linux-kernel - [PATCH] hwmon: (dell-smm) Pack the whole smm

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Date:   Tue, 21 Dec 2021 17:28:05 +0100
From:   Armin Wolf <W_Armin@....de>
To:     pali@...nel.org
Cc:     jdelvare@...e.com, linux@...ck-us.net, linux-hwmon@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] hwmon: (dell-smm) Pack the whole smm_regs struct

When desiring the whole struct to be packed, __packed
should be applied to the whole struct, not just
every struct member except the first one.

Tested on a Dell Inspiron 3505.

Signed-off-by: Armin Wolf <W_Armin@....de>
---
 drivers/hwmon/dell-smm-hwmon.c | 12 ++++++------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/dell-smm-hwmon.c b/drivers/hwmon/dell-smm-hwmon.c
index d8c6e75bb374..d401f9acf450 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/dell-smm-hwmon.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/dell-smm-hwmon.c
@@ -113,12 +113,12 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(fan_max, "Maximum configurable fan speed (default: autodetect)"

 struct smm_regs {
 	unsigned int eax;
-	unsigned int ebx __packed;
-	unsigned int ecx __packed;
-	unsigned int edx __packed;
-	unsigned int esi __packed;
-	unsigned int edi __packed;
-};
+	unsigned int ebx;
+	unsigned int ecx;
+	unsigned int edx;
+	unsigned int esi;
+	unsigned int edi;
+} __packed;

 static const char * const temp_labels[] = {
 	"CPU",
--
2.30.2