[VIRTIO-56] Clarify padding in structures - OASIS Technical Committees Issue Tracker

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https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/virtio-comment/201401/msg00034.html

Updated proposal:
https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/virtio/201401/msg00089.html

C struct specifications.

Explicitly specify that our C struct specifications are without padding,
and add some definitions for our integer data types.

[ Rusty - added /* comments / and removed redundant old le explanation ]

Signed-off-by: Cornelia Huck <cornelia.huck@de.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>

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https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/virtio-comment/201401/msg00034.html Updated proposal: https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/virtio/201401/msg00089.html C struct specifications. Explicitly specify that our C struct specifications are without padding, and add some definitions for our integer data types. [ Rusty - added /* comments / and removed redundant old le explanation ] Signed-off-by: Cornelia Huck <cornelia.huck@de.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
Resolution:

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approved:
3 December 2013
applied: r231 and r249

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approved: 3 December 2013 applied: r231 and r249

Debates over tables vs C structures, especially the three places where C would add padding which it must not.