Re: struct fanotify_event_metadata

Tvrtko Ursulin
2010-08-20T09:23:12Z

On Friday 20 Aug 2010 10:16:22 Andreas Schwab wrote:
> Tvrtko Ursulin <tvrtko.ursulin@sophos.com> writes:
> > Shrink pid field in the fanotify_event_metadata to 32-bit to match
> > the kernel representation. Pull mask field up since it logically
> > comes before event auxiliary data and also makes for a nicer
> > alignment.
>
> That won't buy you much wrt. alignment though, due to the packed
> attribute.

I know, it is primarily more logical ordering of fields withing the event. It
is only secondary that I thought it is nicer to have 32-32-64-32-32 than,
32-32-32-64-32, maybe there is some platform where it is nicer?

Tvrtko

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