netdev - Re: [PATCH][MIPS][7/7] AR7: ethernet

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Message-ID: <20070913014246.GB15247@networkno.de>
Date:	Thu, 13 Sep 2007 02:42:46 +0100
From:	Thiemo Seufer <ths@...workno.de>
To:	Ralf Baechle <ralf@...ux-mips.org>
Cc:	Matteo Croce <technoboy85@...il.com>, linux-mips@...ux-mips.org,
	Eugene Konev <ejka@...i.kspu.ru>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	davem@...emloft.net, kuznet@....inr.ac.ru, pekkas@...core.fi,
	jmorris@...ei.org, yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org, kaber@...eworks.de,
	openwrt-devel@...ts.openwrt.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@...ox.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH][MIPS][7/7] AR7: ethernet

Ralf Baechle wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 08, 2007 at 02:23:00AM +0200, Matteo Croce wrote:
[snip]
> > +/* Register definitions */
> > +struct cpmac_control_regs {
> > +	u32 revision;
> > +	u32 control;
> > +	u32 teardown;
> > +	u32 unused;
> > +} __attribute__ ((packed));
> > +
> > +struct cpmac_int_regs {
> > +	u32 stat_raw;
> > +	u32 stat_masked;
> > +	u32 enable;
> > +	u32 clear;
> > +} __attribute__ ((packed));
> > +
> > +struct cpmac_stats {
> > +	u32 good;
> > +	u32 bcast;
> > +	u32 mcast;
> > +	u32 pause;
> > +	u32 crc_error;
> > +	u32 align_error;
> > +	u32 oversized;
> > +	u32 jabber;
> > +	u32 undersized;
> > +	u32 fragment;
> > +	u32 filtered;
> > +	u32 qos_filtered;
> > +	u32 octets;
> > +} __attribute__ ((packed));
> 
> All struct members here are sized such that there is no padding needed, so
> the packed attribute doesn't buy you anything - unless of course the
> entire structure is missaligned but I don't see how that would be possible
> in this driver so the __attribute__ ((packed)) should go - it result in
> somwhat larger and slower code.

FWIW, a modern gcc will warn about such superfluous packed attributes,
that's another reason to remove those.


Thiemo
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