[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v7] build: use platform for generic and native builds

[Bruce Richardson]

On Tue, Jul 06, 2021 at 11:44:28AM +0200, Juraj Linkeš wrote:
> The current meson option 'machine' should only specify the ISA, which is
> not sufficient for Arm, where setting ISA implies other settings as well
> (and is used in Arm configuration as such).
> Use the existing 'platform' meson option to differentiate the type of
> the build (native/generic) and set ISA accordingly, unless the user
> chooses to override it with a new option, 'cpu_instruction_set'.
> The 'machine' option set the ISA in x86 builds and set native/default
> 'build type' in aarch64 builds. These two new variables, 'platform' and
> 'cpu_instruction_set', now properly set both ISA and build type for all
> architectures in a uniform manner.
> The 'machine' option also doesn't describe very well what it sets. The
> new option, 'cpu_instruction_set', is much more descriptive. Keep
> 'machine' for backwards compatibility.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Juraj Linkeš <juraj.linkes at pantheon.tech>

Acked-by: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson at intel.com>