Date:	Thu, 3 May 2001 13:17:47 +0300 (IDT)
From:	Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To:	"Jack K." <xos AT o2 DOT pl>
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Subject:	Re: data alignment
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On Thu, 3 May 2001, Jack K. wrote:

> > > The linker (or compiler) ignores if
> > > I define a variable with "__attribute__ ((aligned(16)))". What is the
> > > reason?
> >
> > What alignment in bytes did you want for that variable,
> 
> 4096 bytes

Hmm?  Do you really mean thay ou wanted that variable to be aligned on 
4096-byte boundary?  If so, why did you use aligned(16)?  The number 16 
specifies the alignment in bytes.

> > and how did you see that the above attribute is ignored?
> 
> In a map file.

Please post the details: how did you produce the map file, and what did 
you look at in the map file to determine the alignment.

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