An update to vfio.h requires these macros.
Signed-off-by: Oliver Upton <oliver.upton@xxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/types.h | 13 +++++++++++++
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)
diff --git a/include/linux/types.h b/include/linux/types.h
index 5e20f10..652c33b 100644
--- a/include/linux/types.h
+++ b/include/linux/types.h
@@ -36,6 +36,19 @@ typedef __u32 __bitwise __be32;
typedef __u64 __bitwise __le64;
typedef __u64 __bitwise __be64;
+/*
+ * aligned_u64 should be used in defining kernel<->userspace ABIs to avoid
+ * common 32/64-bit compat problems.
+ * 64-bit values align to 4-byte boundaries on x86_32 (and possibly other
+ * architectures) and to 8-byte boundaries on 64-bit architectures. The new
+ * aligned_64 type enforces 8-byte alignment so that structs containing
+ * aligned_64 values have the same alignment on 32-bit and 64-bit architectures.
+ * No conversions are necessary between 32-bit user-space and a 64-bit kernel.
+ */
+#define __aligned_u64 __u64 __attribute__((aligned(8)))
+#define __aligned_be64 __be64 __attribute__((aligned(8)))
+#define __aligned_le64 __le64 __attribute__((aligned(8)))
+
struct list_head {
struct list_head *next, *prev;
};
--
2.41.0.162.gfafddb0af9-goog
