Re: compile dpdk with no avx

[Masaru Oki <m-oki-kJJssGRo5Gr08ZWpFnN8/c8NsWr+9BEh@public.gmane.org>]

Hi,

Some libraries need AVX instruction, but if you don't use, it can disable.
  e.g. CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_IXGBE_PMD=n in config file.


2014-11-12 21:45 GMT+09:00 Yaron Illouz <yaroni-zKfTUZrCxYPQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>:
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> I use dpdk in my product. I can't change my dpdk version.
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> I compile it on a server that have avx.
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> Most of the time, it run on machine that have avx, but not always.
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> When running the product on a machine with no avx, it crash on illegal
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> The current solution is to build it on a computer with no avx.
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> Is there a compilation flag to disable avx? So it doesn't matter on
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> Compile flag
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> defconfig_x86_64-default-linuxapp-gcc
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> Dpdk version
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> PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR_NUMBER=1
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> PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR_NUMBER=6
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> PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH_NUMBER=0
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> PACKAGE_VERSION_BUILD_NUMBER=18
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> Gcc version
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> gcc (GCC) 4.4.6 20120305 (Red Hat 4.4.6-4)
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> OS
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> CentOS release 6.3 (Final)
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