[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] mk: fix kernel modules build dependency

[Ferruh Yigit]

On 3/29/2018 5:32 PM, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> 29/03/2018 17:48, Ferruh Yigit:
>> On 3/29/2018 4:39 PM, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
>>> Some kernel modules may need some header files to be "installed"
>>> in the build directory.
>>>
>>> When running multiple threads of make, kernel modules can try to
>>> be compiled before the lib headers are ready:
>>> 	make -j3
>>> 	kernel/linux/kni/kni_misc.c:19:37: fatal error:
>>> 		exec-env/rte_kni_common.h: No such file or directory
>>
>> Is there a reason to keep header in eal when module itself moved into kernel?
> 
> It seems you missed my comment below:
> 
> On a related note, this header file
>         lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/include/exec-env/rte_kni_common.h
> could be moved to lib/librte_kni/
> Opinion?

Ahh, yes we are saying same thing.
But not sure if it should go under lib/librte_kni/ or kernel/linux/kni/?
I lean to kernel/linux/kni/.