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+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+# Copyright(c) 2018 Marvell International Ltd
+#
+
+#
+# machine:
+#
+# - can define ARCH variable (overridden by cmdline value)
+# - can define CROSS variable (overridden by cmdline value)
+# - define MACHINE_CFLAGS variable (overridden by cmdline value)
+# - define MACHINE_LDFLAGS variable (overridden by cmdline value)
+# - define MACHINE_ASFLAGS variable (overridden by cmdline value)
+# - can define CPU_CFLAGS variable (overridden by cmdline value) that
+# overrides the one defined in arch.
+# - can define CPU_LDFLAGS variable (overridden by cmdline value) that
+# overrides the one defined in arch.
+# - can define CPU_ASFLAGS variable (overridden by cmdline value) that
+# overrides the one defined in arch.
+# - may override any previously defined variable
+#
+
+# ARCH =
+# CROSS =
+# MACHINE_CFLAGS =
+# MACHINE_LDFLAGS =
+# MACHINE_ASFLAGS =
+# CPU_CFLAGS =
+# CPU_LDFLAGS =
+# CPU_ASFLAGS =
+
+include $(RTE_SDK)/mk/rte.helper.mk
+
+MACHINE_CFLAGS += $(call rte_cc_has_argument, -march=-mcpu=armv8.2-a+crc+crypto+lse)
+MACHINE_CFLAGS += $(call rte_cc_has_argument, -mcpu=octeontx2)