arm64/RPI: enable powerd by default on arm64-aarch64-RPI images
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Authored by • karels on Jan 3 2024, 9:33 PM.

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andrew
rgrimes

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releng

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rGe889b5a892b6: arm64/RPI: enable powerd by default on arm64-aarch64-RPI images
rG0c6e3bfd1362: arm64/RPI: enable powerd by default on arm64-aarch64-RPI images
rG4347ef60501f: arm64/RPI: enable powerd by default on arm64-aarch64-RPI images

Summary

Most 64-bit Raspberry Pi models have a variable processor clock
speed that defaults to a slow speed (e.g. 600 MHz for a nominal
1.5 GHz clock). This results in everything running slowly unless
or until powerd is started, and FreeBSD is then thought to be slow.
Enable powerd by default in /etc/rc.conf on the arm64-aarch64-RPI
images. Tested on Raspberry Pi 3B+ and 4B so far.

PR: 256836
MFC after: 1 month

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• karels created this revision.Jan 3 2024, 9:33 PM

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• karels requested review of this revision.Jan 3 2024, 9:33 PM

Harbormaster completed remote builds in B55224: Diff 132226.Jan 3 2024, 9:33 PM

• karels added a reviewer: releng.Jan 3 2024, 9:34 PM

• karels mentioned this in D43141: Add powerd_enable for RPI4.

There is an alternative approach in https://reviews.freebsd.org/D43141. The main difference is that it splits RPI4 into a separate image, leaving RPI for RPi 3 etc. I don't think that is necessary, as noted in that review. The other difference is in using the quirks mechanism, which would require modification to be effective in this case.