Re: [libvirt] [PATCH] fix libvirt alignment on arm platforms
On 12/12/2013 11:55 AM, Michal Privoznik wrote:
> int detail;
> -};
> +} ATTRIBUTE_PACKED;
(What an ancient e-mail :-) )
1970 was how many years before libvirt was even started?
I've raised the problem here:
https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2013-December/msg00635.html
And Eric replied suggesting a fix:
https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2013-December/msg00662.html
But I must say I like your approach more. Eric?
I still think ATTRIBUTE_PACKED in a parent class is wrong; it forces the
children to be packed, and may make it impossible to implement atomic
operations on a child member that was supposed to be aligned. I'd much
rather fix the alignment in the parent class using portable constructs
than a compiler-specific non-alignment directive.
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Eric Blake eblake redhat com +1-919-301-3266
Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org
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