Re: What's the plan for powerpc64 in FreeBSD 16

On 11/26/25 10:07, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
> However, I am much less convinced that a relevant new 32 bit platform
> will appear, than that somebody comes out with a 64 BE platform.

I'm not sure how relevant it is for running FreeBSD, but LoongArch32 is 
a relatively new platform.

From https://www.phoronix.com/news/LoongArch-32-bit-Linux-uAPI

"Although 32-bit systems are experiencing declining adoption in general 
computing, LoongArch32 remains highly relevant within specific niches. 
Beyond embedded applications, several vendors are actively developing 
application-level LoongArch32 processors. Loongson, for example, has 
released two open-source reference hardware implementations: openLA500 
and openLA1000.

The architecture also holds considerable educational value, having been 
integrated into China's national computer architecture curricula and 
embedded systems courses. Additionally, the National Student Computer 
System Capability Challenge (NSCSCC) features LoongArch32 CPUs, where 
hundreds of students design Linux-capable hardware implementations and 
compete on performance. This initiative has resulted in several exciting 
high-performance LoongArch32 cores, including LainCore, Wired, NOP-Core, 
NagiCore...."


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Rebecca Cran