linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] regmap: Remove __attribute_

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Message-ID: <20130315165351.GA8988@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
Date:	Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:53:51 +0000
From:	Mark Brown <broonie@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>
To:	Dimitris Papastamos <dp@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>
Cc:	patches@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] regmap: Remove __attribute__ ((packed))

On Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 11:16:02AM +0000, Dimitris Papastamos wrote:

> On my system there was no benefit of using it, it just happens
> that the struct is aligned properly and needs no padding.

OK, so which system was that and is it not possible that other systems
will get something useful from this?

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