linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] KEYS: user: Align the payload buffer

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Date:   Wed, 20 Feb 2019 14:09:55 +0000
From:   David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
To:     David Laight <David.Laight@...LAB.COM>
Cc:     dhowells@...hat.com, "jmorris@...ei.org" <jmorris@...ei.org>,
        Aaro Koskinen <aaro.koskinen@....fi>,
        "stable@...r.kernel.org" <stable@...r.kernel.org>,
        Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...gle.com>,
        "keyrings@...r.kernel.org" <keyrings@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org" 
        <linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] KEYS: user: Align the payload buffer

David Laight <David.Laight@...LAB.COM> wrote:

> I'd make the 'datalen' field 'unsigned int' at the same time.
> It will use some of the hole you've made and generate better
> code on most arches.

Most arches?  I though most, if not all, arches had a load-word instruction.

Do you want to send me a patch for that?  I'd rather not alter this patch at
this point.  I can pass the additional patch to James for the next merge
window.

David