[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] mk: parallelize make config

[Wiles, Keith]

> On Jan 23, 2017, at 10:18 AM, Olivier Matz <olivier.matz at 6wind.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Ferruh,
> 
> On Sun, 22 Jan 2017 01:50:34 +0000, Ferruh Yigit
> <ferruh.yigit at intel.com> wrote:
>> make config dependency resolving was always running serial,
>> parallelize it for better performance.
>> 
>> $ time make T=x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc config
>> real    0m12.633s
>> 
>> $ time make -j8 T=x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc config
>> real    0m1.826s
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit at intel.com>
> 
> I have a patch that fix the same issue (configuration takes to long),
> but done differently. It is more intrusive, since it rework the way
> DEPDIRS are used, but it does not require to use -j.

I tested the patch and the performance is very quick and seems to work very nicely. I have not looked at the other patch yet are they both compatible and could be combined or not?

> 
> I'm sending it as a reply to this thread.
> 
> Regards,
> Olivier

Regards,
Keith