[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] eal: fix compile error for old glibc caused by pthread_setname_np()#

[Bruce Richardson]

On Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 05:44:26PM +0000, Ferruh Yigit wrote:
> Fixes: 67b6d3039e9e ("eal: set name to threads")
> 
> pthread_setname_np() function added in glibc 2.12, using this function
> in older glibc versions cause compile error:
> error: implicit declaration of function "pthread_setname_np"
> 
> This patch adds "rte_thread_setname" macro and set it according
> glibc >= 2.12 check, thread naming disabled for older glibc versions,
> glibc versions that support "pthread_setname_np" will keep using this
> function.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit at intel.com>
> ---
>  examples/tep_termination/main.c                    | 2 +-
>  examples/vhost/main.c                              | 2 +-
>  examples/vhost_xen/main.c                          | 2 +-
>  lib/librte_eal/common/eal_thread.h                 | 6 ++++++
>  lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal.c                  | 2 +-
>  lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_interrupts.c       | 2 +-
>  lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_pci_vfio_mp_sync.c | 2 +-
>  lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_timer.c            | 2 +-
>  8 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
>
I only see changes to linux files above. Does this not also have an implication
for bsd too?

	/Bruce