On Sun, Nov 23, 2014 at 08:22:09PM -0500, Chao Zhu wrote: > To make DPDK run on IBM Power architecture, configuration files for > Power architecuture are added. Also, the compiling related .mk files are > added. > > Signed-off-by: Chao Zhu <chaozhu at linux.vnet.ibm.com> > --- > config/common_linuxapp_powerpc | 394 > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > config/defconfig_ppc_64-power8-linuxapp-gcc | 40 +++ > mk/arch/ppc_64/rte.vars.mk | 39 +++ > mk/machine/power8/rte.vars.mk | 57 ++++ > 4 files changed, 530 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) > create mode 100644 config/common_linuxapp_powerpc > create mode 100644 config/defconfig_ppc_64-power8-linuxapp-gcc > create mode 100644 mk/arch/ppc_64/rte.vars.mk > create mode 100644 mk/machine/power8/rte.vars.mk > > diff --git a/config/common_linuxapp_powerpc b/config/common_linuxapp_powerpc > new file mode 100644 > index 0000000..d230a0b > --- /dev/null > +++ b/config/common_linuxapp_powerpc This filename is common_linuxapp_powerpc, but given that it explicitly specifies all the build options, there isn't really anything common about it. I think what you want to do is rename this defconfig_powerpc-native-linuxapp-gcc, and have it include common_linuxapp, then change any power-specific option you see fit.
Also, does BSD build on power? I presume so. You likely want to create a corresponding bsd power config
