Re: [lwip-users] Misalignment problems on PowerPC (little endian mode)

[Alain M.]

> > >     
> > > > > #define FIELD1(A) (*((short int*)&A[0]))
> > > > > #define FIELD2(A) (*((long*)&A[2]))
> > > > > x=FIELD1(data); /* using field1 */
> > > > >         
> > > > I don't know how this should help: say A starts at 0x03, then accessing
> > > >       
> > > FIELD2 would still result in a long-pointer being accessed at 0x03+2 = 0x05.
> > > This is what will not work on most platforms.

It would not work on platforms like ARM, BUT all ip protocols are 32bit 
oriented, so that is a case that does not exist AFAIK on any protocol on 
a tcp and related pack

Alain