netdev - Re: [PATCH] SIW: iWARP Protocol headers

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Date:	Tue, 5 Oct 2010 18:10:45 +0200
From:	Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@....org>
To:	Bernard Metzler <bmt@...ich.ibm.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] SIW: iWARP Protocol headers

On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 8:53 AM, Bernard Metzler <bmt@...ich.ibm.com> wrote:
> +} __attribute__((__packed__));

Apparently you make extensive use of the packed attribute. Please read
this blog entry, in which it is explained why this is harmful:

http://digitalvampire.org/blog/index.php/2006/07/31/why-you-shouldnt-use-__attribute__packed/

Bart.
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