[dpdk-dev] arch check in example dpdk_qat

[De Lara Guarch, Pablo]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas Monjalon [mailto:thomas.monjalon at 6wind.com]
> Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2016 11:01 AM
> To: De Lara Guarch, Pablo
> Cc: Richardson, Bruce; dev at dpdk.org
> Subject: Re: arch check in example dpdk_qat
> 
> 2016-03-24 10:50, De Lara Guarch, Pablo:
> > From: Thomas Monjalon [mailto:thomas.monjalon at 6wind.com]
> > > When reading examples/dpdk_qat/Makefile, we can see this check:
> > >
> > >     ifneq ($(CONFIG_RTE_ARCH),"x86_64")
> > >         ifneq ($(LBITS),i686)
> > >         $(error The RTE_TARGET chosen is not compatible with this
> environment
> > > \
> > >         (x86_64), for this application. Please change the definition of the \
> > >         RTE_TARGET environment variable, or run the application on a 32-bit
> > > OS)
> > >         endif
> > >     endif
> > >
> > > Is it on purpose to limit the 32-bit support to i686 only?
> > > Instead of the message "run the application on a 32-bit OS", should it be
> > > "on an i686 OS"?
> >
> > i686 OS looks fine to me. Basically, when this app was made, the only 32-bit
> target was i686,
> 
> What about i386, i486, i586 builds ?

We only support i686, no other 32-bit architectures.
> 
> > and the app needs the QAT driver to be running in 32 bits, if DPDK target is
> 32-bit.