Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 0/5] use IOVAs check based on DMA mask

["Burakov, Anatoly" <anatoly.burakov@intel.com>]

On 27-Jul-18 9:22 AM, Alejandro Lucero wrote:
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> On Fri, Jul 27, 2018 at 10:01 AM, Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net 
> <mailto:thomas@monjalon.net>> wrote:
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>     27/07/2018 09:03, Alejandro Lucero:
>     > Hi Thomas,
>     > 
>     > Why deferred? This patch is only to be applied to 17.11.3. Because the
>     > changes the memory code has gone through the last months, the same fix will
>     > be different for newer versions.
> 
>     OK, I can change them to "Not Applicable".
> 
> 
> It is not applicable to master but it should for 17.11.3. Adding 
> stable@dpdk.org <mailto:stable@dpdk.org> to this thread.
> 
>     > I'm working on it but waiting all the current patches from Anatoly being
>     > accepted for creating the final patchset.
> 
>     Is there still some patches which are not applied?
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> 
> Uhmm, maybe a patch for 18.11 could be created now. I was thinking about 
> these ones:
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> Support externally allocated memory in DPDK
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> 
> Support running DPDK without hugetlbfs mountpoint

External memory allocators is an RFC intended for 18.11. In-memory mode 
patches are already applied IIRC.

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> But they are not going to be in 18.11, so I will submit the patch asap, 
> but I'm afraid it will be for stable 18.11.1
> Next three weeks I'm on PTO, so hopefully I can submit the patch early 
> September.
> 
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>      > On Thu, Jul 26, 2018 at 5:41 PM, Thomas Monjalon
>     <thomas@monjalon.net <mailto:thomas@monjalon.net>>
>      > wrote:
>      >
>      > > 10/07/2018 19:25, Alejandro Lucero:
>      > > > This patchset applies on 17.11.3.
>      > > >
>      > > > Similar changes will be submitted to main DPDK branch soon.
>      > >
>      > > In patchwork, I mark this patchset as Deferred,
>      > > waiting a new version for 18.11.
>      > >
>      > >
>      > >
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Thanks,
Anatoly