> The layout of `struct kern_log_entry' may be problematic. Think of the
> situation where a 64-bit kernel constructs one of these and sends it up to
> 32-bit userspace. Will the structure layout be the same under the 32-bit
> compiler as under the 64-bit one?
No it won't. Best is to order the fields by size (arrays ordered by their
subtype). This should always give compatible alignment.
-Andi
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