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Initial version to test 64 bit compatibility.
Instead of a separate board, the inital version for Linux/x86_64 is enabled
by setting the environment variable `NATIVE_64BIT=y` and compiling as usual.
Not currently implemented:
* Architectures other than x86_64 or operating systems other than Linux
* No FreeBSD support
* No Aarch support
* Rust support for x86_64
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| NATIVEINCLUDES += -I$(RIOTBASE)/drivers/include/ | ||
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| # Set "NATIVE_64BIT=1" to compile for x86_64 | ||
| NATIVE_64BIT ?= 0 |
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Can we have a native64 board that will just set this and otherwise include the native board (see e.g. openlabs-kw41z-mini-256kib).
Otherwise this won't be exercised by CI.
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Probably yes, but there are a lot of additional changes needed outside the boards folder to make it work.
For example, the codebase has a lot of checks like ifeq (native, $(BOARD)) that would need to be adapted.
I have a WIP branch that is not yet finished, but it shows the extent of the changes needed WIP: native64 board.
(This one moves most of the native board into a common folder instead of the way it is handled with openlabs-kw41z-mini-256kib).
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We now have 64bit support since RIOT-OS/RIOT#20315, so the FAQ item does not make sense any more.
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Contribution description
Native for Linux x86-64
For the initial version, instead of creating a separate
native64board, I decided to add the variableNATIVE_64BITto the native board Makefiles. Setting the environment toNATIVE_64BIT=1will enable 64-bit mode for native, which is disabled by default.While I don't necessarily think this is the best long-term solution, it does ensure that all tests run with the same configuration as the 32-bit version. A separate board would require a major refactoring of many tests, which often have different configurations in the Makefile, C code, and Python tests if the board is native, and I didn't want to increase the size of an already large pull request.
Almost all of the same features as the 32-bit version are supported by the 64-bit version, but the following are still missing
- No FreeBSD support
- No Aarch64 support
This PR is a suggestion for initial 64-bit support, feel free to suggest any changes.
Testing procedure
Just set the
NATIVE_64BIT=1environment variable and compile something for native.For example
NATIVE_64BIT=1 ./dist/tools/compile_and_test_for_board/compile_and_test_for_board.py . nativeNOTE:
NATIVE_64BIT=1will skip the unsupported Rust examples and tests. Other than that, nothing else should be skipped.NATIVE_64BIT=1.Issues/PRs references
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