linux-kernel - Re: Subtleties of __attribute_

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Date:	Thu, 07 Dec 2006 11:30:19 +0100
From:	Andreas Schwab <schwab@...e.de>
To:	Jan Blunck <jblunck@...e.de>
Cc:	Phil Endecott <phil_arcwk_endecott@...zphil.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Subtleties of __attribute__((packed))

Jan Blunck <jblunck@...e.de> writes:

> Once again: I refered to "packed attribute on the struct vs. packed attribute
> on each member of the struct". The alignment shouldn't be different.

You are mistaken.  The alignment of a non-packed structure can be greater
than the maximum alignment of the containing members.

Andreas.

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