[Arm-netbook] AM389x EOMA-68 CPU Card

[luke.leighton]

On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 9:44 PM, Peter Korsgaard <jacmet at sunsite.dk> wrote:
>>>>>> "luke" == luke leighton <luke.leighton at gmail.com> writes:
>
>  luke> http://rhombus-tech.net/ti/am389x/
>  luke> ok, i'm evaluating this CPU for use as an FSF Hardware-Endorseable
>  luke> option, with the added benefit that (for a price!!) the TMS320DM8167
>  luke> could also be used (and others in the series), giving full HD video
>  luke> encode at 1080p60 which is pretty incredible.
>
>  luke> the stats on the whole series - AM389x, DM816x etc - are pretty
>  luke> stunning.  2-lane PCIe, 64-bit-wide DDR3 RAM interface at up to
>  luke> 1600mhz (!), Gigabit Ethernet and SATA-II.
>
> Yes, only problem is zero mainline kernel support, and the DSP/M3/GPU
> cores are not open.

 the AM3892 doesn't have a DSP or a GPU.  the DM816x has a DSP, but
that's not for FSF-Endorseable purposes; the AM3894 has a GPU but
that's not for FSF-Endorseable purposes.

 what's the "M3"?

l.