WIP: port: Add x64 FreeBSD by xinitrcn1 · Pull Request #3927 · shadps4-emu/shadPS4

xinitrcn1 · 2026-01-15T12:30:43Z

adds freebsd support

georgemoralis · 2026-01-15T12:35:21Z

issue with clang format , and where is the CI action?:D

xinitrcn1 · 2026-01-15T12:43:57Z

issue with clang format , and where is the CI action?:D

ci for freebsd is a can of worms i dont think we should open, and with we i mean I

georgemoralis · 2026-01-15T13:20:40Z

co-pilot gave me this :

` freebsd-sdl:
runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
needs: get-info
container:
image: freebsd/freebsd:14.1-RELEASE
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v5
with:
submodules: recursive

- name: Install dependencies
  run: |
    pkg update -f
    pkg install -y git cmake ninja ccache llvm16 mold libx11 libxext wayland libdecor-0 libxkbcommon glfw mesa-libs alsa-lib pulseaudio openal-soft libudev-devd libxcursor libxi libxss libxtst libGLX pkgconf

- name: Cache CMake Configuration
  uses: actions/cache@v4
  env:
      cache-name: ${{ runner.os }}-freebsd-sdl-cache-cmake-configuration
  with:
      path: |
        ${{github.workspace}}/build
      key: ${{ env.cache-name }}-${{ hashFiles('**/CMakeLists.txt', 'cmake/**') }}
      restore-keys: |
        ${{ env.cache-name }}-

- name: Configure CMake
  run: |
    cmake --fresh -B ${{github.workspace}}/build \
      -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{env.BUILD_TYPE}} \
      -DCMAKE_INTERPROCEDURAL_OPTIMIZATION_RELEASE=ON \
      -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=/usr/local/bin/clang16 \
      -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=/usr/local/bin/clang++16 \
      -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="-fuse-ld=/usr/local/bin/mold" \
      -DCMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS="-fuse-ld=/usr/local/bin/mold" \
      -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=/usr/local/bin/ccache \
      -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=/usr/local/bin/ccache

- name: Build
  run: |
    # Get number of CPUs
    NPROC=$(sysctl -n hw.ncpu)
    cmake --build ${{github.workspace}}/build --config ${{env.BUILD_TYPE}} --parallel $NPROC

- name: Package FreeBSD artifact
  run: |
    cd ${{github.workspace}}/build
    strip shadps4 || true
    tar czf shadps4-freebsd-${{ needs.get-info.outputs.shorthash }}.tar.gz shadps4

- uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
  with:
    name: shadps4-freebsd-sdl-${{ needs.get-info.outputs.date }}-${{ needs.get-info.outputs.shorthash }}
    path: ${{github.workspace}}/build/shadps4-freebsd-${{ needs.get-info.outputs.shorthash }}.tar.gz

`
maybe you can adjust it

xinitrcn1 · 2026-01-15T18:09:17Z

co-pilot gave me this :

` freebsd-sdl: runs-on: ubuntu-24.04 needs: get-info container: image: freebsd/freebsd:14.1-RELEASE steps: - uses: actions/checkout@v5 with: submodules: recursive

- name: Install dependencies
  run: |
    pkg update -f
    pkg install -y git cmake ninja ccache llvm16 mold libx11 libxext wayland libdecor-0 libxkbcommon glfw mesa-libs alsa-lib pulseaudio openal-soft libudev-devd libxcursor libxi libxss libxtst libGLX pkgconf

- name: Cache CMake Configuration
  uses: actions/cache@v4
  env:
      cache-name: ${{ runner.os }}-freebsd-sdl-cache-cmake-configuration
  with:
      path: |
        ${{github.workspace}}/build
      key: ${{ env.cache-name }}-${{ hashFiles('**/CMakeLists.txt', 'cmake/**') }}
      restore-keys: |
        ${{ env.cache-name }}-

- name: Configure CMake
  run: |
    cmake --fresh -B ${{github.workspace}}/build \
      -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{env.BUILD_TYPE}} \
      -DCMAKE_INTERPROCEDURAL_OPTIMIZATION_RELEASE=ON \
      -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=/usr/local/bin/clang16 \
      -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=/usr/local/bin/clang++16 \
      -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="-fuse-ld=/usr/local/bin/mold" \
      -DCMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS="-fuse-ld=/usr/local/bin/mold" \
      -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=/usr/local/bin/ccache \
      -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=/usr/local/bin/ccache

- name: Build
  run: |
    # Get number of CPUs
    NPROC=$(sysctl -n hw.ncpu)
    cmake --build ${{github.workspace}}/build --config ${{env.BUILD_TYPE}} --parallel $NPROC

- name: Package FreeBSD artifact
  run: |
    cd ${{github.workspace}}/build
    strip shadps4 || true
    tar czf shadps4-freebsd-${{ needs.get-info.outputs.shorthash }}.tar.gz shadps4

- uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
  with:
    name: shadps4-freebsd-sdl-${{ needs.get-info.outputs.date }}-${{ needs.get-info.outputs.shorthash }}
    path: ${{github.workspace}}/build/shadps4-freebsd-${{ needs.get-info.outputs.shorthash }}.tar.gz

` maybe you can adjust it

copilot, is, respectfully, stupid
trust me, freebsd is a pita to maintain in the ci
one day it will break, and you will not know why
i will not know why

remember freebsd is ran on a vm with libvirt within a github runner
freebsd runner sometimes fails because it felt that the weather was "not cozy"; take that as you will

i think there are like 2-3 shadPS4 users who use freebsd, either way maintaining freebsd support isn't that hard, just dont use linux-isms (basically like it was __APPLE__ without vm)

squidbus · 2026-01-15T18:15:12Z

CMakeLists.txt

-find_package(Zydis 5.0.0 CONFIG)
+# Outdated zydis from ports
+if (NOT ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} STREQUAL "FreeBSD")
+    find_package(Zydis 5.0.0 CONFIG)


Why is this needed? If the version in FreeBSD is outdated we should be using the submodule.

zydis will get updated soon so it wont matter in a few days

I just received info that zydis wont be updated till someone sends a new patch and that patch gets merged
which basically translates into eternity, i'll make it use submodules

Oh yeah one small issue through, find_package(Zydis 5.0.0 CONFIG) was suceeding even through zydis was NOT 5.0.0, it's 4.1.1 in FBSD ports - don't know why yet

squidbus · 2026-01-15T18:15:30Z

CMakeLists.txt

+
+if (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} STREQUAL "FreeBSD")
+    target_link_libraries(shadps4 PRIVATE "/usr/lib/libusb.so")
+    target_link_libraries(shadps4 PRIVATE "/usr/local/lib/libuuid.so")


Why do we need to do this? Rather would not hard code library paths.

default cmake doesnt play nicely with some FreeBSD configs

Well it would be nice if we could at least find_library or something as an alternative instead of hardcoding paths

squidbus · 2026-01-15T18:16:35Z

externals/CMakeLists.txt

-    add_subdirectory(ext-libusb)
-    add_library(libusb::usb ALIAS usb-1.0)
+    if (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} STREQUAL "FreeBSD")
+        # YOU MUST USE NATIVE LIBUSB


We cannot use native libusb as it does not enforce our ABI requirements to match callbacks from PS4 applications.

there's no libusb port for freebsd - only the native libusb from fbsd itself

Well I don't think this will work since the guest callback ABI likely won't match host, if libusb doesn't work as a submodule we would probably just need to disable it for FreeBSD.

squidbus · 2026-01-15T18:19:19Z

src/core/address_space.cpp

        }
        shm_unlink(shm_path.c_str());
+#elif defined(__FreeBSD__)
+        backing_fd = memfd_create("BackingDmem", 0);


Think you should just ifdef the madvise and leave the rest as common since its the same.

squidbus · 2026-01-15T18:19:41Z

src/core/debugger.cpp

    }
    return false;
+#elif defined(__FreeBSD__)
+    return false;


No equivalent here?

the "normal way" to do these things is via dtrace but the easiest way to find if there is dtrace, is to literally do:

system("pgrep dtrace")

and get the result code...

i mean there is also lldb/gdb but pragmatically it would mean making a gdb server and seeing if there is a gdb instance hooked up and lots of annoying details

src/core/libraries/kernel/time.cpp

src/core/libraries/network/net.cpp

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lizzie added 7 commits February 25, 2026 20:26

port: Add x64 FreeBSD

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clang formaa

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fix epoll stuffs

9246975

date-tz for fbsd, force submodule zydis

d49e72b

fix filesystem hang + date-tz

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fix

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fix freebsd SIGBUS

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