linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/6] input: bcm5974: Prepare for a new trackpad header type

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Date:	Thu, 29 Jan 2009 23:30:37 +0100
From:	Henrik Rydberg <rydberg@...omail.se>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
	linux-input@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/6] input: bcm5974: Prepare for a new trackpad header
 type

Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:23:44 +0100 "Henrik Rydberg" <rydberg@...omail.se> wrote:

Thanks for taking care of the patches, and for spotting the surplus
patches 5/6 and 6/6 - my mistake.

>> +	f = (const struct tp_finger *)(dev->tp_data + c->tp_offset);
> 
> Is there anything which guarantees that `f' is sufficiently aligned? 
> If not, the code might cause unaligned exceptions on some
> architectures?
> 

I believe it is - I will send a patch in reply to this message that
ought to make it clearer.

Thanks,
Henrik
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