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{ "id": 87692, "url": "https://patches.dpdk.org/api/covers/87692/?format=api", "web_url": "https://patches.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/cover/1612361037-12746-1-git-send-email-juraj.linkes@pantheon.tech/", "project": { "id": 1, "url": "https://patches.dpdk.org/api/projects/1/?format=api", "name": "DPDK", "link_name": "dpdk", "list_id": "dev.dpdk.org", "list_email": "dev@dpdk.org", "web_url": "http://core.dpdk.org", "scm_url": "git://dpdk.org/dpdk", "webscm_url": "http://git.dpdk.org/dpdk", "list_archive_url": "https://inbox.dpdk.org/dev", "list_archive_url_format": "https://inbox.dpdk.org/dev/{}", "commit_url_format": "" }, "msgid": "<1612361037-12746-1-git-send-email-juraj.linkes@pantheon.tech>", "list_archive_url": "https://inbox.dpdk.org/dev/1612361037-12746-1-git-send-email-juraj.linkes@pantheon.tech", "date": "2021-02-03T14:03:54", "name": "[v16,0/3] Arm build options rework", "submitter": { "id": 1626, "url": "https://patches.dpdk.org/api/people/1626/?format=api", "name": "Juraj Linkeš", "email": "juraj.linkes@pantheon.tech" }, "mbox": "https://patches.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/cover/1612361037-12746-1-git-send-email-juraj.linkes@pantheon.tech/mbox/", "series": [ { "id": 15125, "url": "https://patches.dpdk.org/api/series/15125/?format=api", "web_url": "https://patches.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/list/?series=15125", "date": "2021-02-03T14:03:54", "name": "Arm build options rework", "version": 16, "mbox": "https://patches.dpdk.org/series/15125/mbox/" } ], "comments": "https://patches.dpdk.org/api/covers/87692/comments/", "headers": { "Return-Path": "<dev-bounces@dpdk.org>", "X-Original-To": "patchwork@inbox.dpdk.org", "Delivered-To": "patchwork@inbox.dpdk.org", "Received": [ "from mails.dpdk.org (mails.dpdk.org [217.70.189.124])\n\tby inbox.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C2506A0A0E;\n\tWed, 3 Feb 2021 15:04:04 +0100 (CET)", "from [217.70.189.124] (localhost [127.0.0.1])\n\tby mails.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4471E2405B7;\n\tWed, 3 Feb 2021 15:04:04 +0100 (CET)", "from lb.pantheon.sk (lb.pantheon.sk [46.229.239.20])\n by mails.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ACED72405B6\n for <dev@dpdk.org>; Wed, 3 Feb 2021 15:04:02 +0100 (CET)", "from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1])\n by lb.pantheon.sk (Postfix) with ESMTP id CD18CC05A5;\n Wed, 3 Feb 2021 15:03:59 +0100 (CET)", "from lb.pantheon.sk ([127.0.0.1])\n by localhost (lb.pantheon.sk [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024)\n with ESMTP id ZjSur1ErgfwK; Wed, 3 Feb 2021 15:03:58 +0100 (CET)", "from service-node1.lab.pantheon.local (unknown [46.229.239.141])\n by lb.pantheon.sk (Postfix) with ESMTP id B37BABF479;\n Wed, 3 Feb 2021 15:03:57 +0100 (CET)" ], "X-Virus-Scanned": "amavisd-new at siecit.sk", "From": "=?utf-8?q?Juraj_Linke=C5=A1?= <juraj.linkes@pantheon.tech>", "To": "bruce.richardson@intel.com, Ruifeng.Wang@arm.com,\n Honnappa.Nagarahalli@arm.com, Phil.Yang@arm.com, vcchunga@amazon.com,\n Dharmik.Thakkar@arm.com, jerinjacobk@gmail.com, hemant.agrawal@nxp.com,\n ajit.khaparde@broadcom.com, ferruh.yigit@intel.com, aboyer@pensando.io", "Cc": "dev@dpdk.org, =?utf-8?q?Juraj_Linke=C5=A1?= <juraj.linkes@pantheon.tech>", "Date": "Wed, 3 Feb 2021 15:03:54 +0100", "Message-Id": "<1612361037-12746-1-git-send-email-juraj.linkes@pantheon.tech>", "X-Mailer": "git-send-email 2.7.4", "In-Reply-To": "<1610717170-31279-1-git-send-email-juraj.linkes@pantheon.tech>", "References": "<1610717170-31279-1-git-send-email-juraj.linkes@pantheon.tech>", "MIME-Version": "1.0", "Content-Type": "text/plain; charset=UTF-8", "Content-Transfer-Encoding": "8bit", "Subject": "[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v16 0/3] Arm build options rework", "X-BeenThere": "dev@dpdk.org", "X-Mailman-Version": "2.1.29", "Precedence": "list", "List-Id": "DPDK patches and discussions <dev.dpdk.org>", "List-Unsubscribe": "<https://mails.dpdk.org/options/dev>,\n <mailto:dev-request@dpdk.org?subject=unsubscribe>", "List-Archive": "<http://mails.dpdk.org/archives/dev/>", "List-Post": "<mailto:dev@dpdk.org>", "List-Help": "<mailto:dev-request@dpdk.org?subject=help>", "List-Subscribe": "<https://mails.dpdk.org/listinfo/dev>,\n <mailto:dev-request@dpdk.org?subject=subscribe>", "Errors-To": "dev-bounces@dpdk.org", "Sender": "\"dev\" <dev-bounces@dpdk.org>" }, "content": "The current way of specifying Arm configuration options is insufficient\nsince we can't identify the SoC we're building for from the MIDR\ninformation. For example, we can't distinguish between N1SDP, Graviton2\nor Ampere Altra.\n\nWe also want to be able to enable/disable which drivers are built\nwithout user input. This is useful when building:\n1. on an SoC that is slow and we want to build only what is necessary\n without the user having to check which libraries they have installed\n2. a cross build on a fast aarch64 machine but with target SoC which\n differs in capabilities or libraries.\nThis is achieved by specifying the drivers in SoC configuration.\n\nThe current implementation adds/supports the following:\n* x86 -> aarch64 cross build with added config options/enabled or\n disabled drivers/libs\n* aarch64 -> aarch64 builds for a different SoCs using meson -Dplatform\n option or using a cross file\n\nv16:\nOnly three commits remaining - updated the cover letter.\nRenamed the 'soc' meson option to 'platform'.\nAdded the support for enabling a particular set of drivers.\nAligned enabling and disabling with the command line option so that\nwildcards can be used.\n\nJuraj Linkeš (3):\n build: disable/enable drivers in Arm builds\n build: add 'platform' meson option and Arm SoC config\n config: fix Arm implementer and its SoCs\n\n config/arm/arm64_armada_linux_gcc | 6 +-\n config/arm/arm64_armv8_linux_clang_ubuntu1804 | 3 +-\n config/arm/arm64_armv8_linux_gcc | 5 +-\n config/arm/arm64_bluefield_linux_gcc | 6 +-\n config/arm/arm64_dpaa_linux_gcc | 6 +-\n config/arm/arm64_emag_linux_gcc | 5 +-\n config/arm/arm64_graviton2_linux_gcc | 6 +-\n config/arm/arm64_n1sdp_linux_gcc | 6 +-\n config/arm/arm64_n2_linux_gcc | 6 +-\n config/arm/arm64_octeontx2_linux_gcc | 6 +-\n config/arm/arm64_stingray_linux_gcc | 6 +-\n config/arm/arm64_thunderx2_linux_gcc | 5 +-\n config/arm/arm64_thunderxt88_linux_gcc | 5 +-\n config/arm/meson.build | 178 +++++++++++++++---\n .../linux_gsg/cross_build_dpdk_for_arm64.rst | 76 +++-----\n drivers/meson.build | 41 +++-\n meson.build | 2 +\n meson_options.txt | 2 +\n 18 files changed, 231 insertions(+), 139 deletions(-)" }