Page MenuHomeFreeBSD

zfs: disable floating point on powerpc kernels
ClosedPublic

Authored by alfredo on Oct 6 2022, 6:50 PM.
Referenced Files
Unknown Object (File)
Tue, Jul 28, 6:01 PM
Unknown Object (File)
Sat, Jul 25, 3:39 AM
Unknown Object (File)
Sat, Jul 25, 12:13 AM
Unknown Object (File)
Jun 4 2026, 6:44 PM
Unknown Object (File)
Jun 4 2026, 3:11 AM
Unknown Object (File)
May 15 2026, 9:41 AM
Unknown Object (File)
May 15 2026, 12:10 AM
Unknown Object (File)
May 14 2026, 9:14 PM

Details

Summary

Powerpc* doesn't support support floating point in the kernel yet, so disable it on zfs or now.

This fixes "panic: altivec unavailable trap" when loading zfs.ko

Test Plan

on powerpc64le:

kldload zfs

It should load the module without a kernel panic

Diff Detail

Repository
rG FreeBSD src repository
Lint
Lint Not Applicable
Unit
Tests Not Applicable