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SubjectRe: [PATCH v2 2/2] r8169: Avoid pointer aliasing
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From: Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2019 17:42:13 +0100

> @@ -7316,7 +7325,7 @@ static int rtl_get_ether_clk(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
> static int rtl_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
> {
> const struct rtl_cfg_info *cfg = rtl_cfg_infos + ent->driver_data;
> - u8 mac_addr[ETH_ALEN] __aligned(4) = {};
> + u8 mac_addr[ETH_ALEN] = {};
> struct rtl8169_private *tp;

I agree with Heiner, you have to provide at least 2 byte alignment for this
buffer due to the reasons he stated.

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