From 75b4202ab03337edb37536e3d9470a48a04c9341 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "David S. Miller" Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2013 22:32:36 -0700 Subject: Fix readdir regressions on sparc 32-bit. * sysdeps/posix/dirstream.h (struct __dirstream): Fix alignment of directory block. --- ChangeLog | 5 +++++ sysdeps/posix/dirstream.h | 9 +++++++-- 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index fdc2f0b..5d99bd8 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2013-10-10 David S. Miller + + * sysdeps/posix/dirstream.h (struct __dirstream): Fix alignment of + directory block. + 2013-10-10 Joseph Myers * soft-fp/extendxftf2.c: Use copyright year range. Use URL diff --git a/sysdeps/posix/dirstream.h b/sysdeps/posix/dirstream.h index 8e8570d..be20895 100644 --- a/sysdeps/posix/dirstream.h +++ b/sysdeps/posix/dirstream.h @@ -41,8 +41,13 @@ struct __dirstream int errcode; /* Delayed error code. */ - /* Directory block. */ - char data[0] __attribute__ ((aligned (__alignof__ (void*)))); + /* Directory block. We must make sure that this block starts + at an address that is aligned adequately enough to store + dirent entries. Using the alignment of "void *" is not + sufficient because dirents on 32-bit platforms can require + 64-bit alignment. We use "long double" here to be consistent + with what malloc uses. */ + char data[0] __attribute__ ((aligned (__alignof__ (long double)))); }; #define _DIR_dirfd(dirp) ((dirp)->fd) -- cgit v1.1