On Wed, Aug 09, 2023 at 12:01:52AM +0000, Tian, Kevin wrote:
> > From: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@xxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 9, 2023 2:40 AM
> >
> > On Fri, Aug 04, 2023 at 03:51:30AM +0000, Tian, Kevin wrote:
> > > > From: Baolu Lu <baolu.lu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Sent: Friday, August 4, 2023 10:59 AM
> > > >
> > > > On 2023/8/3 15:54, Tian, Kevin wrote:
> > > > >> From: Lu Baolu<baolu.lu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > >> Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2023 1:48 PM
> > > > >>
> > > > >> struct iommu_fault {
> > > > >> __u32 type;
> > > > >> - __u32 padding;
> > > > > this padding should be kept.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > To keep above 64-bit aligned, right?
> > > >
> > >
> > > yes
> >
> > If it is not uapi we should not explicitly document padding (and __u32
> > should be u32). The compiler will add it if it is necessary.
> >
> > If the compiler isn't right for some reason then something else has
> > gone wrong.
> >
>
> I thought this will be used as uAPI later. I'm fine to leave it be and
> add the padding when the uAPI is introduced.
Yes
Jason
