Attribute packed deprecated?

[Wouter van Heyst]

On Wed, Jun 30, 2004 at 10:08:04AM +0200, Robert Schwebel wrote:
> Hi, 
> 
> when compiling linux-2.6.7 with a crosstool generated
> arm-softfloat-linux-gnu toolchain (3.4.0 with binutils 2.14 - 2.15
> didn't work because of this NOAPP asm problem) I get lots of warnings
> like this one: 
> 
> In file included from ../include/bits/string2.h:1,
>                  from ../string/string.h:375,
>                  from ../include/string.h:49,
>                  from ../linuxthreads_db/thread_dbP.h:5,
>                  from ../linuxthreads/descr.h:43,
>                  from ../linuxthreads/internals.h:29,
>                  from ../linuxthreads/sysdeps/pthread/bits/libc-lock.h:27,
>                  from ../nss/getXXbyYY.c:21,
>                  from getgrgid.c:30:
> ../string/bits/string2.h:80: warning: `packed' attribute ignored
> ../string/bits/string2.h:81: warning: `packed' attribute ignored
> ../string/bits/string2.h:82: warning: `packed' attribute ignored
> ../string/bits/string2.h:83: warning: `packed' attribute ignored
> ../string/bits/string2.h:84: warning: `packed' attribute ignored
> ../string/bits/string2.h:85: warning: `packed' attribute ignored
> ../string/bits/string2.h:86: warning: `packed' attribute ignored
> 
> Any idea if this might do some harm? What could a correct solution look like? 

Considering arm alignment issues, you could be in for a world of fun.

Wouter van Heyst

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