linux-kernel - [PATCH] mac80211: add explicit padding in struct ieee80211_tx

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Date:	Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:05:37 -0500
From:	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>
To:	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-next@...r.kernel.org,
	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>,
	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>,
	Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>,
	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>
Subject: [PATCH] mac80211: add explicit padding in struct ieee80211_tx_info

Otherwise, the BUILD_BUG_ON calls in ieee80211_tx_info_clear_status can
fail on some architectures.

Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@...driver.com>
---
Why do we have those BUILD_BUG_ON calls anyway?  Hmmm...

 include/net/mac80211.h |    1 +
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index feb52cc..38302d6 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ struct ieee80211_tx_info {
 	u8 antenna_sel_tx;
 
 	/* 2 byte hole */
+	u8 pad[2];
 
 	union {
 		struct {
-- 
1.5.4.3

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