> -----Original Message----- > From: Thomas Monjalon [mailto:thomas.monjalon at 6wind.com] > Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2016 11:01 AM > To: De Lara Guarch, Pablo > Cc: Richardson, Bruce; dev at dpdk.org > Subject: Re: arch check in example dpdk_qat > > 2016-03-24 10:50, De Lara Guarch, Pablo: > > From: Thomas Monjalon [mailto:thomas.monjalon at 6wind.com] > > > When reading examples/dpdk_qat/Makefile, we can see this check: > > > > > > ifneq ($(CONFIG_RTE_ARCH),"x86_64") > > > ifneq ($(LBITS),i686) > > > $(error The RTE_TARGET chosen is not compatible with this > environment > > > \ > > > (x86_64), for this application. Please change the definition of > > > the \ > > > RTE_TARGET environment variable, or run the application on a > > > 32-bit > > > OS) > > > endif > > > endif > > > > > > Is it on purpose to limit the 32-bit support to i686 only? > > > Instead of the message "run the application on a 32-bit OS", should it be > > > "on an i686 OS"? > > > > i686 OS looks fine to me. Basically, when this app was made, the only 32-bit > target was i686, > > What about i386, i486, i586 builds ?
We only support i686, no other 32-bit architectures. > > > and the app needs the QAT driver to be running in 32 bits, if DPDK target is > 32-bit.
