netdev - Re: [net-next PATCH v3] octeon_ep: pack hardware structure

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Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2023 11:38:51 +0200
From: Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>
To: Shinas Rasheed <srasheed@...vell.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, pabeni@...hat.com, davem@...emloft.net,
	edumazet@...gle.com, egallen@...hat.com, hgani@...vell.com,
	kuba@...nel.org, mschmidt@...hat.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	sedara@...vell.com, vburru@...vell.com, vimleshk@...vell.com
Subject: Re: [net-next PATCH v3] octeon_ep: pack hardware structure

On Mon, Oct 16, 2023 at 02:20:51AM -0700, Shinas Rasheed wrote:
> Clean up structure defines related to hardware data to be
> attributed 'packed' in the code, as padding is not allowed
> by hardware.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Shinas Rasheed <srasheed@...vell.com>
> ---
> V3:
>   - Updated changelog to indicate this is a cleanup

Thanks, the patch description now matches my understanding
of the intent of the patch.

Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>