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From: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
To: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
Cc: "Patil, Harish" <Harish.Patil@cavium.com>,
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Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] Compilation errors in drivers/event/opdl/
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21/01/2018 18:34, Stephen Hemminger:
> On Sat, 20 Jan 2018 09:44:46 +0100
> Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net> wrote:
>=20
> > 20/01/2018 06:18, Patil, Harish:
> > > Hi,
> > >=20
> > > I am seeing below compilation errors in drivers/event/opdl/, this is =
with
> > > cloned latest DPDK (git clone http://dpdk.org/git/dpdk).
> > >=20
> > > ..
> > > ..
> > > /home2/hpatil/e4/jan19-inbox-submit/dpdk/drivers/event/opdl/opdl_evde=
v_xsta
> > > ts.c: In function =C3=A2=E2=82=AC=CB=9Copdl_xstats_get_names=C3=A2=E2=
=82=AC=E2=84=A2:
> > > /home2/hpatil/e4/jan19-inbox-submit/dpdk/drivers/event/opdl/opdl_evde=
v_xsta
> > > ts.c:89:2: error: =C3=A2=E2=82=AC=CB=9Cfor=C3=A2=E2=82=AC=E2=84=A2 lo=
op initial declarations are only allowed in
> > > C99 mode
> > >   for (uint32_t j =3D 0; j < max_num_port_xstat; j++) {
> > >   ^ =20
> >=20
> > My compiler does not raise this error.
> > What is your compiler?
> >=20
> > Anyone to fix it QUICKLY please? today?
> >=20
> > Harish, do you think we should revert if not fixed?
>=20
> Using declaration in for loop is a C++ thing which was inherited into C99.
> Does DPDK require C99 mode?

No DPDK is not generally C99.

> Putting loop variables in for() looks better, but the rest of DPDK
> doesn't use that style.

C99 was forced for this driver as a quick fix.

Either the coding style guideline is updated to C99,
or this driver must be adapted to the DPDK coding style.
I have no strong opinion.

Is C99 well supported in all compilers we want to use (including Windows)?