[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] eal: check cpu flags at init

[Flavio Leitner <fbl@sysclose.org>]

An application might be linked to DPDK but not really use it,
so move the cpu flag check to the EAL initialization instead.

Signed-off-by: Flavio Leitner <fbl@sysclose.org>
---
 lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/eal.c             | 3 +++
 lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_cpuflags.c | 6 ------
 lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal.c           | 3 +++
 3 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/eal.c b/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/eal.c
index a0c8f8c..c4b22af 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/eal.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/eal.c
@@ -496,6 +496,9 @@ rte_eal_init(int argc, char **argv)
 	char cpuset[RTE_CPU_AFFINITY_STR_LEN];
 	char thread_name[RTE_MAX_THREAD_NAME_LEN];
 
+	/* checks if the machine is adequate */
+	rte_cpu_check_supported();
+
 	if (!rte_atomic32_test_and_set(&run_once))
 		return -1;
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_cpuflags.c b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_cpuflags.c
index ecb1240..b5f76f7 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_cpuflags.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_cpuflags.c
@@ -39,14 +39,8 @@
 /**
  * Checks if the machine is adequate for running the binary. If it is not, the
  * program exits with status 1.
- * The function attribute forces this function to be called before main(). But
- * with ICC, the check is generated by the compiler.
  */
-#ifndef __INTEL_COMPILER
-void __attribute__ ((__constructor__))
-#else
 void
-#endif
 rte_cpu_check_supported(void)
 {
 	/* This is generated at compile-time by the build system */
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal.c b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal.c
index d5b81a3..4e88cfc 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal.c
@@ -740,6 +740,9 @@ rte_eal_init(int argc, char **argv)
 	char cpuset[RTE_CPU_AFFINITY_STR_LEN];
 	char thread_name[RTE_MAX_THREAD_NAME_LEN];
 
+	/* checks if the machine is adequate */
+	rte_cpu_check_supported();
+
 	if (!rte_atomic32_test_and_set(&run_once))
 		return -1;
 
-- 
2.7.4