[fedora-arm] A 64 bit ARMv8 Android tablet arrives ...

[Richard W.M. Jones]

On Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 10:06:22AM +0200, Marcin Juszkiewicz wrote:
> W dniu 17.10.2014 o 09:56, Richard W.M. Jones pisze:
> > On Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 08:39:03AM +0100, Andrew Wafaa wrote:
> >> The Non-US version of the Samsung Glaxy Note4 is powered by the
> >> Exynos7, which is an Octa Core A57/A53 in big.LITTLE config.
> 
> Note4 with Qualcomm cpu is not US only device. So if you want to buy it
> with Exynos7 you have to check exactly what you buy.
> 
> > I have mixed feelings about big.LITTLE based on my experience with the
> > (older, 32 bit) 5410.
> 
> IIRC 5410 had wrong implementation of big.LITTLE or atleast incompatible
> with what came in all other cpus.

.. and is rumoured to be broken (caching bugs) although I've
not experienced anything on mine.

Rich.

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