Using BIGGEST_ALIGNMENT to remove alignment constraints

2013-11-26 Thread Paulo Matos
Hi, I am slightly confused about the BIGGEST_ALIGNMENT docs which state: Biggest alignment that any data type can require on this machine, in bits. Note that this is not the biggest alignment that is supported, just the biggest alignment that, when violated, may cause a fault. What kind of

Re: Using BIGGEST_ALIGNMENT to remove alignment constraints

2013-11-26 Thread David Brown
On 26/11/13 16:12, Paulo Matos wrote: Hi, I am slightly confused about the BIGGEST_ALIGNMENT docs which state: Biggest alignment that any data type can require on this machine, in bits. Note that this is not the biggest alignment that is supported, just the biggest alignment that, when

Re: Using BIGGEST_ALIGNMENT to remove alignment constraints

2013-11-26 Thread Ian Lance Taylor
On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 7:12 AM, Paulo Matos pma...@broadcom.com wrote: I am slightly confused about the BIGGEST_ALIGNMENT docs which state: Biggest alignment that any data type can require on this machine, in bits. Note that this is not the biggest alignment that is supported, just the

Re: Using BIGGEST_ALIGNMENT to remove alignment constraints

2013-11-26 Thread Eric Botcazou
I am slightly confused about the BIGGEST_ALIGNMENT docs which state: Biggest alignment that any data type can require on this machine, in bits. Note that this is not the biggest alignment that is supported, just the biggest alignment that, when violated, may cause a fault. What kind of fault