Re: [dpdk-dev] 18.08 build error on ppc64el - bool as vector type

["Alfredo Mendoza" <mendoza1@us.ibm.com>]

I think Pradeep would be the correct person to answer about support for 
ppc64le

Thanks,

Freddie Mendoza
IBM Systems and Technology Group 
STG ISV Enablement  - Telco/Mobile
 (720) 395-4767





From:   Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
To:     Christian Ehrhardt <christian.ehrhardt@canonical.com>, 
Gowrishankar Muthukrishnan <gowrishankar.m@linux.vnet.ibm.com>, Chao Zhu 
<chaozhu@linux.vnet.ibm.com>, pradeep@us.ibm.com, Alfredo Mendoza 
<mendoza1@us.ibm.com>, Gowrishankar Muthukrishnan 
<gowrishankar.m@in.ibm.com>, Gowrishankar Muthukrishnan 
<gowrishankar.m@linux.vnet.ibm.com>, Kevin Reilly <kjreilly@us.ibm.com>
Cc:     dev@dpdk.org, adrien.mazarguil@6wind.com, Luca Boccassi 
<bluca@debian.org>
Date:   08/30/2018 03:36
Subject:        Re: [dpdk-dev] 18.08 build error on ppc64el - bool as 
vector type



29/08/2018 16:37, Christian Ehrhardt:
> Why is no-one of IBM/Power world replying at all?
> There not even was a "oh yeah, <whatever the content would be>" mail by
> them.
> Is in fact ppc64 support in DPDK dead or at least "unmaintained"?
> This is something that mid term has to be sorted out - I tried to pull 
some
> strings to get attention "there" but so far I'm waiting for a reply.
> I'd say 18.11 should not be released with a clear re-confirmation of 
ppc64
> maintainance ppc64 by "someone".

I tend to agree.

Let's try again:

Chao, are you still available for DPDK PPC maintenance?

SHOULD WE DECLARE DPDK NOT SUPPORTED ON PPC64?