[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] mk: Introduce NXP dpaa2 architecture based on armv8-a

[Thomas Monjalon]

2016-05-09 19:18, Hemant Agrawal:
> This patch introduces dpaa2 machine target to address difference
> in cpu parameter, number of core to 8 and no numa support
> w.r.t default armv8-a machine
> 
> Signed-off-by: Hemant Agrawal <hemant.agrawal at nxp.com>
[...]
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/mk/machine/dpaa2/rte.vars.mk
> +# ARCH =
> +# CROSS =
> +# MACHINE_CFLAGS =
> +# MACHINE_LDFLAGS =
> +# MACHINE_ASFLAGS =
> +# CPU_CFLAGS =
> +# CPU_LDFLAGS =
> +# CPU_ASFLAGS =
> +MACHINE_CFLAGS += -march=armv8-a
> +
> +ifdef CONFIG_RTE_ARCH_ARM_TUNE
> +MACHINE_CFLAGS += -mcpu=$(CONFIG_RTE_ARCH_ARM_TUNE)
> +endif

There is nothing specific in this file.

> --- a/mk/rte.module.mk
> +++ b/mk/rte.module.mk
> +#### Linaro toolchain usages arm64 instread of aarch64 in kernel
> +ifeq ($(ARCH), aarch64)
> +ARCH = arm64
> +endif

Could you provide more explanations please?
aarch64 shouldn't be used I think.