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+#
+#  BSD LICENSE
+#
+#  Copyright (c) Intel Corporation.
+#  All rights reserved.
+#
+#  Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+#  modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+#  are met:
+#
+#    * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+#      notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#    * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+#      notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+#      the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+#      distribution.
+#    * Neither the name of Intel Corporation nor the names of its
+#      contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+#      from this software without specific prior written permission.
+#
+#  THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+#  "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
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+#  OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
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+#  DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+#  THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+#  (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+#  OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+#
+
+SPDK_ROOT_DIR ?= $(abspath $(CURDIR)/..)
+SPDK_LIB_DIR ?= $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/build/lib
+
+include $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/mk/config.mk
+
+DPDK_LIB_DIR ?= $(CONFIG_DPDK_DIR)/lib
+DPDK_LIB_LIST = -lrte_eal -lrte_mempool -lrte_ring -lrte_pci -lrte_bus_pci
+
+ifneq (, $(wildcard $(DPDK_LIB_DIR)/librte_kvargs.*))
+DPDK_LIB_LIST += -lrte_kvargs
+endif
+
+ifneq (, $(wildcard $(DPDK_LIB_DIR)/librte_power.*))
+DPDK_LIB_LIST += -lrte_power
+endif
+
+override CFLAGS += -I$(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/include
+override LDFLAGS += \
+	-Wl,--whole-archive \
+	-L$(SPDK_LIB_DIR) -lspdk_log -lspdk_sock -lspdk_nvme -lspdk_env_dpdk -lspdk_util \
+	-L$(DPDK_LIB_DIR) $(DPDK_LIB_LIST) \
+	-Wl,--no-whole-archive \
+	-ldl -pthread -lrt -lrdmacm -lnuma -libverbs
+
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_ISAL), y)
+ISAL_DIR=$(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/isa-l
+override LDFLAGS += -L$(ISAL_DIR)/.libs -lisal
+override CFLAGS += -I$(ISAL_DIR)/..
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_ASAN),y)
+override CFLAGS += -fsanitize=address
+override LDFLAGS += -fsanitize=address
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_UBSAN),y)
+override CFLAGS += -fsanitize=undefined
+override LDFLAGS += -fsanitize=undefined
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_TSAN),y)
+override CFLAGS += -fsanitize=thread
+override LDFLAGS += -fsanitize=thread
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_COVERAGE), y)
+override CFLAGS += -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage
+override LDFLAGS += -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage
+endif