Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Mon, 12 May 2008 21:14:02 -0700 (PDT) | | Subject | Re: [PATCH 1/1] [net/irda]: Fix a misalign access issue. | | From | David Miller <> | |
From: "Yang, Graf" <Graf.Yang@analog.com>
Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 12:07:35 +0800
> I have tried
> struct irda_device_info {
> __u32 saddr; /* Address of local interface */
> __u32 daddr; /* Address of remote device */
> char info[22]; /* Description */
> __u8 charset; /* Charset used for description */
> __u8 reserve; /* For align data */
> __u8 hints[2]; /* Hint bits */
> };
>
> It works with my irda driver. Can I modify it like this?
This header file and the irda_device_info datastructure are exported
to, and used by, userspace.
Therefore you cannot change this structure's layout without breaking
every single existing IRDA binary out there.
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