On Oct 5 2007 13:27, Timur Tabi wrote: > > What's the difference between __LITTLE_ENDIAN and __LITTLE_ENDIAN_BITFIELD? > Can > someone give me an example when __BIG_ENDIAN and __LITTLE_ENDIAN_BITFIELD > would > both be defined simultaneously?
standard x86: ---LSB-- ---2SB-- ---3SB-- ---MSB-- [bytes] LITTLE_ENDIAN M765432L M765432L M765432L M765432L [bits] ?_BITFIELD (Not sure what bitfield type, but I'd guess BIG_ENDIAN_BITFIELD) standard sparc: ---MSB-- ---3SB-- ---2SB-- ---LSB-- [bytes] BIG_ENDIAN M765432L M765432L M765432L M765432L [bits] ?_BITFIELD (I hope I got these two right) Theoretical machine with BIG_ENDIAN but LITTLE_ENDIAN_BITFIELD: ---MSB-- ---3SB-- ---2SB-- ---LSB-- L234567M L234567M L234567M L234567M - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
