[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1 4/4] doc: remove reference to RTE_MACHINE_CPUFLAG

Bruce Richardson bruce.richardson at intel.com
Wed Sep 2 13:21:44 CEST 2020


On Wed, Sep 02, 2020 at 10:43:43AM +0000, Radu Nicolau wrote:
> RTE_MACHINE_CPUFLAG macros are replaced with predefined
> compiler defines.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sean Morrissey <sean.morrissey at intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Radu Nicolau <radu.nicolau at intel.com>
> ---
>  doc/guides/prog_guide/writing_efficient_code.rst | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/writing_efficient_code.rst b/doc/guides/prog_guide/writing_efficient_code.rst
> index 2639ef7bf..c1f2d627a 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/writing_efficient_code.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/writing_efficient_code.rst
> @@ -273,5 +273,5 @@ main() function and checks if the current machine is suitable for running the bi
>  Along with compiler optimizations,
>  a set of preprocessor defines are automatically added to the build process (regardless of the compiler version).
>  These defines correspond to the instruction sets that the target CPU should be able to support.
> -For example, a binary compiled for any SSE4.2-capable processor will have RTE_MACHINE_CPUFLAG_SSE4_2 defined,
> +For example, a binary compiled for any SSE4.2-capable processor will have a pre-defined compiler macro,
>  thus enabling compile-time code path selection for different platforms.
> -- 
Personally, I'd suggest just removing the whole section rather than part of
a single line.


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