Re: [PATCH v2 03/15] auxdisplay: linedisp: Use unique number for id

[Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>]

On Thu, Feb 15, 2024 at 11:03:27AM +0100, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 12, 2024 at 6:04 PM Andy Shevchenko
> <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com> wrote:

...

> >  struct linedisp {
> >         struct device dev;
> > +       unsigned int id;
> 
> Note that there is a hole on 64-bit platforms.
> Hence I'd move id below, so the hole is at the end of the
> structure, and might be filled by future changes.

I had checked timer_list, but while it has holes, without debug it ends on
4-bytes boundary (without debug enabled), otherwise on 8-bytes.
Nevertheless, relying on the above seems fragile, so I follow your suggestion.
Thank you!

> >         struct timer_list timer;
> >         void (*update)(struct linedisp *linedisp);
> >         char *buf;

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko