From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S268306AbUHFVij (ORCPT ); Fri, 6 Aug 2004 17:38:39 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S268311AbUHFVij (ORCPT ); Fri, 6 Aug 2004 17:38:39 -0400 Received: from hermes.fachschaften.tu-muenchen.de ([129.187.202.12]:49650 "HELO hermes.fachschaften.tu-muenchen.de") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S268306AbUHFVid (ORCPT ); Fri, 6 Aug 2004 17:38:33 -0400 Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2004 23:38:24 +0200 From: Adrian Bunk To: Adam Belay , Thomas Hood Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: What exactly is __ALIGN_STR in pnpbios/bioscalls.c for? Message-ID: <20040806213823.GG2746@fs.tum.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi, include/linux/linkage.h in kernel 2.6 includes #define's for __ALIGN and __ALIGN_STR. In include/asm-i386/linkage.h, their values are changed #ifdef CONFIG_X86_ALIGNMENT_16. It isn't obvious what exacly CONFIG_X86_ALIGNMENT_16 is for (I've heard more than one opinion), and since the __ALIGN_STR usage in drivers/pnp/pnpbios/bioscalls.c is the only non-m68k/ppc usage of one of these two #define's I wonder whether you might be able to enlighten me what CONFIG_X86_ALIGNMENT_16 exactly is for? TIA Adrian -- "Is there not promise of rain?" Ling Tan asked suddenly out of the darkness. There had been need of rain for many days. "Only a promise," Lao Er said. Pearl S. Buck - Dragon Seed