From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from dpdk.org (dpdk.org [92.243.14.124]) by dpdk.space (Postfix) with ESMTP id 192FEA0096 for ; Wed, 10 Apr 2019 19:09:54 +0200 (CEST) Received: from [92.243.14.124] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 008B51B131; Wed, 10 Apr 2019 19:09:52 +0200 (CEST) Received: from mx0a-001b2d01.pphosted.com (mx0b-001b2d01.pphosted.com [148.163.158.5]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6C76254AE for ; Wed, 10 Apr 2019 19:09:51 +0200 (CEST) Received: from pps.filterd (m0098420.ppops.net [127.0.0.1]) by mx0b-001b2d01.pphosted.com (8.16.0.27/8.16.0.27) with SMTP id x3AH4pO2019331 for ; Wed, 10 Apr 2019 13:09:50 -0400 Received: from smtp.notes.na.collabserv.com (smtp.notes.na.collabserv.com [192.155.248.81]) by mx0b-001b2d01.pphosted.com with ESMTP id 2rskq3jwnb-1 (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=NOT) for ; Wed, 10 Apr 2019 13:09:50 -0400 Received: from localhost by smtp.notes.na.collabserv.com with smtp.notes.na.collabserv.com ESMTP for from ; Wed, 10 Apr 2019 17:09:49 -0000 Received: from us1a3-smtp01.a3.dal06.isc4sb.com (10.106.154.95) by smtp.notes.na.collabserv.com (10.106.227.88) with smtp.notes.na.collabserv.com ESMTP; Wed, 10 Apr 2019 17:09:45 -0000 Received: from us1a3-mail93.a3.dal06.isc4sb.com ([10.146.21.248]) by us1a3-smtp01.a3.dal06.isc4sb.com with ESMTP id 2019041017094533-860527 ; Wed, 10 Apr 2019 17:09:45 +0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <1653640.BMqFjXm9Gv@xps> To: Thomas Monjalon Cc: dev@dpdk.org From: "Vivian Kong" Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2019 13:09:17 -0400 References: <20190409190630.31975-1-vivkong@ca.ibm.com> <1653640.BMqFjXm9Gv@xps> X-KeepSent: 495F7964:F702F3D5-852583D8:005CBD7C; type=4; name=$KeepSent X-Mailer: IBM Notes Release 9.0.1EXT SHF993 September 20, 2018 X-LLNOutbound: False X-Disclaimed: 49907 X-TNEFEvaluated: 1 x-cbid: 19041017-7093-0000-0000-00000AD5FB5F X-IBM-SpamModules-Scores: BY=0.293454; FL=0; FP=0; FZ=0; HX=0; KW=0; PH=0; SC=0.417846; ST=0; TS=0; UL=0; ISC=; MB=0.201631 X-IBM-SpamModules-Versions: BY=3.00010903; HX=3.00000242; KW=3.00000007; PH=3.00000004; SC=3.00000284; SDB=6.01187145; UDB=6.00621811; IPR=6.00967909; BA=6.00006280; NDR=6.00000001; ZLA=6.00000005; ZF=6.00000009; ZB=6.00000000; ZP=6.00000000; ZH=6.00000000; ZU=6.00000002; MB=3.00026379; XFM=3.00000015; UTC=2019-04-10 17:09:47 X-IBM-AV-DETECTION: SAVI=unsuspicious REMOTE=unsuspicious XFE=unused X-IBM-AV-VERSION: SAVI=2019-04-10 16:38:24 - 6.00009787 x-cbparentid: 19041017-7094-0000-0000-000071A52FDB Message-Id: X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10434:, , definitions=2019-04-10_08:, , signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Reason: safe Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.15 Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [RFC 00/12] introduce s390x architecture X-BeenThere: dev@dpdk.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: DPDK patches and discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: dev-bounces@dpdk.org Sender: "dev" Message-ID: <20190410170917.71omTfOW5IbGGcrvtO5Hd1RRIPUmiaDdOF-bGY8Ue_4@z> Hi Thomas, Thanks for your comments. Please see my answers to your questions below. > First question: What is the use case of DPDK on s390x? IBM would like to use DPDK in our new IBM cloud offering on Z. > Second question: How is it tested? Do you have any CI? We ran the tests by "make tests". We don't have CI set up at the moment but this is definitely something we are looking into adding. > Third question: Do you have time to dedicate to DPDK? After this initial port, we do plan to keep currency base on need but how frequent will be determined by usage. > If yes, why not helping with IBM Power? Our work is specific to Z offering, we'll be interested to run CI for Z also which will help maintaining our currency. How is CI set up on the platforms currently supported in DPDK? It looks like a build gets run after a patch is submitted. Wondering if there are any documentation on how this is set up? Thanks. Regards, Vivian Kong Linux on IBM Z Open Source Ecosystem IBM Canada Toronto Lab Thomas Monjalon wrote on 2019/04/09 04:25:30 PM: > From: Thomas Monjalon > To: vivkong@ca.ibm.com > Cc: dev@dpdk.org > Date: 2019/04/09 04:25 PM > Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [RFC 00/12] introduce s390x architecture > > 09/04/2019 21:06, Vivian Kong: > > To build and run DPDK on Linux on IBM Z (s390x), big endian support > > is added and s390x vector intrinics are used in the implementation > > of DPDK libraries. > > > > I appreciate your feedback. > > I understand you worked on it during some time and you reveal it just now. > I must say thank you for the work. > It would have been better to notify the community in advance so we would > have discussed about the need for this work before you start. > > First question: What is the use case of DPDK on s390x? > > Second question: How is it tested? Do you have any CI? > > Third question: Do you have time to dedicate to DPDK? > If yes, why not helping with IBM Power? > > The reason for this last question is that the support for IBM Power > is still beta. I feel unconfortable merging one more IBM arch while > the first one does not receive enough support and testing. > I think running a CI for IBM Power would be a good first step. > > >