From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261733AbUKUR5E (ORCPT ); Sun, 21 Nov 2004 12:57:04 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261742AbUKUR5D (ORCPT ); Sun, 21 Nov 2004 12:57:03 -0500 Received: from emailhub.stusta.mhn.de ([141.84.69.5]:33802 "HELO mailout.stusta.mhn.de") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S261733AbUKUR5A (ORCPT ); Sun, 21 Nov 2004 12:57:00 -0500 Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 18:56:59 +0100 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: <20041121175659.GD2924@stusta.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6+20040907i 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 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