[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2] mk: replace the combined library with a linker script

Panu Matilainen pmatilai at redhat.com
Wed Mar 2 13:44:50 CET 2016


On 03/02/2016 02:40 PM, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> 2016-03-02 14:30, Panu Matilainen:
>> On 03/01/2016 04:48 PM, Panu Matilainen wrote:
>>> On 03/01/2016 03:40 PM, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
>>>> ping
>>>> I would like to be sure nothing is forgotten in this new revision.
>>>
>>> Sorry, didn't realize you were waiting for input from me, it feels a bit
>>> strange to comment on something supposedly coming from myself :)
>>>
>>>> 2016-02-23 23:20, Thomas Monjalon:
>>>>> From: Panu Matilainen <pmatilai at redhat.com>
>>>>>
>>>>> The physically linked-together combined library has been an increasing
>>>>> source of problems, as was predicted when library and symbol versioning
>>>>> was introduced. Replace the complex and fragile construction with a
>>>>> simple linker script which achieves the same without all the problems,
>>>>> remove the related kludges from eg mlx drivers.
>>>>>
>>>>> Since creating the linker script is practically zero cost, remove the
>>>>> config option and just create it always.
>>>>>
>>>>> Based on a patch by Sergio Gonzales Monroy, linker script approach
>>>>> initially suggested by Neil Horman.
>>>>>
>>>>> Suggested-by: Sergio Gonzalez Monroy <sergio.gonzalez.monroy at intel.com>
>>>>> Suggested-by: Neil Horman <nhorman at tuxdriver.com>
>>>>> Signed-off-by: Panu Matilainen <pmatilai at redhat.com>
>>>>> Signed-off-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas.monjalon at 6wind.com>
>>>>> ---
>>>>> v2:
>>>>> - move RTE_LIBNAME assignment rte.vars.mk to rte.combinedlib.mk
>>>>> - update crypto
>>>>> - update doc
>>>>> - update rte.app.mk
>>>>> - update test-build.sh
>>>>
>>>
>>> Briefly tested, gets generated and installed as it should etc - looks
>>> good to me.
>>
>> Forgot to note that the patch doesn't apply anymore because of
>> scripts/test-build.sh changes, so it needs a rebase. Want me to send a
>> v3 or will you handle it when committing?
>>
>> On a related note, if this is about to go in then I'd rather have it
>> sooner than later because it also conflicts with the LDLIBS fixing
>> that's been slowly going on for months and months but been on hold
>> lately, partly because of this hangup.
>
> Applied, thanks
>

Awesome, thank you! :)

	- Panu -


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