On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 18:40:15 +0000 (GMT), Ankit Jain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > if somebody can tell me what this __attribute__ is > doing > > what kind of alignement is this > > uint8_t mean8[8] __attribute__ ((aligned (32))), > *mp; > > thanks > > ankit jain >
__attribute__ and aligned() are a gcc builtin. aligned(32) generates 32 byte aligned address. so that data is stored on 32 byte aligned address. This is done for performance reasons. see gcc manual for more details. regards manish -- Manish Regmi - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" 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.linux-learn.org/faqs
