[openib-general] [PATCH 3/7] AMSO1100 Work Request Definitions REPOST

Sean Hefty mshefty at ichips.intel.com
Fri Mar 24 11:04:33 PST 2006


Roland Dreier wrote:
>     Sean> Does anyone know if using packed when it's not needed
>     Sean> results in less efficient code?
> 
> Yes, it definitely does on some (non-mainstream) architectures.  We
> talked about this before I think...
> 
> ...ah yes: http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.drivers.openib/8396

Thanks - this is what I was trying to remember.  Most, if not all, of the packed 
structures in this file do not need to be packed.

- Sean



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