Re: PATCH: usb: descriptor structures have to be packed
Oliver Neukum <[email protected]>
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Am Donnerstag, 8. Februar 2007 16:41 schrieb Sergei Organov: > > If you do that, le16 is just as valid, especially if declared > > unaligned. > > I don't think so: > > 1. 'unsigned char', be it used in the form of 'u8' or not, has neither > alignment nor endianness problems, while le16 has both. By simply ignoring the issue. > 2. The only truth that le16 actually tells to the compiler is that this > field is 2 bytes in size, and u8[2] tells that either. However, the No, that tells the compiler it's two fields of 1 byte each. > u8[2] definition makes it hard to use this field as bare integer by > mistake, so IMHO it wins from the POV of type-safety as well. It is an integer. le16 was introduced to avoid u16. Regards Oliver ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier. Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ [email protected] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-devel