[Buildroot] [PATCH V8] package/nvme: new package

[Mamatha Inamdar <mamatha4@linux.vnet.ibm.com>]

Hi Thomas,

Yes nvme V0.3 will solve all compilation issues,
updated your comments and sending
new version of the patch.


On 02/12/2016 07:14 PM, Thomas Petazzoni wrote:
> Dear Mamatha Inamdar,
>
> On Fri, 12 Feb 2016 16:58:30 +0530, Mamatha Inamdar wrote:
>> Add support for building NVME utility - a utility for interacting with
>> standard NVM Express (optimized PCI Express SSD interface) devices.
>>
>> Changes in V8:
>> /package/nvme/Makefile patch not added:
>> CFLAGS changes in nvme/Makefile is not required because I did not see
>> any compilation errors after adding "depend on BR2_powerpc64 || BR2_powerpc64le"
>> line in nvme/Config.in for this I have to enable 64-bit arch in config file.
>> after enabling 64-bit arch I do not see any compilation errors in nvme code.
> I know Arnout asked you to add the PowerPC64 dependency, but I
> disagree. I don't see anything in this tool that is PowerPC64 specific.
>
> Moreover, the -m64 that was causing problem has been removed upstream,
> as part of commit
> https://github.com/linux-nvme/nvme-cli/commit/3686759d04825d35fb8d9667c3d4a14e880f5b4d.
>
> In fact, I believe this commit from upstream probably solves a lot of
> cross-compilation problems, so please use v0.3 instead of v0.2, since
> v0.3 includes this commit.
>
>> diff --git a/package/nvme/Config.in b/package/nvme/Config.in
>> new file mode 100644
>> index 0000000..878bed3
>> --- /dev/null
>> +++ b/package/nvme/Config.in
>> @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
>> +config BR2_PACKAGE_NVME
>> +	bool "nvme"
>> +	depends on BR2_powerpc64 || BR2_powerpc64le
> Remove this dependency.
>
>> +
> And this empty line/
>
>> +	help
>> +	  Add support for building NVME utility - a utility
> "Add support" is not a proper wording to describe a package. Instead,
> you should just have something like:
>
> 	  NVME utility, a utility for interacting with standard NVM
> 	  Express ...
>
>> +	  for interacting with standard NVM Express
>> +	  (optimized PCI Express SSD interface) devices.
>> +
>> +	  https://github.com/linux-nvme/nvme-cli
> Thanks,
>
> Thomas