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From: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
To: torvalds@linux-foundation.org
Cc: dtor@vmware.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	geert@linux-m68k.org, rusty@rustcorp.com.au,
	linux-m68k@vger.kernel.org, linux-arch@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] module: deal with alignment issues in built-in module versions
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2011 15:19:51 -0800 (PST)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20110217.151951.242142034.davem@davemloft.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTikd-OBhe6-wK7-Xvv-asNSeVKs+0-a0d3FF2KVu@mail.gmail.com>

From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2011 15:08:52 -0800

> Where in gcc is the alignment expansion logic? I'd like to see what
> the rules are, just for my own perverse satisfaction.

The magic that overrides the alignment various cases is in the x86
specific code:

gcc/config/i386/i386.c

ix86_data_alignment() and ix86_local_alignment()

  reply	other threads:[~2011-02-17 23:19 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 49+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-02-08  0:02 [PATCH 1/3] module: deal with alignment issues in built-in module versions Dmitry Torokhov
2011-02-08  0:02 ` [PATCH 2/3] module: deal with alignment issues in built-in module parameters Dmitry Torokhov
2011-02-08  0:02 ` [PATCH 3/3] module: do not hide __modver_version_show declaration behind ifdef Dmitry Torokhov
2011-02-08 21:12 ` [PATCH 1/3] module: deal with alignment issues in built-in module versions Geert Uytterhoeven
2011-02-08 21:12   ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2011-02-17 12:43   ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2011-02-17 12:43     ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2011-02-11 22:03 ` [PATCH v2] module: deal with alignment issues in built-in module parameters Dmitry Torokhov
2011-02-13 23:04   ` Rusty Russell
2011-02-13 23:04     ` Rusty Russell
2011-02-17 17:24 ` [PATCH 1/3] module: deal with alignment issues in built-in module versions Linus Torvalds
2011-02-17 17:24   ` Linus Torvalds
2011-02-17 17:31   ` Dmitry Torokhov
2011-02-17 17:31     ` Dmitry Torokhov
2011-02-17 17:45     ` Linus Torvalds
2011-02-17 17:45       ` Linus Torvalds
2011-02-17 18:00       ` Dmitry Torokhov
2011-02-17 18:06         ` Linus Torvalds
2011-02-17 18:06           ` Linus Torvalds
2011-02-17 21:01           ` David Miller
2011-02-17 21:01             ` David Miller
2011-02-17 21:11             ` Linus Torvalds
2011-02-17 21:17               ` David Miller
2011-02-17 21:54                 ` Linus Torvalds
2011-02-17 22:01                   ` David Miller
2011-02-17 22:19                     ` Dmitry Torokhov
2011-02-17 22:23                       ` David Miller
2011-02-17 22:23                         ` David Miller
2011-02-17 22:48                         ` Linus Torvalds
2011-02-17 22:48                           ` Linus Torvalds
2011-02-17 23:08                           ` Linus Torvalds
2011-02-17 23:19                             ` David Miller [this message]
2011-02-19  0:14                             ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2011-02-21  4:00                               ` Rusty Russell
2011-02-21  4:00                                 ` Rusty Russell
2011-02-21  7:38                                 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2011-02-21  7:49                                   ` Dmitry Torokhov
2011-02-21  7:49                                     ` Dmitry Torokhov
2011-02-21 13:25                                     ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2011-02-21 13:25                                       ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2011-02-22  1:58                                 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2011-02-22  1:58                                   ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2011-02-22  2:03                                   ` Linus Torvalds
2011-02-22  2:03                                     ` Linus Torvalds
2011-02-22  7:02                                     ` Dmitry Torokhov
2011-02-22 17:08                                       ` Jesper Nilsson
2011-02-22 20:47                                         ` Linus Torvalds
2011-02-22 20:47                                           ` Linus Torvalds
2011-02-23 15:00                                           ` Jesper Nilsson

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