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Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] arch check in example dpdk_qat
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Hi Thomas,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas Monjalon [mailto:thomas.monjalon@6wind.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2016 11:04 AM
> To: Richardson, Bruce; De Lara Guarch, Pablo
> Cc: dev@dpdk.org
> Subject: arch check in example dpdk_qat
>=20
> When reading examples/dpdk_qat/Makefile, we can see this check:
>=20
>     ifneq ($(CONFIG_RTE_ARCH),"x86_64")
>         ifneq ($(LBITS),i686)
>         $(error The RTE_TARGET chosen is not compatible with this environ=
ment
> \
>         (x86_64), for this application. Please change the definition of t=
he \
>         RTE_TARGET environment variable, or run the application on a 32-b=
it
> OS)
>         endif
>     endif
>=20
> Is it on purpose to limit the 32-bit support to i686 only?
> Instead of the message "run the application on a 32-bit OS", should it be
> "on an i686 OS"?

i686 OS looks fine to me. Basically, when this app was made, the only 32-bi=
t target was i686,
and the app needs the QAT driver to be running in 32 bits, if DPDK target i=
s 32-bit.

Thanks,
Pablo