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    1: [[!meta title="Platforms supported by NetBSD"]]
    2: NetBSD calls a supported architecture a 'port'. Most ports run on generic hardware and emulators, although some commercial hardware also exists. The NetBSD Ports History page details the inclusion date for each port.
    3: 
    4: Ports are classified into three 'tiers' based on the current importance of the architecture and the level of community activity. Summarizing, the tiers can be viewed to represent ports that NetBSD will support, ports that NetBSD does its best to support, and ports which may be desupported soon. The tier for each port may change over time and is decided by <core@NetBSD.org> based on input from users and developers.
    5: 
    6: #Tier I: Focus -- support is part of NetBSD's strategy
    7: 
    8: Focus ports are the architectures that NetBSD targets as part of its strategy.<br />
    9: The platforms consist of modern server, embedded and desktop architectures.
   10: 
   11: The guidelines are as follows:
   12: 
   13: * Machine independent (MI) changes should benefit these ports.
   14: * MI changes must be tested on at least one of these ports.
   15: * It is the developer's responsibility to implement machine dependent (MD) support necessary for changes, fix build problems and aid in debugging with any platform-specific problems.
   16: * Even within a port, common sense should be used (cf. the i386 port which still supports 486).
   17: * Regressions in the automated NetBSD test suite (/usr/tests) are not allowed.
   18: 
   19: Currently there are 8 ports with Tier I status. They are:
   20: 
   21: [[!table data="""
   22: Port		|CPU		|Machines
   23: [[amd64]]	|x86_64		|64-bit x86-family machines with AMD and Intel CPUs
   24: [[evbarm]]	|arm		|ARM evaluation boards
   25: [[evbmips]]	|mips		|MIPS-based evaluation boards
   26: [[evbppc]]	|powerpc	|PowerPC-based evaluation boards
   27: [[hpcarm]]	|arm		|StrongARM based Windows CE PDA machines
   28: [[i386]]	|i386		|32-bit x86-family generic machines ("PC clones")
   29: [[sparc64]]	|sparc		|Sun UltraSPARC (64-bit)
   30: [[xen]]		|i386, x86_64	|Xen Virtual Machine Monitor
   31: """]]
   32: 
   33: 
   34: #Tier II: Organic -- evolving at its own pace
   35: 
   36: Organic ports are highly valued by the NetBSD project, but their development is not as tightly mandated as that of the focus ports. Generally speaking, the hardware platforms of organic ports have lost their industrial relevance, or there is not enough community activity for the port to make it to the first tier. The guidelines are as follows:
   37: 
   38: * Generally speaking, the port boots and works, but keeping it working is the responsibility of the user community. This includes, but is not limited to, kernel changes and toolchain upgrades.
   39: * Developers committing MI changes are still encouraged to keep ports up-to-date when it can be easily done.
   40: * MI architecture decisions may penalize organic ports if there is a benefit for focus ports.
   41: * If the port is not working at release time, a release is done without the port and the port is moved down to the life support tier.
   42: 
   43: Currently there are 49 ports with Tier II status. They are:
   44: 
   45: [[!table data="""
   46: Port		|CPU		|Machines
   47: [[acorn32]]	|arm		|Acorn RiscPC/A7000/NC and compatibles
   48: [[algor]]	|mips		|Algorithmics MIPS evaluation boards
   49: [[alpha]]	|alpha		|Digital Alpha (64-bit)
   50: [[amiga]]	|m68k		|Commodore Amiga, MacroSystem DraCo
   51: [[amigappc]]	|powerpc	|PowerPC-based Amiga boards
   52: [[arc]]		|mips		|Machines following the Advanced RISC Computing spec
   53: [[atari]]	|m68k		|Atari TT030, Falcon, Hades
   54: [[bebox]]	|powerpc	|Be Inc's BeBox
   55: [[cats]]	|arm		|Chalice Technology's Strong Arm evaluation board
   56: [[cesfic]]	|m68k		|CES's FIC8234 VME processor board
   57: [[cobalt]]	|mips		|Cobalt Networks' Microservers
   58: [[dreamcast]]	|[[sh3]]	|Sega Dreamcast game console
   59: [[epoc32]]	|arm		|32bit PSION EPOC PDA
   60: [[emips]]	|mips		|Machines based on "Extensible MIPS"
   61: [[evbsh3]]	|[[sh3]]	|Evaluation boards with Renesas (Hitachi) Super-H SH3 and SH4 CPUs
   62: [[ews4800mips]]	|mips		|NEC's MIPS based EWS4800 workstations
   63: [[hp300]]	|m68k		|Hewlett-Packard 9000/300 and 400 series
   64: [[hppa]]	|hppa		|Hewlett-Packard 9000 PA-RISC workstations and servers
   65: [[hpcmips]]	|mips		|MIPS based Windows CE PDA machines
   66: [[hpcsh]]	|[[sh3]]	|Renesas (Hitachi) SH3 and SH4 based Windows CE PDA machines
   67: [[ia64]]	|itanium	|Itanium family of processors
   68: [[ibmnws]]	|powerpc	|IBM Network Station Series 1000
   69: [[iyonix]]	|arm		|Iyonix ARM pc
   70: [[landisk]]	|[[sh3]]	|SH4 based NAS appliances by I-O DATA
   71: [[luna68k]]	|m68k		|OMRON Tateisi Electronics' LUNA series
   72: [[mac68k]]	|m68k		|Apple Macintosh
   73: [[macppc]]	|powerpc	|Apple Power Macintosh and clones
   74: [[mipsco]]	|mips		|Mips family of workstations and servers
   75: [[mmeye]]	|[[sh3]]	|Brains' mmEye Multi Media Server
   76: [[mvme68k]]	|m68k		|Motorola MVME 68k SBCs
   77: [[mvmeppc]]	|powerpc	|Motorola MVME PowerPC SBCs
   78: [[netwinder]]	|arm		|StrongARM based NetWinder machines
   79: [[news68k]]	|arm		|Sony's m68k based "NET WORK STATION" series
   80: [[newsmips]]	|mips		|Sony's MIPS based "NET WORK STATION" series
   81: [[next68k]]	|m68k		|NeXT 68k 'black' hardware
   82: [[ofppc]]	|powerpc	|Generic OpenFirmware compliant PowerPC machines
   83: [[pmax]]	|mips		|Digital MIPS-based DECstations and DECsystems
   84: [[prep]]	|powerpc	|PReP (PowerPC Reference Platform) and CHRP machines
   85: [[rs6000]]	|powerpc	|MCA-based IBM RS/6000 workstations
   86: [[sandpoint]]	|powerpc	|Motorola Sandpoint reference platform
   87: [[sbmips]]	|mips		|Broadcom SiByte evaluation boards
   88: [[sgimips]]	|mips		|Silicon Graphics' MIPS-based workstations
   89: [[shark]]	|arm		|Digital DNARD ("shark")
   90: [[sparc]]	|sparc		|Sun SPARC (32-bit)
   91: [[sun2]]	|m68k		|Sun 2
   92: [[sun3]]	|m68k		|Sun 3 and 3x
   93: [[vax]]		|vax		|Digital VAX
   94: [[x68k]]	|m68k		|Sharp X680x0 series
   95: [[zaurus]]	|arm		|Sharp C7x0/C860/C1000/C3x00 series PDA
   96: """]]
   97: 
   98: 
   99: #Tier III: Life Support -- severely incapacitated or broken
  100: 
  101: Ports are moved to life support if they no longer function. The reasons can range from lack of community interest to the hardware becoming so rare that it is simply not available any more. If ports in life support are not shown to be working within a reasonable timeframe, they will be moved to the Attic. The guidelines are as follows:
  102: 
  103: * Organic ports get moved here if they do not complete a build for 6 months or are otherwise suspected to be broken.
  104: * It is the responsibility of the users of an organic port to show it is working, not the other way around.
  105: * Movement to life support causes a mail to be sent out to the port mailing list and the portmaster.
  106: * Port will be bumped up to organic when it is shown to be working.
  107: * If the port is not reported fixed within the next 6-12 months, it will be moved to the Attic.
  108: 
  109: Currently there is 1 port with Tier III status. It is:
  110: 
  111: [[!table data="""
  112: Port		|CPU		|Machines
  113: [[acorn26]]	|arm		|Acorn Archimedes, A-series and R-series systems
  114: """]]
  115: 
  116: 
  117: <hr>
  118: 
  119: #Ports by CPU architectures
  120: This table contains the same set of ports as in the above list, but ordered by MACHINE_ARCH CPU architecture value (returned by
  121: 'uname -p') and showing a total of
  122: 16 CPU types. Machines of the same MACHINE_ARCH share the same
  123: userland binaries (with a few device specific exceptions).
  124: Both big endian (eb) and little endian (el) MIPS and SH3
  125: ports are supported.
  126: 
  127: [[!table data="""
  128: CPU		|Tier(s)	|Ports(s)
  129: alpha		|II		|[[alpha]]
  130: arm		|I, II, III	|[[acorn26]] [[acorn32]] [[cats]] [[epoc32]] [[evbarm]] [[hpcarm]] [[iyonix]] [[netwinder]] [[shark]] [[zaurus]]
  131: hppa		|II		|[[hppa]]
  132: i386		|I		|[[i386]] [[xen]]
  133: m68010		|II		|[[sun2]]
  134: m68k		|II		|[[amiga]] [[atari]] [[cesfic]] [[hp300]] [[luna68k]] [[mac68k]] [[mvme68k]] [[news68k]] [[next68k]] [[sun3]] [[x68k]]
  135: mipseb		|I, II		|[[emips]] [[evbmips]] [[ews4800mips]] [[mipsco]] [[newsmips]] [[sbmips]] [[sgimips]]
  136: mipsel		|I, II		|[[algor]] [[arc]] [[cobalt]] [[evbmips]] [[hpcmips]] [[pmax]] [[sbmips]]
  137: powerpc		|I, II		|[[amigappc]] [[bebox]] [[evbppc]] [[ibmnws]] [[macppc]] [[mvmeppc]] [[ofppc]] [[prep]]] [[rs6000]] [[sandpoint]]
  138: [[sh3eb|sh3]]	|II		|[[evbsh3]] [[mmeye]]
  139: [[sh3el|sh3]]	|II		|[[dreamcast]] [[evbsh3]] [[landisk]] [[hpcsh]]
  140: sparc		|II		|[[sparc]]
  141: sparc64		|I		|[[sparc64]] (Can also run sparc binaries)
  142: vax		|II		|[[vax]]
  143: x86_64		|I		|[[amd64]] (Can also run i386 binaries), xen
  144: """]]