Re: RPI3 Kernel Config for 8.0

[Michael van Elst <mlelstv%serpens.de@localhost>]

On Sat, Jun 17, 2017 at 05:29:14PM +0200, Benjamin Lorenz wrote:
> On 17 Jun 2017, at 17:10, Michael van Elst <mlelstv%serpens.de@localhost> wrote:
> 
> > The board_revision number encodes the various models.
> > http://elinux.org/RPi_HardwareHistory
> 
> My RPI3 says 0xA22082. Apparently Model B 1.2 from Q1 2016.
> 
> Seems to run fine with latest 8.0_BETA. Not sure why I should patch?

In the RPI3, one of the i2c busses is used by the GPU. The netbsd kernel
however, initializes both busses and disrupts that usage.

As a consequence the RPI3 firmware believes the chip overheats and
throttles it at minimum speed.


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