https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=102162
--- Comment #6 from deller at gmx dot de ---
> So, it seems the __aligned__ attribute is ignored:
> extern u32 output_len __attribute__((__aligned__(1)));
I think the aligned attribute is not relevant here. Even
u32 output_len;
will generate word-accesses.
I'd say that the "forcement-to-packed" is ignored
when the compiler knows that the source is aligned.
The "__attribute__((__packed__))" should *always* trigger byte-accesses.
