Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 1/4] build: port arm32 options from make to meson

[Luca Boccassi <bluca@debian.org>]

On Thu, 2020-04-16 at 11:25 +0000, Juraj Linkeš wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Luca Boccassi <bluca@debian.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2020 10:53 AM
> > To: Juraj Linkeš <juraj.linkes@pantheon.tech>; bruce.richardson@intel.com;
> > aconole@redhat.com; maicolgabriel@hotmail.com; Ruifeng.Wang@arm.com
> > Cc: dev@dpdk.org
> > Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 1/4] build: port arm32 options from make to
> > meson
> > 
> > On Thu, 2020-04-16 at 06:16 +0000, Juraj Linkeš wrote:
> > > Hi Luca,
> > > 
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Luca Boccassi <bluca@debian.org>
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2020 1:45 PM
> > > > To: Juraj Linkeš <juraj.linkes@pantheon.tech>;
> > > > bruce.richardson@intel.com; aconole@redhat.com;
> > > > maicolgabriel@hotmail.com; Ruifeng.Wang@arm.com
> > > > Cc: dev@dpdk.org
> > > > Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 1/4] build: port arm32 options
> > > > from make to meson
> > > > 
> > > > On Wed, 2020-04-15 at 11:03 +0200, Juraj Linkeš wrote:
> > > > > config/defconfig_arm-armv7a-linux-gcc contains a number of
> > > > > CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_ options. Implement those in applicable
> > > > > meson.build files.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Juraj Linkeš <juraj.linkes@pantheon.tech>
> > > > > ---
> > > > >  drivers/net/ark/meson.build     | 6 ++++++
> > > > >  drivers/net/avp/meson.build     | 5 +++++
> > > > >  drivers/net/cxgbe/meson.build   | 6 ++++++
> > > > >  drivers/net/e1000/meson.build   | 6 ++++++
> > > > >  drivers/net/enic/meson.build    | 6 ++++++
> > > > >  drivers/net/fm10k/meson.build   | 6 ++++++
> > > > >  drivers/net/hinic/meson.build   | 6 ++++++
> > > > >  drivers/net/i40e/meson.build    | 6 ++++++
> > > > >  drivers/net/ionic/meson.build   | 6 ++++++
> > > > >  drivers/net/ixgbe/meson.build   | 6 ++++++
> > > > >  drivers/net/qede/meson.build    | 6 ++++++
> > > > >  drivers/net/vmxnet3/meson.build | 6 ++++++
> > > > >  lib/librte_vhost/meson.build    | 2 +-
> > > > >  13 files changed, 72 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > > > 
> > > > This is disabling a lot of drivers that are building just fine on
> > > > armv7 at the moment, and thus it is a backward-incomaptible change.
> > > > 
> > > > Eg:
> > > > 
> > > > https://packages.debian.org/sid/armhf/librte-pmd-cxgbe20.0/filelist
> > > > 
> > > > --
> > > > Luca Boccassi <bluca@debian.org>
> > > 
> > > I guess that means config/defconfig_arm-armv7a-linux-gcc is outdated? I've
> > tried to build all of the drivers and they build except for ixgbe. Seeing as
> > https://packages.debian.org/sid/armhf/libs/librte-pmd-ixgbe20.0 exists, would
> > disabling ixgbe be also a backwards incompatible change?
> > > Thanks,
> > > Juraj
> > 
> > Yes. That defconfig is specific to the deprecated GNU Make build system, which
> > I haven't used in a long time. I do not know if anybody keeps it updated.
> > 
> > What is the issue you are seeing with ixgbe?
> 
> There are a lot of issues, please have a look here: https://travis-ci.com/github/jlinkes/dpdk/jobs/319965296#L1932
> 
> Juraj

Given it worked fine in 19.11, I'd say they are either regressions or
issues in the travis setup itself.