RE: [PATCH 2/2] netdev: octeon_mgmt: Fix structure layout for little-endian.

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To: "David Daney" <ddaney.cavm@xxxxxxxxx>, <netdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 2/2] netdev: octeon_mgmt: Fix structure layout for little-endian.
From: "David Laight" <David.Laight@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 10:47:57 +0100
Cc: <linux-mips@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "David Daney" <david.daney@xxxxxxxxxx>
In-reply-to: <1371688820-4585-3-git-send-email-ddaney.cavm@gmail.com>
Original-recipient: rfc822;linux-mips@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Thread-topic: [PATCH 2/2] netdev: octeon_mgmt: Fix structure layout for little-endian.

> The C ABI reverses the bitfield fill order when compiled as
> little-endian.

No - it is completely implementation defined.
The general concensus is not to use bitfields if you
care at all about the bit assignments.

	David

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- Re: [PATCH 2/2] netdev: octeon_mgmt: Fix structure layout for little-endian.
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- [PATCH 0/2] netdev: octeon_mgmt minor fixes.
  - From: David Daney
- [PATCH 2/2] netdev: octeon_mgmt: Fix structure layout for little-endian.
  - From: David Daney

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