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Subject: Re: [PATCH] KEYS: user: Align the payload buffer
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David Laight <David.Laight@ACULAB.COM> wrote:

> I'd make the 'datalen' field 'unsigned int' at the same time.
> It will use some of the hole you've made and generate better
> code on most arches.

Most arches?  I though most, if not all, arches had a load-word instruction.

Do you want to send me a patch for that?  I'd rather not alter this patch at
this point.  I can pass the additional patch to James for the next merge
window.

David