-----Original Message-----
From: Thomas Monjalon <redacted>
Sent: Friday, November 26, 2021 2:41 PM
To: Juraj Linkeš <redacted>
Cc: david.marchand@redhat.com; bruce.richardson@intel.com; dev@dpdk.org;
honnappa.nagarahalli@arm.com; Ruifeng Wang [off-list ref]
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2] doc: update machine meson option in prog
guide

11/10/2021 15:42, Juraj Linkeš:

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Update the docs to reflect the two new variables, cpu_instruction_set
for non-arm builds and platform for arm builds.

Fixes: bf66003b51ec ("build: use platform for generic and native
builds")

Signed-off-by: Juraj Linkeš <redacted>
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--- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/build-sdk-meson.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/build-sdk-meson.rst
-	meson -Dmachine=generic  # use builder-independent baseline -march
+	meson -Dcpu_instruction_set=generic  # use builder-independent
+					# baseline -march

[...]

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 .. note::
-        machine=generic uses a config that works on all supported architectures
-        regardless of the capabilities of the machine where the build is

happening.

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+        cpu_instruction_set=generic uses an instruction set that works on all
+        supported architectures regardless of the capabilities of the machine
+        where the build is happening.

+.. note::
+       cpu_instruction_set is not used in Arm builds, as setting the instruction
+       set without other parameters leads to inferior builds. The way to tailor
+       Arm builds is to build for a SoC using -Dplatform=<SoC>.
+
+]

I assume this last line is a typo.

Yes, the square bracket shouldn't be there.

I would prefer having an Ack from Arm, but it did not happen.

Applied, thanks.

Thanks.