netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 08/17] net: atlantic: A2 driver-firmware interface

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Date:   Fri, 24 Apr 2020 18:25:32 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     kuba@...nel.org
Cc:     irusskikh@...vell.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        mstarovoitov@...vell.com, dbogdanov@...vell.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 08/17] net: atlantic: A2 driver-firmware
 interface

From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 17:44:47 -0700

> On Fri, 24 Apr 2020 10:27:20 +0300 Igor Russkikh wrote:
>> +/* Start of HW byte packed interface declaration */
>> +#pragma pack(push, 1)
> 
> Does any structure here actually require packing?

Yes, please use the packed attribute as an absolute _last_ resort.