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Originally posted by sireangelus View PostHonestly what i find strange is that there is still no complete 64 bit support, that would give it quite a boost in performance.
The other big reason is that the processor that runs the Rpi--the VideoCore IV--can only address 1GB of memory. That means there will be no 'compatable' RPI board with >1GB of memory ever. There are other Broadcom chips with newer video cores that can support >1GB, but they won't be 100% compatable with existing RPI software. From their messaging, the Foundation seems very reluctant to make that leap.
I agree that going 64 bit on the A53 can provide huge improvements i performance, but they're only in very specific areas, so maybe they don't see the benefit? After all, they're not even optimizing their distro for the newer cores. That alone would pay off huge benefits. When it comes down to it, you don't use an RPI (or Raspbian) if you're looking for performance.
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Originally posted by johanb View Post
I might not remember correctly, but wasn't it just the ARM implementations with out-of-order execution which were impacted by Spectre?
Cortex-A8 is in-order while Cortex-A9 and above is out-of-order and with that in mind RPi 3 should need to have Spectre mitigations while RPi 1 and 2 shouldn't?
Someone who knows more than me about this, please correct me because this doesn't make up so I'm obviously misunderstanding something.
EDIT: Found the answer on wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectr...bility)#Impact
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Originally posted by sireangelus View Post
cortex a53 are in-order.
Honestly what i find strange is that there is still no complete 64 bit support, that would give it quite a boost in performance.
Going 64bit will effectively 1/2 your D-cache size and do more or less the same for main memory, depending on use case, since 64bit word takes 2x the space of 32bit word.
Are there any CPU instructions/registers added in 64bit mode on ARM?
Basically you always want 32bit mode.
The only reason to have 64bit is if you want to address more memory directly.
32bit PAE can also address more memory, but slightly slower and with a 2G per process restriction.
The other reason you might want 64bit any way is if they added lots of CPU instructions/registers in 64bit mode (like on AMD64).
That is why x32 arch exits. It is 32bit on x64 with new instructions/registers available in 32bit mode. (All specInt etc benchmarks are x32 these days, because for the same instruction/register set, 32bit is almost always faster than 64bit)
So if you jump on the 64bit band-wagon just for the hell of it, you will in general be on a slower wagon
Michael This might be something you would be interested in testing on the RPILast edited by Raka555; 14 March 2019, 08:32 AM.
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Originally posted by debianxfce View PostOrange pi boards are cheaper and beyond rasperry pi boards. Used laptops cost the same as orange/rasperry pi systems. Android tv boxes can run Debian and they include cases and power units. For embedded development arduino and mbed boards suit better.
If you need to add drivers to the kernel (most often true for embedded) then you should anticipate massive headaches with Allwinner. The MALI vid is a pre-eminent nightmare (thanks to ARM Ltd IMO). Allwinner regularly violates GPL including proprietary code in the kernel in direct violation of GPL; NVRAM, Vid, HDMI setup . My general experience (30+ years in embedded) is that Chinese vendors have absolutely no compunction about openly violating GPL and delivering functional kernels that cannot be re-built. Neither Rpi3*, nor OrangePi* have full schematics, power specs nor thermal specs- ALL are required for any competent embedded design.
Yeah save $5 and lose 100 consulting hours. You must be ignorant.
Post on some topic you understand.
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Originally posted by Raka555 View Post
I am glad its is still 32-bit since the PI does not have more than 2G RAM.
Going 64bit will effectively 1/2 your D-cache size and do more or less the same for main memory, depending on use case, since 64bit word takes 2x the space of 32bit word.
Are there any CPU instructions/registers added in 64bit mode on ARM?
Basically you always want 32bit mode.
The only reason to have 64bit is if you want to address more memory directly.
32bit PAE can also address more memory, but slightly slower and with a 2G per process restriction.
The other reason you might want 64bit any way is if they added lots of CPU instructions/registers in 64bit mode (like on AMD64).
That is why x32 arch exits. It is 32bit on x64 with new instructions/registers available in 32bit mode. (All specInt etc benchmarks are x32 these days, because for the same instruction/register set, 32bit is almost always faster than 64bit)
So if you jump on the 64bit band-wagon just for the hell of it, you will in general be on a slower wagon
Michael This might be something you would be interested in testing on the RPI
Despite MY misgivings abt 64bit, memory/binary size in small systems - the early x86_64 binaries were indeed almost 2x the size, but as compilers/linkers improved the foot-print factor shrunk to about ~1.35x. The instruction space is marginally worse, and the data/address space is indeed almost 2x (but depends on some constant extension instructions for x86..). I've never performed the equivalent tests on ARM, but any serious embedded implementor should before they decide. MY impression is that Raka555 is right; the ARM instruction set isn't very memory space efficient at 64bit, and that limited memory in small system dictate 32bit.
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Originally posted by johanb View Post
I might not remember correctly, but wasn't it just the ARM implementations with out-of-order execution which were impacted by Spectre?
Cortex-A8 is in-order while Cortex-A9 and above is out-of-order and with that in mind RPi 3 should need to have Spectre mitigations while RPi 1 and 2 shouldn't?
Someone who knows more than me about this, please correct me because this doesn't make up so I'm obviously misunderstanding something.
EDIT: Found the answer on wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectr...bility)#Impact
Cortex-A7 is not there,
BUT cortex A9 is, and cortex A8 is there..
Cortex A9 is a Big core, so its out of order i think..!?
But cortex A7, and A8, implement the Armv7-A also..
So why they are not putting there cortex a7, if cortex a8 is affected?
Is cortex A8 out of order?
Also,
If is Cortex R7 , which is Armv7-A affected, why its not there the cortex a-7?
Both implement Armv7-A...
For what I understand Cortex-A53, and maybe Cortex a35, are not affected,
BUT ...cortex A57,
Which is an improved version of cortex A53 is affected...
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Originally posted by debianxfce View Post
My Amlogic S912 TVbox can run latest mainline kernels. The Amlogic meson project is for Amlogic Socs.
http://linux-meson.com/doku.php
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Code:Linux myrpi1 4.14.98+ #1200 Tue Feb 12 20:11:02 GMT 2019 armv6l GNU/Linux
Regarding 64bit support, I do seem to have +100Mb RAM used on a RPi3+ vs RPi1/256Mb on the exact same server setup (exact is relative, same daemons, Debian Buster vs Raspbian).
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