Re: Another pack4 issue (fwd)

[Dmitry Timoshkov]

"Ulrich Weigand"  wrote:
> > Without pshpack4.h sizeof(LUID_AND_ATTRIBUTES)=16 instead of 12. Don't ask
> > me why.
>
> Because the size of a structure is always padded to the next multiple of 
> its alignment (so that in an array of structures, every element is properly
> aligned iff the array is).  By changing the alignment, you therefore also
> sometimes change the size of a structure ...

Ulrich, thanks for explanations. I believe that's the case for the FILETIME
vs. LARGE_INTEGER issue too.

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Dmitry.