Hi
You could try:
struct XXXX {
.
.
.
} __attribute__ ((packed));
/Gusti
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Love-Jensen [SMTP:eljay@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 1:44 PM
> To: Phil Prentice; gcc-help@xxxxxxx; gcc@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Packed structures
>
> Hi Phil,
>
> I've used this technique...
>
> typedef char byte;
> struct IORegisters {
> volatile byte setindata[1]; // write only!
> byte nop0[6]; // Do not use!!!
> const volatile byte getinready[1]; // read only!
> const volatile byte getoutdma[4]; // read only!
> volatile byte setoutdma[4]; // write only!
> byte nop1[1]; // Do not use!!!
> volatile byte setindma[4]; // write only!
> const volatile byte getoutdata[1]; // read only!
> byte nop2[1]; // Do not use!!!
> const volatile byte getoutready[1]; // read only!
> };
>
> IORegisters* theRegisters = (IORegisters*)0xC00000;
>
> If you are using C++, you can add helpers...
>
> typedef unsigned long int nat32; // Natural 32-bit number.
> void* getOutDma() {
> while(getoutready[0] != 0x00)
> continue;
>
> return (void*)
> ( (nat32(getoutdma[0] & 0xFF) << 24)
> | (nat32(getoutdma[1] & 0xFF) << 16)
> | (nat32(getoutdma[2] & 0xFF) << 8)
> | nat32(getoutdma[3] & 0xFF)
> );
> }
> ... et cetera ...
>
> --Eljay
>
