netdev - [PATCH net-next 08/11] r8169: remove manual padding in struct ring

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Date:   Mon, 19 Nov 2018 22:38:22 +0100
From:   Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>
To:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Realtek linux nic maintainers <nic_swsd@...ltek.com>
Cc:     "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH net-next 08/11] r8169: remove manual padding in struct
 ring_info

The compiler takes care of alignment and padding, I see no need to
bother him with manual hints.

Signed-off-by: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
index 3ffd9c18b..6736b804c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
@@ -603,7 +603,6 @@ struct RxDesc {
 struct ring_info {
 	struct sk_buff	*skb;
 	u32		len;
-	u8		__pad[sizeof(void *) - sizeof(u32)];
 };
 
 struct rtl8169_counters {
-- 
2.19.1