RE: bit field endian vs endian

Giuliano Pochini (pochini@shiny.it)
Thu, 30 Aug 2001 15:08:26 +0200 (CEST)

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} ->)|(<-

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