>> diff --git a/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h b/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h
>> index 32e8474..669e7f5 100644
>> --- a/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h
>> +++ b/lib/librte_mbuf/rte_mbuf.h
>> @@ -119,6 +119,13 @@ struct rte_mbuf {
>> void *buf_addr; /**< Virtual address of segment buffer. */
>> phys_addr_t buf_physaddr; /**< Physical address of segment buffer. */
>> uint16_t buf_len; /**< Length of segment buffer. */
>> +
>> + /* valid for any segment */
>> + struct rte_mbuf *next; /**< Next segment of scattered packet. */
>> + uint16_t data_off;
>> + uint16_t data_len; /**< Amount of data in segment buffer. */
>> + uint32_t pkt_len; /**< Total pkt len: sum of all segments. */
>> +
>
> Here, the compiler will add some padding between "buf_len" and "next"
> (6 bytes in 64bits, 2 in 32bits). Shouldn't we add "reserved" fields
> or at least a comment ? Another idea would be to reorganize the fields
> to avoid padding, if possible.
I've just seen that patch 02/13 reorders the mbuf fields. So maybe this
remarq is useless.
Olivier
