[v7,06/14] build: organize Arm config into dict

Message ID 1604584762-25321-7-git-send-email-juraj.linkes@pantheon.tech (mailing list archive)
State Superseded, archived
Delegated to: Thomas Monjalon
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Series Arm build options rework |

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Commit Message

Juraj Linkeš Nov. 5, 2020, 1:59 p.m. UTC
  Use dictionary lookup instead of checking for existing variables,
iterating over all elements in the list or checking lists for optional
configuration. Move variable contents into the dictionary for variables
that would be referenced only once.
Fallback to generic part number if the discovered part number is
unknown.

Signed-off-by: Juraj Linkeš <juraj.linkes@pantheon.tech>
---
 config/arm/meson.build | 282 +++++++++++++++++++++++------------------
 1 file changed, 160 insertions(+), 122 deletions(-)
  

Comments

Juraj Linkeš Nov. 5, 2020, 2:09 p.m. UTC | #1
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Juraj Linkeš <juraj.linkes@pantheon.tech>
> Sent: Thursday, November 5, 2020 2:59 PM
> To: bruce.richardson@intel.com; Ruifeng.Wang@arm.com;
> Honnappa.Nagarahalli@arm.com; Phil.Yang@arm.com;
> vcchunga@amazon.com; Dharmik.Thakkar@arm.com; jerinjacobk@gmail.com;
> hemant.agrawal@nxp.com; ajit.khaparde@broadcom.com;
> ferruh.yigit@intel.com; aconole@redhat.com
> Cc: dev@dpdk.org; Juraj Linkeš <juraj.linkes@pantheon.tech>
> Subject: [PATCH v7 06/14] build: organize Arm config into dict
> 
> Use dictionary lookup instead of checking for existing variables, iterating over all
> elements in the list or checking lists for optional configuration. Move variable
> contents into the dictionary for variables that would be referenced only once.
> Fallback to generic part number if the discovered part number is unknown.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Juraj Linkeš <juraj.linkes@pantheon.tech>
> ---
>  config/arm/meson.build | 282 +++++++++++++++++++++++------------------
>  1 file changed, 160 insertions(+), 122 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/config/arm/meson.build b/config/arm/meson.build index
> 2908eba5e..3e692057a 100644
> --- a/config/arm/meson.build
> +++ b/config/arm/meson.build
> @@ -29,115 +29,146 @@ flags_common_default = [
>  	['RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE', 128]
>  ]
> 
> -# implementer specific aarch64 flags, with middle priority -# (will overwrite
> common flags) -flags_implementer_generic = [
> -	['RTE_MACHINE', '"armv8a"'],
> -	['RTE_USE_C11_MEM_MODEL', true],
> -	['RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE', 128],
> -	['RTE_MAX_LCORE', 256]
> -]
> -flags_implementer_arm = [
> -	['RTE_MACHINE', '"armv8a"'],
> -	['RTE_USE_C11_MEM_MODEL', true],
> -	['RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE', 64],
> -	['RTE_MAX_LCORE', 16]
> -]
> -flags_implementer_cavium = [
> -	['RTE_MAX_VFIO_GROUPS', 128],
> -	['RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE', 128],
> -	['RTE_MAX_LCORE', 96],
> -	['RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES', 2]
> -]
> -flags_implementer_dpaa = [
> -	['RTE_MACHINE', '"dpaa"'],
> -	['RTE_LIBRTE_DPAA2_USE_PHYS_IOVA', false],
> -	['RTE_USE_C11_MEM_MODEL', true],
> -	['RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE', 64],
> -	['RTE_MAX_LCORE', 16],
> -	['RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES', 1]
> -]
> -flags_implementer_emag = [
> -	['RTE_MACHINE', '"emag"'],
> -	['RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE', 64],
> -	['RTE_MAX_LCORE', 32],
> -	['RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES', 1]
> -]
> -flags_implementer_armada = [
> -	['RTE_MACHINE', '"armv8a"'],
> -	['RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE', 64],
> -	['RTE_MAX_LCORE', 16],
> -	['RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES', 1]
> -]
> -
> -# part number specific aarch64 flags, with highest priority -# (will overwrite
> both common and implementer specific flags)  flags_part_number_thunderx = [
>  	['RTE_MACHINE', '"thunderx"'],
>  	['RTE_USE_C11_MEM_MODEL', false]
>  ]
> -flags_part_number_thunderx2 = [
> -	['RTE_MACHINE', '"thunderx2"'],
> -	['RTE_ARM_FEATURE_ATOMICS', true],
> -	['RTE_USE_C11_MEM_MODEL', true],
> -	['RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE', 64],
> -	['RTE_MAX_LCORE', 256],
> -	['RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES', 2]
> -]
> -flags_part_number_octeontx2 = [
> -	['RTE_MACHINE', '"octeontx2"'],
> -	['RTE_ARM_FEATURE_ATOMICS', true],
> -	['RTE_USE_C11_MEM_MODEL', true],
> -	['RTE_EAL_IGB_UIO', false],
> -	['RTE_MAX_LCORE', 36],
> -	['RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES', 1]
> -]
> -flags_part_number_n1generic = [
> -	['RTE_MACHINE', '"neoverse-n1"'],
> -	['RTE_ARM_FEATURE_ATOMICS', true],
> -	['RTE_USE_C11_MEM_MODEL', true],
> -	['RTE_EAL_NUMA_AWARE_HUGEPAGES', false],
> -	['RTE_LIBRTE_VHOST_NUMA', false],
> -	['RTE_MAX_MEM_MB', 1048576],
> -	['RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE', 64],
> -	['RTE_MAX_LCORE', 64],
> -	['RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES', 1]
> -]
> -
> -# arm config (implementer 0x41) is the default config -
> part_number_config_arm = [
> -	['generic', ['-march=armv8-a+crc', '-moutline-atomics']],
> -	['native', ['-march=native']],
> -	['0xd03', ['-mcpu=cortex-a53']],
> -	['0xd04', ['-mcpu=cortex-a35']],
> -	['0xd07', ['-mcpu=cortex-a57']],
> -	['0xd08', ['-mcpu=cortex-a72']],
> -	['0xd09', ['-mcpu=cortex-a73']],
> -	['0xd0a', ['-mcpu=cortex-a75']],
> -	['0xd0b', ['-mcpu=cortex-a76']],
> -	['0xd0c', ['-march=armv8.2-a+crypto', '-mcpu=neoverse-n1'],
> flags_part_number_n1generic]
> -]
> -part_number_config_cavium = [
> -	['generic', ['-march=armv8-a+crc+crypto','-mcpu=thunderx']],
> -	['native', ['-march=native']],
> -	['0xa1', ['-mcpu=thunderxt88'], flags_part_number_thunderx],
> -	['0xa2', ['-mcpu=thunderxt81'], flags_part_number_thunderx],
> -	['0xa3', ['-mcpu=thunderxt83'], flags_part_number_thunderx],
> -	['0xaf', ['-march=armv8.1-a+crc+crypto','-mcpu=thunderx2t99'],
> flags_part_number_thunderx2],
> -	['0xb2', ['-march=armv8.2-a+crc+crypto+lse','-mcpu=octeontx2'],
> flags_part_number_octeontx2]
> -]
> -part_number_config_emag = [
> -	['generic', ['-march=armv8-a+crc+crypto', '-mtune=emag']],
> -	['native', ['-march=native']]
> -]
> +part_number_config_arm = {
> +	'generic': {'machine_args':  ['-march=armv8-a+crc', '-moutline-
> atomics']},
> +	'native': {'machine_args':  ['-march=native']},
> +	'0xd03': {'machine_args':  ['-mcpu=cortex-a53']},
> +	'0xd04': {'machine_args':  ['-mcpu=cortex-a35']},
> +	'0xd07': {'machine_args':  ['-mcpu=cortex-a57']},
> +	'0xd08': {'machine_args':  ['-mcpu=cortex-a72']},
> +	'0xd09': {'machine_args':  ['-mcpu=cortex-a73']},
> +	'0xd0a': {'machine_args':  ['-mcpu=cortex-a75']},
> +	'0xd0b': {'machine_args':  ['-mcpu=cortex-a76']},
> +	'0xd0c': {
> +		'machine_args':  ['-march=armv8.2-a+crypto', '-mcpu=neoverse-
> n1'],
> +		'flags': [
> +			['RTE_MACHINE', '"neoverse-n1"'],
> +			['RTE_ARM_FEATURE_ATOMICS', true],
> +			['RTE_USE_C11_MEM_MODEL', true],
> +			['RTE_EAL_NUMA_AWARE_HUGEPAGES', false],
> +			['RTE_LIBRTE_VHOST_NUMA', false],
> +			['RTE_MAX_MEM_MB', 1048576],
> +			['RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE', 64],
> +			['RTE_MAX_LCORE', 64],
> +			['RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES', 1]
> +		]
> +	}
> +}
> 
> -## Arm implementer ID (MIDR in Arm Architecture Reference Manual) -
> implementer_generic = ['Generic armv8', flags_implementer_generic,
> part_number_config_arm]
> -implementer_0x41 = ['Arm', flags_implementer_arm,
> part_number_config_arm]
> -implementer_0x43 = ['Cavium', flags_implementer_cavium,
> part_number_config_cavium]
> -implementer_0x50 = ['Ampere Computing', flags_implementer_emag,
> part_number_config_emag]
> -implementer_0x56 = ['Marvell ARMADA', flags_implementer_armada,
> part_number_config_arm] -implementer_dpaa = ['NXP DPAA',
> flags_implementer_dpaa, part_number_config_arm]
> +## Arm implementers (ID from MIDR in Arm Architecture Reference Manual)
> +## Part numbers are specific to Arm implementers # implementer specific
> +aarch64 flags have middle priority
> +#     (will overwrite common flags)
> +# part number specific aarch64 flags have the highest priority
> +#     (will overwrite both common and implementer specific flags)
> +implementers = {
> +	'generic': {
> +		'description': 'Generic armv8',
> +		'flags': [
> +			['RTE_MACHINE', '"armv8a"'],
> +			['RTE_USE_C11_MEM_MODEL', true],
> +			['RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE', 128],
> +			['RTE_MAX_LCORE', 256]
> +		],
> +		'part_number_config': part_number_config_arm
> +	},
> +	'0x41': {
> +		'description': 'Arm',
> +		'flags': [
> +			['RTE_MACHINE', '"armv8a"'],
> +			['RTE_USE_C11_MEM_MODEL', true],
> +			['RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE', 64],
> +			['RTE_MAX_LCORE', 16]
> +		],
> +		'part_number_config': part_number_config_arm
> +	},
> +	'0x43': {
> +		'description': 'Cavium',
> +		'flags': [
> +			['RTE_MAX_VFIO_GROUPS', 128],
> +			['RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE', 128],
> +			['RTE_MAX_LCORE', 96],
> +			['RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES', 2]
> +		],
> +		'part_number_config': {
> +			'generic': {'machine_args': ['-march=armv8-
> a+crc+crypto', '-mcpu=thunderx']},
> +			'native': {'machine_args': ['-march=native']},
> +			'0xa1': {
> +				'machine_args': ['-mcpu=thunderxt88'],
> +				'flags': flags_part_number_thunderx
> +			},
> +			'0xa2': {
> +				'machine_args': ['-mcpu=thunderxt81'],
> +				'flags': flags_part_number_thunderx
> +			},
> +			'0xa3': {
> +				'machine_args': ['-mcpu=thunderxt83'],
> +				'flags': flags_part_number_thunderx
> +			},
> +			'0xaf': {
> +				'machine_args': ['-march=armv8.1-
> a+crc+crypto','-mcpu=thunderx2t99'],
> +				'flags': [
> +					['RTE_MACHINE', '"thunderx2"'],
> +					['RTE_ARM_FEATURE_ATOMICS', true],
> +					['RTE_USE_C11_MEM_MODEL', true],
> +					['RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE', 64],
> +					['RTE_MAX_LCORE', 256],
> +					['RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES', 2]
> +				]
> +			},
> +			'0xb2': {
> +				'machine_args': ['-march=armv8.2-
> a+crc+crypto+lse','-mcpu=octeontx2'],
> +				'flags': [
> +					['RTE_MACHINE', '"octeontx2"'],
> +					['RTE_ARM_FEATURE_ATOMICS', true],
> +					['RTE_USE_C11_MEM_MODEL', true],
> +					['RTE_EAL_IGB_UIO', false],
> +					['RTE_MAX_LCORE', 36],
> +					['RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES', 1]
> +				]
> +			}
> +		}
> +	},
> +	'0x50': {
> +		'description': 'Ampere Computing',
> +		'flags': [
> +			['RTE_MACHINE', '"emag"'],
> +			['RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE', 64],
> +			['RTE_MAX_LCORE', 32],
> +			['RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES', 1]
> +		],
> +		'part_number_config': {
> +			'generic': {'machine_args':  ['-march=armv8-
> a+crc+crypto', '-mtune=emag']},
> +			'native': {'machine_args':  ['-march=native']}
> +		}
> +	},
> +	'0x56': {
> +		'description': 'Marvell ARMADA',
> +		'flags': [
> +			['RTE_MACHINE', '"armv8a"'],
> +			['RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE', 64],
> +			['RTE_MAX_LCORE', 16],
> +			['RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES', 1]
> +		],
> +		'part_number_config': part_number_config_arm
> +	},
> +	'dpaa': {
> +		'description': 'NXP DPAA',
> +		'flags': [
> +			['RTE_MACHINE', '"dpaa"'],
> +			['RTE_LIBRTE_DPAA2_USE_PHYS_IOVA', false],
> +			['RTE_USE_C11_MEM_MODEL', true],
> +			['RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE', 64],
> +			['RTE_MAX_LCORE', 16],
> +			['RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES', 1]
> +		],
> +		'part_number_config': part_number_config_arm
> +	}
> +}

I have some questions here. Dpaa and armada are using the same part number config as 0x41. I think we should add their own par numbers (since part number config should be unique to each implementer) - any ideas on what those should be?

And what exactly is dpaa implementer? From the looks of it it's a feature and using it as implementer doesn't seem right.

> 
>  dpdk_conf.set('RTE_ARCH_ARM', 1)
>  dpdk_conf.set('RTE_FORCE_INTRINSICS', 1) @@ -153,7 +184,7 @@ else
>  	implementer_id = 'generic'
>  	if machine == 'generic' and not meson.is_cross_build()
>  		# generic build
> -		implementer_config = implementer_generic
> +		implementer_config = implementer['generic']
>  		part_number = 'generic'
>  	elif not meson.is_cross_build()
>  		# native build
> @@ -168,9 +199,9 @@ else
>  			part_number = cmd_output[3]
>  		endif
>  		# Set to generic if variable is not found
> -		implementer_config = get_variable('implementer_' +
> implementer_id, ['generic'])
> +		implementer_config = implementers.get(implementer_id,
> ['generic'])
>  		if implementer_config[0] == 'generic'
> -			implementer_config = implementer_generic
> +			implementer_config = implementer['generic']
>  			part_number = 'generic'
>  		endif
>  		if arm_force_native_march == true
> @@ -180,28 +211,35 @@ else
>  		# cross build
>  		implementer_id = meson.get_cross_property('implementer_id',
> 'generic')
>  		part_number = meson.get_cross_property('part_number',
> 'generic')
> -		implementer_config = get_variable('implementer_' +
> implementer_id)
> +		implementer_config = implementers.get(implementer_id)
>  	endif
> 
> -	message('Arm implementer: ' + implementer_config[0])
> +	message('Arm implementer: ' + implementer_config['description'])
>  	message('Arm part number: ' + part_number)
> 
> +	part_number_config = implementer_config['part_number_config']
> +	if part_number_config.has_key(part_number)
> +		# use the specified part_number machine args if found
> +		part_number_config = part_number_config[part_number]
> +	elif not meson.is_cross_build()
> +		# default to generic machine args if part_number is not found
> +		# and not forcing native machine args
> +		# but don't default in cross-builds; if part_number is specified
> +		# incorrectly in a cross-file, it needs to be fixed there
> +		part_number_config = part_number_config['generic']
> +	else
> +		# doing cross build and part number is not in
> part_number_config
> +		error('Cross build part number 0@0 not
> found.'.format(part_number))
> +	endif
> +
>  	# use default flags with implementer flags
> -	dpdk_flags = flags_common_default + implementer_config[1]
> +	dpdk_flags = flags_common_default + implementer_config['flags'] +
> +part_number_config.get('flags', [])
> 
> +	# apply supported machine args
>  	machine_args = [] # Clear previous machine args
> -	foreach marg: implementer_config[2]
> -		if marg[0] == part_number
> -			# apply supported machine args
> -			foreach flag: marg[1]
> -				if cc.has_argument(flag)
> -					machine_args += flag
> -				endif
> -			endforeach
> -			if marg.length() > 2
> -				# add extra flags for the part
> -				dpdk_flags += marg[2]
> -			endif
> +	foreach flag: part_number_config['machine_args']
> +		if cc.has_argument(flag)
> +			machine_args += flag
>  		endif
>  	endforeach
> 
> --
> 2.20.1
  

Patch

diff --git a/config/arm/meson.build b/config/arm/meson.build
index 2908eba5e..3e692057a 100644
--- a/config/arm/meson.build
+++ b/config/arm/meson.build
@@ -29,115 +29,146 @@  flags_common_default = [
 	['RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE', 128]
 ]
 
-# implementer specific aarch64 flags, with middle priority
-# (will overwrite common flags)
-flags_implementer_generic = [
-	['RTE_MACHINE', '"armv8a"'],
-	['RTE_USE_C11_MEM_MODEL', true],
-	['RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE', 128],
-	['RTE_MAX_LCORE', 256]
-]
-flags_implementer_arm = [
-	['RTE_MACHINE', '"armv8a"'],
-	['RTE_USE_C11_MEM_MODEL', true],
-	['RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE', 64],
-	['RTE_MAX_LCORE', 16]
-]
-flags_implementer_cavium = [
-	['RTE_MAX_VFIO_GROUPS', 128],
-	['RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE', 128],
-	['RTE_MAX_LCORE', 96],
-	['RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES', 2]
-]
-flags_implementer_dpaa = [
-	['RTE_MACHINE', '"dpaa"'],
-	['RTE_LIBRTE_DPAA2_USE_PHYS_IOVA', false],
-	['RTE_USE_C11_MEM_MODEL', true],
-	['RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE', 64],
-	['RTE_MAX_LCORE', 16],
-	['RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES', 1]
-]
-flags_implementer_emag = [
-	['RTE_MACHINE', '"emag"'],
-	['RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE', 64],
-	['RTE_MAX_LCORE', 32],
-	['RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES', 1]
-]
-flags_implementer_armada = [
-	['RTE_MACHINE', '"armv8a"'],
-	['RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE', 64],
-	['RTE_MAX_LCORE', 16],
-	['RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES', 1]
-]
-
-# part number specific aarch64 flags, with highest priority
-# (will overwrite both common and implementer specific flags)
 flags_part_number_thunderx = [
 	['RTE_MACHINE', '"thunderx"'],
 	['RTE_USE_C11_MEM_MODEL', false]
 ]
-flags_part_number_thunderx2 = [
-	['RTE_MACHINE', '"thunderx2"'],
-	['RTE_ARM_FEATURE_ATOMICS', true],
-	['RTE_USE_C11_MEM_MODEL', true],
-	['RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE', 64],
-	['RTE_MAX_LCORE', 256],
-	['RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES', 2]
-]
-flags_part_number_octeontx2 = [
-	['RTE_MACHINE', '"octeontx2"'],
-	['RTE_ARM_FEATURE_ATOMICS', true],
-	['RTE_USE_C11_MEM_MODEL', true],
-	['RTE_EAL_IGB_UIO', false],
-	['RTE_MAX_LCORE', 36],
-	['RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES', 1]
-]
-flags_part_number_n1generic = [
-	['RTE_MACHINE', '"neoverse-n1"'],
-	['RTE_ARM_FEATURE_ATOMICS', true],
-	['RTE_USE_C11_MEM_MODEL', true],
-	['RTE_EAL_NUMA_AWARE_HUGEPAGES', false],
-	['RTE_LIBRTE_VHOST_NUMA', false],
-	['RTE_MAX_MEM_MB', 1048576],
-	['RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE', 64],
-	['RTE_MAX_LCORE', 64],
-	['RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES', 1]
-]
-
-# arm config (implementer 0x41) is the default config
-part_number_config_arm = [
-	['generic', ['-march=armv8-a+crc', '-moutline-atomics']],
-	['native', ['-march=native']],
-	['0xd03', ['-mcpu=cortex-a53']],
-	['0xd04', ['-mcpu=cortex-a35']],
-	['0xd07', ['-mcpu=cortex-a57']],
-	['0xd08', ['-mcpu=cortex-a72']],
-	['0xd09', ['-mcpu=cortex-a73']],
-	['0xd0a', ['-mcpu=cortex-a75']],
-	['0xd0b', ['-mcpu=cortex-a76']],
-	['0xd0c', ['-march=armv8.2-a+crypto', '-mcpu=neoverse-n1'], flags_part_number_n1generic]
-]
-part_number_config_cavium = [
-	['generic', ['-march=armv8-a+crc+crypto','-mcpu=thunderx']],
-	['native', ['-march=native']],
-	['0xa1', ['-mcpu=thunderxt88'], flags_part_number_thunderx],
-	['0xa2', ['-mcpu=thunderxt81'], flags_part_number_thunderx],
-	['0xa3', ['-mcpu=thunderxt83'], flags_part_number_thunderx],
-	['0xaf', ['-march=armv8.1-a+crc+crypto','-mcpu=thunderx2t99'], flags_part_number_thunderx2],
-	['0xb2', ['-march=armv8.2-a+crc+crypto+lse','-mcpu=octeontx2'], flags_part_number_octeontx2]
-]
-part_number_config_emag = [
-	['generic', ['-march=armv8-a+crc+crypto', '-mtune=emag']],
-	['native', ['-march=native']]
-]
+part_number_config_arm = {
+	'generic': {'machine_args':  ['-march=armv8-a+crc', '-moutline-atomics']},
+	'native': {'machine_args':  ['-march=native']},
+	'0xd03': {'machine_args':  ['-mcpu=cortex-a53']},
+	'0xd04': {'machine_args':  ['-mcpu=cortex-a35']},
+	'0xd07': {'machine_args':  ['-mcpu=cortex-a57']},
+	'0xd08': {'machine_args':  ['-mcpu=cortex-a72']},
+	'0xd09': {'machine_args':  ['-mcpu=cortex-a73']},
+	'0xd0a': {'machine_args':  ['-mcpu=cortex-a75']},
+	'0xd0b': {'machine_args':  ['-mcpu=cortex-a76']},
+	'0xd0c': {
+		'machine_args':  ['-march=armv8.2-a+crypto', '-mcpu=neoverse-n1'],
+		'flags': [
+			['RTE_MACHINE', '"neoverse-n1"'],
+			['RTE_ARM_FEATURE_ATOMICS', true],
+			['RTE_USE_C11_MEM_MODEL', true],
+			['RTE_EAL_NUMA_AWARE_HUGEPAGES', false],
+			['RTE_LIBRTE_VHOST_NUMA', false],
+			['RTE_MAX_MEM_MB', 1048576],
+			['RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE', 64],
+			['RTE_MAX_LCORE', 64],
+			['RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES', 1]
+		]
+	}
+}
 
-## Arm implementer ID (MIDR in Arm Architecture Reference Manual)
-implementer_generic = ['Generic armv8', flags_implementer_generic, part_number_config_arm]
-implementer_0x41 = ['Arm', flags_implementer_arm, part_number_config_arm]
-implementer_0x43 = ['Cavium', flags_implementer_cavium, part_number_config_cavium]
-implementer_0x50 = ['Ampere Computing', flags_implementer_emag, part_number_config_emag]
-implementer_0x56 = ['Marvell ARMADA', flags_implementer_armada, part_number_config_arm]
-implementer_dpaa = ['NXP DPAA', flags_implementer_dpaa, part_number_config_arm]
+## Arm implementers (ID from MIDR in Arm Architecture Reference Manual)
+## Part numbers are specific to Arm implementers
+# implementer specific aarch64 flags have middle priority
+#     (will overwrite common flags)
+# part number specific aarch64 flags have the highest priority
+#     (will overwrite both common and implementer specific flags)
+implementers = {
+	'generic': {
+		'description': 'Generic armv8',
+		'flags': [
+			['RTE_MACHINE', '"armv8a"'],
+			['RTE_USE_C11_MEM_MODEL', true],
+			['RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE', 128],
+			['RTE_MAX_LCORE', 256]
+		],
+		'part_number_config': part_number_config_arm
+	},
+	'0x41': {
+		'description': 'Arm',
+		'flags': [
+			['RTE_MACHINE', '"armv8a"'],
+			['RTE_USE_C11_MEM_MODEL', true],
+			['RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE', 64],
+			['RTE_MAX_LCORE', 16]
+		],
+		'part_number_config': part_number_config_arm
+	},
+	'0x43': {
+		'description': 'Cavium',
+		'flags': [
+			['RTE_MAX_VFIO_GROUPS', 128],
+			['RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE', 128],
+			['RTE_MAX_LCORE', 96],
+			['RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES', 2]
+		],
+		'part_number_config': {
+			'generic': {'machine_args': ['-march=armv8-a+crc+crypto', '-mcpu=thunderx']},
+			'native': {'machine_args': ['-march=native']},
+			'0xa1': {
+				'machine_args': ['-mcpu=thunderxt88'],
+				'flags': flags_part_number_thunderx
+			},
+			'0xa2': {
+				'machine_args': ['-mcpu=thunderxt81'],
+				'flags': flags_part_number_thunderx
+			},
+			'0xa3': {
+				'machine_args': ['-mcpu=thunderxt83'],
+				'flags': flags_part_number_thunderx
+			},
+			'0xaf': {
+				'machine_args': ['-march=armv8.1-a+crc+crypto','-mcpu=thunderx2t99'],
+				'flags': [
+					['RTE_MACHINE', '"thunderx2"'],
+					['RTE_ARM_FEATURE_ATOMICS', true],
+					['RTE_USE_C11_MEM_MODEL', true],
+					['RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE', 64],
+					['RTE_MAX_LCORE', 256],
+					['RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES', 2]
+				]
+			},
+			'0xb2': {
+				'machine_args': ['-march=armv8.2-a+crc+crypto+lse','-mcpu=octeontx2'],
+				'flags': [
+					['RTE_MACHINE', '"octeontx2"'],
+					['RTE_ARM_FEATURE_ATOMICS', true],
+					['RTE_USE_C11_MEM_MODEL', true],
+					['RTE_EAL_IGB_UIO', false],
+					['RTE_MAX_LCORE', 36],
+					['RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES', 1]
+				]
+			}
+		}
+	},
+	'0x50': {
+		'description': 'Ampere Computing',
+		'flags': [
+			['RTE_MACHINE', '"emag"'],
+			['RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE', 64],
+			['RTE_MAX_LCORE', 32],
+			['RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES', 1]
+		],
+		'part_number_config': {
+			'generic': {'machine_args':  ['-march=armv8-a+crc+crypto', '-mtune=emag']},
+			'native': {'machine_args':  ['-march=native']}
+		}
+	},
+	'0x56': {
+		'description': 'Marvell ARMADA',
+		'flags': [
+			['RTE_MACHINE', '"armv8a"'],
+			['RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE', 64],
+			['RTE_MAX_LCORE', 16],
+			['RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES', 1]
+		],
+		'part_number_config': part_number_config_arm
+	},
+	'dpaa': {
+		'description': 'NXP DPAA',
+		'flags': [
+			['RTE_MACHINE', '"dpaa"'],
+			['RTE_LIBRTE_DPAA2_USE_PHYS_IOVA', false],
+			['RTE_USE_C11_MEM_MODEL', true],
+			['RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE', 64],
+			['RTE_MAX_LCORE', 16],
+			['RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES', 1]
+		],
+		'part_number_config': part_number_config_arm
+	}
+}
 
 dpdk_conf.set('RTE_ARCH_ARM', 1)
 dpdk_conf.set('RTE_FORCE_INTRINSICS', 1)
@@ -153,7 +184,7 @@  else
 	implementer_id = 'generic'
 	if machine == 'generic' and not meson.is_cross_build()
 		# generic build
-		implementer_config = implementer_generic
+		implementer_config = implementer['generic']
 		part_number = 'generic'
 	elif not meson.is_cross_build()
 		# native build
@@ -168,9 +199,9 @@  else
 			part_number = cmd_output[3]
 		endif
 		# Set to generic if variable is not found
-		implementer_config = get_variable('implementer_' + implementer_id, ['generic'])
+		implementer_config = implementers.get(implementer_id, ['generic'])
 		if implementer_config[0] == 'generic'
-			implementer_config = implementer_generic
+			implementer_config = implementer['generic']
 			part_number = 'generic'
 		endif
 		if arm_force_native_march == true
@@ -180,28 +211,35 @@  else
 		# cross build
 		implementer_id = meson.get_cross_property('implementer_id', 'generic')
 		part_number = meson.get_cross_property('part_number', 'generic')
-		implementer_config = get_variable('implementer_' + implementer_id)
+		implementer_config = implementers.get(implementer_id)
 	endif
 
-	message('Arm implementer: ' + implementer_config[0])
+	message('Arm implementer: ' + implementer_config['description'])
 	message('Arm part number: ' + part_number)
 
+	part_number_config = implementer_config['part_number_config']
+	if part_number_config.has_key(part_number)
+		# use the specified part_number machine args if found
+		part_number_config = part_number_config[part_number]
+	elif not meson.is_cross_build()
+		# default to generic machine args if part_number is not found
+		# and not forcing native machine args
+		# but don't default in cross-builds; if part_number is specified
+		# incorrectly in a cross-file, it needs to be fixed there
+		part_number_config = part_number_config['generic']
+	else
+		# doing cross build and part number is not in part_number_config
+		error('Cross build part number 0@0 not found.'.format(part_number))
+	endif
+
 	# use default flags with implementer flags
-	dpdk_flags = flags_common_default + implementer_config[1]
+	dpdk_flags = flags_common_default + implementer_config['flags'] + part_number_config.get('flags', [])
 
+	# apply supported machine args
 	machine_args = [] # Clear previous machine args
-	foreach marg: implementer_config[2]
-		if marg[0] == part_number
-			# apply supported machine args
-			foreach flag: marg[1]
-				if cc.has_argument(flag)
-					machine_args += flag
-				endif
-			endforeach
-			if marg.length() > 2
-				# add extra flags for the part
-				dpdk_flags += marg[2]
-			endif
+	foreach flag: part_number_config['machine_args']
+		if cc.has_argument(flag)
+			machine_args += flag
 		endif
 	endforeach