[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] config: compile avp driver only on intel 64 bit

[Ferruh Yigit]

On 4/5/2017 9:23 AM, Bruce Richardson wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 04, 2017 at 06:12:12PM +0100, Ferruh Yigit wrote:
>> On 4/4/2017 5:36 PM, Allain Legacy wrote:
>>> The AVP devices are only supported on Intel 64-bit architectures so
>>> adjusting the defconfig attributes accordingly.
>>>
>>> Fixes: c5ab4707ba97 ("net/avp: support driver registration")
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Allain Legacy <allain.legacy at windriver.com>
>>> ---
>>>  config/common_linuxapp                        | 1 -
>>>  config/defconfig_i686-native-linuxapp-gcc     | 5 -----
>>>  config/defconfig_i686-native-linuxapp-icc     | 5 -----
>>>  config/defconfig_x86_64-native-linuxapp-clang | 5 +++++
>>
>> Right now compiler config files only have compiler and architecture
>> configs, although it is OK to update them, to be consistent with what
>> other PMDs did, what do you think:
>>
>> Keep AVP config enabled in "common_linuxapp"
>>
>> Disable AVP in following configs:
>> defconfig_arm64-armv8a-linuxapp-gcc
>> defconfig_arm-armv7a-linuxapp-gcc
>> defconfig_ppc_64-power8-linuxapp-gcc
>>
> 
> I actually disagree with that, and I think the approach proposed is
> better, given that it's only one target type that is supported.

Agree that it is better, but other PMDs are doing what I suggested, so I
am for AVP follow the same, and fix them all later when required.

> 
> However, I think we should have an AVP config option in common base, set
> to "n", so that we at least there have an entry to indicate it exists.
> 
> /Bruce
>