linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3 of 5] xen-netfront: Avoid unaligned accesses to IP header

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Date:	Thu, 16 Oct 2008 05:12:38 -0400
From:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
To:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Isaku Yamahata <yamahata@...inux.co.jp>,
	NetDev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3 of 5] xen-netfront: Avoid unaligned accesses to IP	header

Jeremy Fitzhardinge wrote:
> From: Isaku Yamahata <yamahata@...inux.co.jp>
> 
> Align ip header to a 16 byte boundary to avoid unaligned
> access like other drivers.
> Without this patch, xen-netfront doesn't work well on ia64.
> 
> [ Jeff, this is the only patch in the series which is in your
>   territory. -J ]
> 
> Signed-off-by: Isaku Yamahata <yamahata@...inux.co.jp>
> Signed-off-by: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy.fitzhardinge@...rix.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/xen-netfront.c |    6 ++++--
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

applied


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