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Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 15:08:26 +0200 (CEST)
From: Giuliano Pochini <pochini@shiny.it>
To: Do-Han Kim <shinywind@hotmail.com>
Subject: RE: bit field endian vs endian
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On 30-Aug-2001 Do-Han Kim wrote:
> Hello,
> In the linux kernel source tcp.h
> bit field endian is appeared.
> if the machine is the big endian machine, highest bit is alligned in the
> lowest location in byte?

Bits arrangement in bitfields is defined in the ABI.


Bye.
    Giuliano Pochini ->)|(<- Shiny Network {AS6665} ->)|(<-