[dpdk-dev] [BUG] ixgbe vector cannot compile without bulk alloc

[Bruce Richardson]

On Mon, Dec 01, 2014 at 06:10:18PM +0100, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> These 2 configuration options are incompatible:
> 	CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_IXGBE_RX_ALLOW_BULK_ALLOC=n
> 	CONFIG_RTE_IXGBE_INC_VECTOR=y
> Building this config gives this error:
> 	lib/librte_pmd_ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx_vec.c:69:24:
> 	error: ‘struct igb_rx_queue’ has no member named ‘fake_mbuf’
> 
> I'd like a confirmation that it will be always incompatible.
> Thanks
> -- 
> Thomas

Hi Thomas,

I don't think these options should always be incompatible, though as you point
out you do need to turn on bulk alloc support in order to use the vector PMD.
Why do you ask? There are no immediate plans to remove the dependency on our end.

/Bruce