Re: Current kernels run stable on older SPARC systems

On 6/5/23 06:02, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote:
> Hello!
> 
> I have updated the UltraSPARC IIIi to kernel 6.3 from experimental
> and it has been running very stable for almost a week now despite
> the server being run as a CI machine for the Free Pascal Compiler.
> 
> So, it seems the Linux kernel is finally usable on older SPARC systems
> again. I'm curious to hear if anyone can confirm this on their own
> machines.
> 

I shall fire up a machine and give this a test. I think that I had
serious problems in the past with two different Netra class servers.


In fact, I need to check if the processors are UltraSPARC II or IIi or
anything close to a III or IIIi. I do have a Fujitsu SPARC64 server but
that thing seems to be unable to boot/run anything other than Solaris 10
or perhaps 11.3. I should give it a test with the latest updated install
images you have built.