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From: "Alfredo Mendoza" <mendoza1@us.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: 18.08 build error on ppc64el - bool as vector type
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2018 06:22:47 -0500
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I think Pradeep would be the correct person to answer about support for=20
ppc64le

Thanks,

Freddie Mendoza
IBM Systems and Technology Group=20
STG ISV Enablement  - Telco/Mobile
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From:   Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
To:     Christian Ehrhardt <christian.ehrhardt@canonical.com>,=20
Gowrishankar Muthukrishnan <gowrishankar.m@linux.vnet.ibm.com>, Chao Zhu=20
<chaozhu@linux.vnet.ibm.com>, pradeep@us.ibm.com, Alfredo Mendoza=20
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<gowrishankar.m@in.ibm.com>, Gowrishankar Muthukrishnan=20
<gowrishankar.m@linux.vnet.ibm.com>, Kevin Reilly <kjreilly@us.ibm.com>
Cc:     dev@dpdk.org, adrien.mazarguil@6wind.com, Luca Boccassi=20
<bluca@debian.org>
Date:   08/30/2018 03:36
Subject:        Re: [dpdk-dev] 18.08 build error on ppc64el - bool as=20
vector type



29/08/2018 16:37, Christian Ehrhardt:
> Why is no-one of IBM/Power world replying at all?
> There not even was a "oh yeah, <whatever the content would be>" mail by
> them.
> Is in fact ppc64 support in DPDK dead or at least "unmaintained"?
> This is something that mid term has to be sorted out - I tried to pull=20
some
> strings to get attention "there" but so far I'm waiting for a reply.
> I'd say 18.11 should not be released with a clear re-confirmation of=20
ppc64
> maintainance ppc64 by "someone".

I tend to agree.

Let's try again:

Chao, are you still available for DPDK PPC maintenance?

SHOULD WE DECLARE DPDK NOT SUPPORTED ON PPC64?