On Mon, 2014-03-31 at 09:27 +1100, Stewart Smith wrote:
> Greg Kurz <gk...@linux.vnet.ibm.com> writes:
> > struct rtas_error_log {
> > +#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN__
> > + /* Byte 0 */
> > unsigned long version:8; /* Architectural version */
> > + /* Byte 1 */
>
> I think it would be great if we got rid of the usage of bitfields. As
> soon as the mood of the compiler changes, this code is going to break.
... as would a whole pile of kernel code including filesystems :)
Now, don't get me wrong, I hate bitfields as much as you do for the same
reasons. However (unfortunately ?) we've somewhat painted ourselves into
a corner here in kernel-land and I suspect gcc would have a very hard
time changing the format considering how many people did just the same
we did.
Now if we were a userspace program, I would still insist on fixing it on
the ground on not depending on gcc but this is the kernel ... we have
more gcc'isms than spots on the face of a 14 yrs old..
Cheers,
Ben.
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