[1/1] doc: remove Linux headers from requirements
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The compilation of the kernel module KNI is optional.
The kernel headers should be required for DPDK compilation.
Fixes: 91a861e54164 ("config: disable Linux kernel modules by default")
Cc: stable@dpdk.org
Signed-off-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
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doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst | 2 --
1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)
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On Thu, Nov 26, 2020 at 05:08:37PM +0100, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> The compilation of the kernel module KNI is optional.
> The kernel headers should be required for DPDK compilation.
>
> Fixes: 91a861e54164 ("config: disable Linux kernel modules by default")
> Cc: stable@dpdk.org
>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
> ---
If someone does want to build kni, we actually have a check in meson.build
for kernel build headers, giving a suitable error if they are missed.
Therefore I think this can go.
Acked-by: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson@intel.com>
26/11/2020 17:21, Bruce Richardson:
> On Thu, Nov 26, 2020 at 05:08:37PM +0100, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> > The compilation of the kernel module KNI is optional.
> > The kernel headers should be required for DPDK compilation.
not, should not :)
> > Fixes: 91a861e54164 ("config: disable Linux kernel modules by default")
> > Cc: stable@dpdk.org
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
> > ---
> If someone does want to build kni, we actually have a check in meson.build
> for kernel build headers, giving a suitable error if they are missed.
> Therefore I think this can go.
>
> Acked-by: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson@intel.com>
Applied with fixed typo.
@@ -58,8 +58,6 @@ Compilation of the DPDK
* ``libnuma-dev`` in Debian/Ubuntu;
-* Linux kernel headers or sources required to build kernel modules.
-
.. note::
Please ensure that the latest patches are applied to third party libraries