On Tue, May 15, 2007 at 09:58:30 +0900, YAMAMOTO Takashi wrote:

> > yamt@mwd.biglobe.ne.jp (YAMAMOTO Takashi) wrote:
> > > - i think members of struct aiocb should be ordered in an alignment
> > >   friendly manner.
> > > 
> > > - why _state is of char, rather than, say, int?
> > 
> > Mhm, not sure how friendly would that. Check the attached diff.
> 
> 	off_t
> 	void *
> 	size_t
> 	int
> 	int
> 	int
> 	int _pad;
> 	struct sigevent
> 	:
> 
> (sizes of void * and size_t depend on ports.)


Why "int _pad" is necessary here?  Compiler should insert proper
padding before struct sigevent anyway:

    6.7.2.1
       [#12] Each non-bit-field member  of  a  structure  or  union
       object   is  aligned  in  an  implementation-defined  manner
       appropriate to its type.


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