[ale] Meet the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+

[Solomon Peachy]

On Fri, Mar 16, 2018 at 03:14:42AM -0400, Joey Kelly via Ale wrote:
> > > The new gigabit network chip makes it almost plausible for router,
> > > firewall, and access point applications.
> 
> I'll care when they double the RAM.

Won't happen on that SoC -- 1GB is the most that can be physically 
addressed.

It's not just a matter of the package; the RPi's SoC is essentially a 
GPU with general-purpose CPU cores bolted on. It's easy to uprev the 
CPUs, but the GPU is where most of the limitations lie, including the 
memory bus/controller, and even the USB controller core.

Fun stuff..

 - Solomon
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Solomon Peachy			       pizza at shaftnet dot org
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