Re: [dpdk-dev] Question about adding a new EAL

2018-05-22 Thread Thomas Monjalon
22/05/2018 22:56, Alex Ciobotaru: > Guys, thank you for the info so far (sorry about the HTML thing). > I will put some further insight/closure into this thread. > So, my query started from the fact that when developing a new EAL > in DPDK using an external toolchain and/or for a new OS, > the "com

Re: [dpdk-dev] Question about adding a new EAL

2018-05-22 Thread Alex Ciobotaru
Guys, thank you for the info so far (sorry about the HTML thing). I will put some further insight/closure into this thread. So, my query started from the fact that when developing a new EAL in DPDK using an external toolchain and/or for a new OS, the "common" (generic) part of the EAL is actuall

Re: [dpdk-dev] Question about adding a new EAL

2018-05-22 Thread Thomas Monjalon
22/05/2018 21:59, Wiles, Keith: > You may want to do an RFC email subject to discuss your ideas on changing EAL > code first to eliminate extra work. Yes, definitely, RFC with first ideas can help to discuss. One more pointer, Windows support in progress: http://dpdk.org/browse/draft/dpd

Re: [dpdk-dev] Question about adding a new EAL

2018-05-22 Thread Wiles, Keith
Must use text only :-( darn mail program > On May 22, 2018, at 2:23 PM, Alexandru Ciobotaru > wrote: > > Greetings, I can not answer all of your questions, but maybe a few. > > I'm currently checking on how to add new EAL "app" to the DPDK so I started > by adding a new "xyzapp" next to "li

Re: [dpdk-dev] Question about adding a new EAL

2018-05-22 Thread Wiles, Keith
On May 22, 2018, at 2:23 PM, Alexandru Ciobotaru mailto:alex.ciobot...@gmail.com>> wrote: Greetings, I can not answer all of your questions, but maybe a few. I'm currently checking on how to add new EAL "app" to the DPDK so I started by adding a new "xyzapp" next to "linuxapp" and "bsdapp".

[dpdk-dev] Question about adding a new EAL

2018-05-22 Thread Alexandru Ciobotaru
Greetings, I'm currently checking on how to add new EAL "app" to the DPDK so I started by adding a new "xyzapp" next to "linuxapp" and "bsdapp". Now, I would probably expect to make this new EAL mainline compliant on day, and to avoid future headaches, the plan is to avoid modifying things outside