From 49384507896ee26e67266cebef6b6a9f2e31081c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Allan Stephens Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2006 23:38:29 -0700 Subject: [TIPC]: Corrected potential misuse of tipc_media_addr structure. Signed-off-by: Allan Stephens Signed-off-by: Per Liden Signed-off-by: David S. Miller --- include/net/tipc/tipc_bearer.h | 12 ++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'include') diff --git a/include/net/tipc/tipc_bearer.h b/include/net/tipc/tipc_bearer.h index 098607cd4b7..e07136d74c2 100644 --- a/include/net/tipc/tipc_bearer.h +++ b/include/net/tipc/tipc_bearer.h @@ -49,10 +49,18 @@ #define TIPC_MEDIA_TYPE_ETH 1 +/* + * Destination address structure used by TIPC bearers when sending messages + * + * IMPORTANT: The fields of this structure MUST be stored using the specified + * byte order indicated below, as the structure is exchanged between nodes + * as part of a link setup process. + */ + struct tipc_media_addr { - __u32 type; + __u32 type; /* bearer type (network byte order) */ union { - __u8 eth_addr[6]; /* Ethernet bearer */ + __u8 eth_addr[6]; /* 48 bit Ethernet addr (byte array) */ #if 0 /* Prototypes for other possible bearer types */ -- cgit v1.2.3