linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/5] perf: fix broken union in perf_event_mmap

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Date:	Fri, 28 Jun 2013 16:22:17 +0300
From:	Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>
To:	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>
Cc:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	H Peter Anvin <hpa@...or.com>,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...stprotocols.net>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>,
	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>, Mike Galbraith <efault@....de>,
	Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...il.com>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>,
	Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>
Subject: [PATCH 1/5] perf: fix broken union in perf_event_mmap_page

The capabilities bits must not be "union'ed" together.
Put them in a separate struct.

Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>
---
 include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h | 8 +++++---
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h b/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
index 0b1df41..19f6ee5 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -375,9 +375,11 @@ struct perf_event_mmap_page {
 	__u64	time_running;		/* time event on cpu */
 	union {
 		__u64	capabilities;
-		__u64	cap_usr_time  : 1,
-			cap_usr_rdpmc : 1,
-			cap_____res   : 62;
+		struct {
+			__u64	cap_usr_time		: 1,
+				cap_usr_rdpmc		: 1,
+				cap_____res		: 62;
+		};
 	};
 
 	/*
-- 
1.7.11.7

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