diff -Nur linux-2.6.8-rc3/include/asm-ia64/sal.h linux-2.6.8-rc3-sal/include/asm-ia64/sal.h
--- linux-2.6.8-rc3/include/asm-ia64/sal.h	2004-08-04 06:28:48.000000000 +0900
+++ linux-2.6.8-rc3-sal/include/asm-ia64/sal.h	2004-08-04 18:05:58.365516395 +0900
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@
 	u64 cr[128];
 	u64 ar[128];
 	u64 rr[8];
-	struct ia64_fpreg fr[128];
+	struct ia64_fpreg __attribute__ ((packed)) fr[128];
 } sal_processor_static_info_t;
 
 struct sal_cpuid_info {