[ovs-dev] OVS+DPDK rpm

Ben Pfaff blp at ovn.org
Mon Nov 30 02:34:53 UTC 2015


On Sat, Nov 28, 2015 at 10:00:11PM +0100, Vincent JARDIN wrote:
> On 27/11/2015 19:30, Ben Pfaff wrote:
> >>It doesn't make the damnest
> >>>difference for the user if "yum install openvswitch" pulls in an additional
> >>>package for libraries.
> >Right.
> >
> >This is like building the Linux kernel with all modules configured, or
> >building Emacs with support for both console and X interfaces.  There is
> >little penalty and great increase in convenience.
> 
> Why having strong dependencies? With Linux kernel, the modules are optional.
> "yum install openvswitch" should not enforce DPDK. It should be a (runtime)
> option (plugin?).

As I said, there is little penalty (just installing a library), and
great increase in convenience (no need to build two versions and explain
the difference to users).



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