[Click] [PATCH] EtherAddress needs packing

[Eddie Kohler]

Hi Harald,

On which machine is sizeof(EtherAddress) not 6?  Just curious what problem 
this is solving.

Thanks-
Eddie


Harald Schiöberg wrote:
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> class EtherAddress needs to be a CLICK_SIZE_PACKED_STRUCTURE, since
> ethernet header fields are directly cast into this class.
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> e.g. arpquerier.cc line 242:
> EtherAddress *dst_eth = reinterpret_cast<EtherAddress*>
> (&q->ether_header()->ether_dhost);
> 
> patch is attached
> 
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> Harald Schiöberg
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