[meta-intel] [PATCH V3 2/2] meta-intel/common: Upgrade DPDK to v1.7.0

[Kamble, Nitin A]

On 10/2/14, 6:02 PM, "Ong, Boon Leong" <boon.leong.ong at intel.com> wrote:

>>    Can the QAT & DPDK features be implemented as MACHINE features so
>>that
>> they can be enabled for any BSP. I am doing similar stuff for the intel
>>microcode
>> feature. Once those changes are in, you can try to follow the same
>>logic.
>> 
>QAT is meant for hardware acceleration on specific communication-grade
>chipset like
>Coleto creek, Cave creek, etc. Such technology is not useful for other
>machine.
>
>DPDK is lesser dependent on hardware & mainly used on communication-grade
>platform,
>typically on high-performance grade platform like Romley, etc.
>
>We will need to sync-up on intel microcode feature ...

As these features are applicable to multiple of BSPs, they can be enabled
or disabled in the machine configuration with machine features.

Nitin

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