[dpdk-stable] [PATCH] net/mlx5: fix linkage error for glue lib

[Shahaf Shuler]

Yaroslav, 

Tuesday, July 24, 2018 3:06 PM, Adrien Mazarguil:
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] net/mlx5: fix linkage error for glue lib
> > Odd, how could this happen assuming both files are compiled during the
> > same run using identical flags? Looks like a compiler issue.
> >
> > Anyway, may I suggest an alignment constraint on the structure type in
> > mlx5_glue.h instead, so that all users inherit it. E.g. using C11 syntax:
> >
> >  #include <stdalign.h>
> >  #include <stddef.h>
> >
> >  [...]
> >  alignas(max_align_t)
> >  struct mlx5_glue {
> >      [...]
> >  };
> 
> My bad, this is not a correct use for alignas(), it doesn't work on types.
> How about this instead:
> 
>  alignas(max_align_t)
>  const struct mlx5_glue *mlx5_glue;

Can you confirm the above suggestion fixes your issue? 

> 
> >