> the amd64 x32 ABI.
> 
> Most architectures don't have as good a reason to do it, so MIPS is the
> 'official 32bit compat tester'. Most bugs of missing features were
> actually missing 32bit compat. I suspect we forgot to backport some
> things.
> 
> I have an ERLITE, but I don't use it as a router, so I can't tell you
> how well it does. MIPS is just my favourite architecture.
> Other netbsd people do use it as a router though.
> 
> * They now made a variant which isn't like this

I'm currently using OpenBSD on a soekris with no problems. So I doubt I 
really need SMP for my home network, but I really want to give NPF a 
solid shot.