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Message-Id: <175097809157.79884.15067500318866840512.b4-ty@kernel.org>
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2025 15:48:11 -0700
From: Vinod Koul <vkoul@...nel.org>
To: dmaengine@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 
 Yi Sun <yi.sun@...el.com>
Cc: gordon.jin@...el.com, yi.sun@...ux.intel.com, 
 Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>, 
 Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@...el.com>, Fenghua Yu <fenghuay@...dia.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] dmaengine: idxd: Remove __packed from structures


On Fri, 04 Apr 2025 13:36:14 +0800, Yi Sun wrote:
> The __packed attribute introduces potential unaligned memory accesses
> and endianness portability issues. Instead of relying on compiler-specific
> packing, it's much better to explicitly fill structure gaps using padding
> fields, ensuring natural alignment.
> 
> Since all previously __packed structures already enforce proper alignment
> through manual padding, the __packed qualifiers are unnecessary and can be
> safely removed.
> 
> [...]

Applied, thanks!

[1/1] dmaengine: idxd: Remove __packed from structures
      commit: 671a654aecc710a278bdd30cfd2afef2d4e0828f

Best regards,
-- 
~Vinod