Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v15 11/12] build: add Arm SoC meson option
From: Thomas Monjalon <hidden>
Date: 2021-01-20 01:08:24
20/01/2021 02:04, Honnappa Nagarahalli:
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On Tue, Jan 19, 2021 at 04:52:19PM +0100, Thomas Monjalon wrote:quoted
19/01/2021 15:56, Juraj Linkeš:quoted
From: Thomas Monjalon <redacted>quoted
15/01/2021 14:26, Juraj Linkeš:quoted
--- a/meson_options.txt +++ b/meson_options.txt +option('arm_soc', type: 'string', value: '', + description: 'Specify if you want to build for a particular +aarch64 Arm SoC when building on an aarch64 machine.')Why the option is named "arm_soc" and not just "soc"? The same option could be used by other archs, isn't it?Agree that a more generic name would be better. I'll change it to "soc" if there are no other suggestions.Another name could be "machine". Should it be the same mechanism as compiling for a specific x86 CPU from an x86 machine?I'd rather not re-use the term "machine", for a new use, better to use a new term IMHO.+1, agree. 'soc' sounds good to me.
Another possible word is "platform", as in http://doc.dpdk.org/guides/platform/index.html