[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 7/8] common/mlx5: exclude OS dependency in devx commands

[Thomas Monjalon]

10/06/2020 11:32, Ophir Munk:
> Shared function mlx5_devx_cmd_mkey_create() reads the OS pagesize by
> calling a Linux API: 'sysconf(_SC_PAGESIZE)'. Wrap this call with a
> shared API 'mlx5_os_get_page_size()' which contains the specific OS
> implementation.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ophir Munk <ophirmu at mellanox.com>

Sorry, I drop this patch while pulling next-net.

> +/**
> + * Get OS page size
> + *
> + * @return
> + *   OS pagesize
> + */
> +size_t
> +mlx5_os_get_page_size(void)
> +{
> +	return sysconf(_SC_PAGESIZE);
> +}

The same purpose is achieved with rte_mem_page_size(),
which was added in EAL recently for Windows memory management.

In general, such basic need should not be implemented in a PMD.