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Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2011 19:31:52 -0800 (PST) From: David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> To: rusty@...tcorp.com.au Cc: dtor@...are.com, schwab@...ux-m68k.org, geert@...ux-m68k.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-m68k@...r.kernel.org, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: Early crash From: Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au> Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2011 13:42:48 +1030 > But OTOH, this is an old problem which was faced by module params since > pre-git. And we use the-align-to-void*-size method there; I vaguely recall > inserting it. > > You've now got me wondering whether these platforms have broken builtin > module parameters, but I think it would crash iterating if you had any > boot parameters at all if that were the case. > > So do we fix that now too, or wait for it to break? Good question. I think the magic align magic on x86_64 in gcc only kicks in if a structure is larger than a certain size. But of course they could change that at some point if they like. So probably better safe than sorry. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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