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diff --git a/docs/syscall_descriptions_syntax.md b/docs/syscall_descriptions_syntax.md index 74d69c113..48ffcf380 100644 --- a/docs/syscall_descriptions_syntax.md +++ b/docs/syscall_descriptions_syntax.md @@ -127,11 +127,9 @@ structname "{" "\n" Structs can have attributes specified in square brackets after the struct. Attributes are: -``` -"packed": the struct does not have paddings and has default alignment 1 -"align[N]": the struct has alignment N -"size[N]": the struct is padded up to the specified size N -``` +- `packed`: the struct does not have paddings between fields and has alignment 1; this is similar to GNU C `__attribute__((packed))`; struct alignment can be overriden with `align` attribute +- `align[N]`: the struct has alignment N and padded up to multiple of `N`; contents of the padding are unspecified (though, frequently are zeros); similar to GNU C `__attribute__((aligned(N)))` +- `size[N]`: the struct is padded up to the specified size `N`; contents of the padding are unspecified (though, frequently are zeros) ## Unions @@ -146,10 +144,8 @@ unionname "[" "\n" Unions can have attributes specified in square brackets after the union. Attributes are: -``` -"varlen": union size is not maximum of all option but rather length of a particular chosen option -"size[N]": the union is padded up to the specified size N -``` +- `varlen`: union size is the size of the particular chosen option (not statically known); without this attribute unions are statically sized as maximum of all options (similar to C unions) +- `size[N]`: the union is padded up to the specified size `N`; contents of the padding are unspecified (though, frequently are zeros) ## Resources |