[U-Boot] Warning NetReceive(): Make sure packet buffers start on an even address

[Wolfgang Denk]

Dear "Reinhard Meyer (-VC)",

In message <4C5BE2CF.2020306 at emk-elektronik.de> you wrote:
>
> Instead of:
>   static unsigned char buffer[ENC_MAX_FRM_LEN];
> The following works fine:
>   static unsigned long lbuffer[ENC_MAX_FRM_LEN/4];
>   #define buffer ((unsigned char *)lbuffer)
> 
> Is there a more elegant way of forcing a char array to start
> on an even address?

Sure. Use something like 

	static unsigned char buffer[ENC_MAX_FRM_LEN] __attribute__ ((aligned(4)));

Or, probably even better, use malloc() to allocate the buffer.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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