[dpdk-dev] doc: Add requirements for x32 ABI
Commit Message
This patch add requirements about compiler and distribution support.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Mrzyglod <danielx.t.mrzyglod@intel.com>
---
doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst | 11 +++++++++--
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
Comments
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev [mailto:dev-bounces@dpdk.org] On Behalf Of Daniel Mrzyglod
> Sent: Friday, February 13, 2015 3:58 PM
> To: dev@dpdk.org
> Subject: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: Add requirements for x32 ABI
>
> This patch add requirements about compiler and distribution support.
>
> Signed-off-by: Daniel Mrzyglod <danielx.t.mrzyglod@intel.com>
> ---
> doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst | 11 +++++++++--
> 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst
> b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst
> index 8e2307b..ef4196e 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst
> @@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ Compilation of the DPDK
> * coreutils: cmp, sed, grep, arch
>
> * gcc: versions 4.5.x or later is recommended for i686/x86_64. versions 4.8.x
> or later is recommanded
> - for ppc_64. On some distributions, some specific compiler flags and linker
> flags are enabled by
> + for ppc_64 and x86_x32 ABI. On some distributions, some specific
> compiler flags and linker flags are enabled by
> default and affect performance (- fstack-protector, for example). Please
> refer to the documentation
> of your distribution and to gcc -dumpspecs.
>
> @@ -78,7 +78,14 @@ Compilation of the DPDK
>
> glibc.ppc64, libgcc.ppc64, libstdc++.ppc64 and glibc-devel.ppc64 for IBM
> ppc_64;
>
> -* Python, version 2.6 or 2.7, to use various helper scripts included in the
> DPDK package
> +.. note::
> +
> + x86_x32 ABI is currently supported with distribution packages only on
> Ubuntu
> + higher then 13.10 or recent debian distribution. The only supported
> compiler is gcc 4.8+.
Typo here: "then" -> "than"
> +
> +.. note::
> +
> + Python, version 2.6 or 2.7, to use various helper scripts included in the
> DPDK package
>
>
> **Optional Tools:**
> --
> 2.1.0
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ Compilation of the DPDK
* coreutils: cmp, sed, grep, arch
* gcc: versions 4.5.x or later is recommended for i686/x86_64. versions 4.8.x or later is recommanded
- for ppc_64. On some distributions, some specific compiler flags and linker flags are enabled by
+ for ppc_64 and x86_x32 ABI. On some distributions, some specific compiler flags and linker flags are enabled by
default and affect performance (- fstack-protector, for example). Please refer to the documentation
of your distribution and to gcc -dumpspecs.
@@ -78,7 +78,14 @@ Compilation of the DPDK
glibc.ppc64, libgcc.ppc64, libstdc++.ppc64 and glibc-devel.ppc64 for IBM ppc_64;
-* Python, version 2.6 or 2.7, to use various helper scripts included in the DPDK package
+.. note::
+
+ x86_x32 ABI is currently supported with distribution packages only on Ubuntu
+ higher then 13.10 or recent debian distribution. The only supported compiler is gcc 4.8+.
+
+.. note::
+
+ Python, version 2.6 or 2.7, to use various helper scripts included in the DPDK package
**Optional Tools:**