On 18/11/2020 19:18, Dan Horák wrote: > On Wed, 18 Nov 2020 18:54:51 +0100 > Daniel Pocock <daniel@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> >> >> Hi all, >> >> Given the problems with the 64k page size, is it feasible to offer the >> 4k page size as default for ppc64 users in Fedora 34? > > personally I haven't encountered any problems related to 64k pages on > my Talos II system, that's used as my primary workstation. And I believe The issues only arise in certain things For example, the Nouveau driver: I tried it out of curiosity with an old K2200. I don't need it though as I'm using a Radeon card. > if there are still some page size related issue, they should be fixed > rather than masked. Once COPR has back ppc64le support, anyone is Personally, I agree that fixing issues that only arise on 64k pages can help raise code quality. Simply adding unit tests for such issues can also have a positive impact. On the other hand, there are a backlog of issues on the platform and in free software in general. We all have to make decisions to work on some issues ahead of others. > welcome to offer 4k kernels there, like there are other kernel variants > for other platforms. > Thanks for pointing that out. Can we create installation media with a 4k page size from COPR and can it be distributed from a trusted source for any other user? > > Dan > >> Vikings.net in Germany is about to start selling[1] workstations based >> on the Talos II and Blackbird. The people who buy those have a big >> commitment to free software and I suspect many of them will try Fedora. >> >> More comments[2] about the platform on my earlier blog. >> >> Regards, >> >> Daniel >> >> 1. https://store.vikings.net/openpower >> 2. https://danielpocock.com/talos-II-quickstart/ >> _______________________________________________ >> devel mailing list -- devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> To unsubscribe send an email to devel-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ >> List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines >> List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > _______________________________________________ > devel mailing list -- devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe send an email to devel-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ > List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > _______________________________________________ devel mailing list -- devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to devel-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
