Re: [Xen-devel] 32/64-bit hypercall interface

[Ronald G Minnich <rminnich@xxxxxxxx>]

Hollis Blanchard wrote:
> On Friday 30 September 2005 15:05, Ronald G Minnich wrote:
>
> > Jimi Xenidis wrote:
> >
> > > KF> When we previously had this, by defining packed structs, there were
> > > KF> plenty of screams that it wasn't ANSI compliant, and that
> > > performance KF> sucks on some architectures.
> > >
> > > Tou use a research term, "thats just ka-ka" :)
> > > Packed in no way solves the problem of selecting the appropriate types.
> > no, it's not ka ka at all. I had huge troubles with plan 9 c and the way
> > that the linux structs were packed via the use of gcc struct packing. I
> > am really glad packed went away.
>
> I think you misunderstand: Jimi is also glad. Read again: the packed GCC 
> attribute does not solve the problem.
That figures. I am really sorry it's monday.

thanks

ron
p.s. jimix, whereever you may be, I'm sorry.

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