[dpdk-users] MLX5 build errors with DPDK 17.11.3

[Thomas Monjalon]

Hi,

04/08/2018 02:42, Morgan Yang:
> Hi All:
> 
> I'm trying to build DPDK 17.11.3 with MLX5 (MCX456A-ECA). I have been using
> Mellanox packaged DPDK packages (most recent MLNX DPDK 16.11
> https://community.mellanox.com/docs/DOC-1502) with no issues. My
> understanding is Mellanox is no longer packaging their own DPDK and
> mainline DPDK should work.
> 
> I did enable " CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_MLX5_PMD=y" and
> "CONFIG_RTE_TEST_PMD_RECORD_CORE_CYCLES=y".
> 
> However, I get tons of errors when I run "make install -j
> T=x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc"
> 
> I'm doing this from ubuntu 16.04, has anyone run into this issue before and
> was able to build MLX5 drivers on Ubuntu 16.04?

Have you read the guide?
	http://doc.dpdk.org/guides-17.11/nics/mlx5.html

It is said you can use Linux 4.14 with rdma-core v16,
or Mellanox OFED 4.2.