linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] USB: ehci: use packed,aligned(4) instead of removing the packed attribute

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Date:	Wed, 22 Jun 2011 08:23:44 +0200
From:	Alexander Holler <holler@...oftware.de>
To:	Nicolas Pitre <nico@...xnic.net>
CC:	Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org,
	gregkh@...e.de, lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Rabin Vincent <rabin@....in>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] USB: ehci: use packed,aligned(4) instead of removing
 the packed attribute

Hello,

On 21.06.2011 22:41, Nicolas Pitre wrote:

> ... and also in this case, I was talking about proper use of the packed 
> attribute in general, not at all about a specific case.  I wanted to 
> provide a broader view to some people who expressed doubts and 
> misunderstanding in the hope that the archive could keep this knowledge 
> base available.
> 
> I apologize if that wasn't clear to you.

If you meant the abomination writing one, thanks, but I never expressed
doubts or misunderstandings.

I said doubts may arise because the standard (C99) doesn't say anything
about if or how structs are packed (or aligned).

Alexander
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