Re: [PATCH] config: add default linux configuration

On Tue, Feb 16, 2016 at 12:23:12PM +0100, Thomas Monjalon wrote:

2016-02-16 11:16, Ferruh Yigit:

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On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 02:31:45PM +0000, Bernard Iremonger wrote:

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add config/defconfig_x86_64-default-linuxapp-gcc file.

Signed-off-by: Bernard Iremonger <redacted>

Apart from configuration related discussion,
this patch was helpful for me to notice "default" machine type, and difference between "native",
so I believe it is good to have this as sample config.

The justification is strange. We are not going to have a config file
for every combinations.

Simply I found useful for me and thought others can be useful too, if you think not useful, that is OK,
and yes probably we shouldn't have a sample for every combination and this patch is not suggesting that.

Defaulting defconfig files to the native machine natural to me.

No issue on having native machine type, just another defconfig with another machine type.

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Also not scope of this patch but I agree on Bruce's comment on renaming "default" machine type to "generic",
I can send a patch for this if there is a demand.

default is an Intel core 2. Why generic is a better name?

When you have "x86_64-default-linuxapp-icc", this feels like this is default configuration for given architecture among others, which will give best performance (what native suggests)
If I would know nothing about DPDK and see available configs first time, I would pick this one, because this is default one J.

"generic" stress more that this config supports generic features of different machine types.

But this is how I feel, as I said I would prefer "generic", but I can survive with existing one.

Thanks,
ferruh