netdev - Re: [EXT] Re: [net-next PATCH v3] octeon

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Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2023 18:46:09 +0000
From: Shinas Rasheed <srasheed@...vell.com>
To: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
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Subject: Re: [EXT] Re: [net-next PATCH v3] octeon_ep: pack hardware structure

Hi Jakub,

Since these structures represent how hardware expects data, there can be a lack of alignment. I'm afraid static asserting all the hardware data structures might force some compilers to fail?