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Subject: [OASIS Issue Tracker] (VIRTIO-56) Clarify padding in structures


     [ https://tools.oasis-open.org/issues/browse/VIRTIO-56?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ]

Michael Tsirkin updated VIRTIO-56:
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      Proposal: 
https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/virtio-comment/201401/msg00034.html

Updated proposal:
https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/virtio/201401/msg00089.html

C struct specifications.

Explicitly specify that our C struct specifications are without padding,
and add some definitions for our integer data types.

[ Rusty - added /* comments */ and removed redundant old le* explanation ]

Signed-off-by: Cornelia Huck <cornelia.huck@de.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>


  was:
https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/virtio-comment/201401/msg00034.html

Updated proposal:
https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/virtio/201401/msg00089.html

    Resolution: 
approved:
3 December 2013
applied: r231 and r249

  was:
approved:
3 December 2013
applied: r231 and r249

C struct specifications.

Explicitly specify that our C struct specifications are without padding,
and add some definitions for our integer data types.

[ Rusty - added /* comments */ and removed redundant old le* explanation ]

Signed-off-by: Cornelia Huck <cornelia.huck@de.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>

git-svn-id: https://tools.oasis-open.org/version-control/svn/virtio@231 0c8fb4dd-22a2-4bb5-bc14-6c75a5f43652



> Clarify padding in structures
> -----------------------------
>
>                 Key: VIRTIO-56
>                 URL: https://tools.oasis-open.org/issues/browse/VIRTIO-56
>             Project: OASIS Virtual I/O Device (VIRTIO) TC
>          Issue Type: Improvement
>            Reporter: Rusty Russell
>            Assignee: Cornelia Huck
>
> Debates over tables vs C structures, especially the three places where C would add padding which it must not.



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