linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Fix hid_device

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Message-Id: <20081030002332.4ef1fac4.akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Date:	Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:23:32 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Andreas Schwab <schwab@...e.de>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-input@....kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix hid_device_id for cross compiling

On Sun, 26 Oct 2008 00:30:18 +0200 Andreas Schwab <schwab@...e.de> wrote:

> struct hid_device_id contains hidden padding which is bad for cross
> compiling.  Make the padding explicit and consistent across
> architectures.
> 

What is "bad" about it?  Can you expand a bit on the problem which is
being fixed here?  Before-and-after user-visible behaviour?

Thanks.

> ---
> diff --git a/include/linux/mod_devicetable.h b/include/linux/mod_devicetable.h
> index eb71b45..0e4f303 100644
> --- a/include/linux/mod_devicetable.h
> +++ b/include/linux/mod_devicetable.h
> @@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ struct usb_device_id {
>  
>  struct hid_device_id {
>  	__u16 bus;
> +	__u16 pad1;
>  	__u32 vendor;
>  	__u32 product;
>  	kernel_ulong_t driver_data

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