linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] scsi: lpfc: fix lpfc

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Message-ID: <yq1zg4sqp4j.fsf@ca-mkp.ca.oracle.com>
Date:   Wed, 21 Jun 2023 21:09:41 -0400
From:   "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>
To:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...nel.org>
Cc:     James Smart <james.smart@...adcom.com>,
        Dick Kennedy <dick.kennedy@...adcom.com>,
        "James E.J. Bottomley" <jejb@...ux.ibm.com>,
        "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>,
        Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>,
        Tom Rix <trix@...hat.com>,
        Justin Tee <justin.tee@...adcom.com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavoars@...nel.org>,
        linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        llvm@...ts.linux.dev
Subject: Re: [PATCH] scsi: lpfc: fix lpfc_name struct packing


Arnd,

> clang points out that the lpfc_name structure has an 8-byte alignement
> requirement on most architectures, but is embedded in a number of
> other structures that are forced to be only 1-byte aligned:

Applied to 6.5/scsi-staging, thanks!

-- 
Martin K. Petersen	Oracle Linux Engineering