Hi, internally I already included the change and also extended it to include the other configs RTE_TARGET and DPDK_CONFIG just in case. Whenever I get to complete and upload dpdk 16.04 it will be available to you and I'll update this bug.
Christian Ehrhardt Software Engineer, Ubuntu Server Canonical Ltd On Thu, Jun 16, 2016 at 5:04 PM, ChristianEhrhardt < 1593...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote: > As discussed on IRC, I see the value it could provide for people > rebuilding from deb packaging. > I will need to test it a bit to be sure. > > Thanks for reporting! > > ** Changed in: dpdk (Ubuntu) > Status: New => Triaged > > ** Changed in: dpdk (Ubuntu) > Importance: Undecided => Low > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to dpdk in > Ubuntu. > Matching subscriptions: DPDK general subscription > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1593269 > > Title: > Feature: make RTE_MACHINE overridable in rules file > > Status in dpdk package in Ubuntu: > Triaged > > Bug description: > A new suggestion for dpdk, in debian/rules you have a 'RTE_MACHINE = > "default"', it could be interesting to modify it (at least) by a > 'RTE_MACHINE ?= "default"' since it permit to override it during a > rebuild. > > In dpdk the default value is core2, and it is disabling sse4/avx/avx2 > optimizations. > It will also pass a -march=core2 in dpdk Makefiles used by applications. > It should be quite interesting to be able to rebuild it easily for other > RTE_MACHINE values (I guess most dpdk users are using more modern CPU than > a core2) > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpdk/+bug/1593269/+subscriptions > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1593269 Title: Feature: make RTE_MACHINE overridable in rules file To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpdk/+bug/1593269/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
