Update comments

1 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/secblock.h b/secblock.h
index 62d872bc..40fe51ac 100644
--- a/secblock.h
+++ b/secblock.h
@@ -511,8 +511,13 @@ private:
 

 #else

 

+	// The 8-byte alignments follows convention of Linux and Windows.

+	// Linux and Windows receives most testing. Duplicate it here for

+	// other platforms like AIX and Solaris. AIX and Solaris often use

+	// alignments smaller than expected. In fact AIX caught us by

+	// surprise with word16 and word32.

 	T* GetAlignedArray() {return m_array;}

-	T m_array[S];

+	CRYPTOPP_ALIGN_DATA(8) T m_array[S];

 #endif

 

 	A m_fallbackAllocator;

@@ -657,8 +662,13 @@ public:
 

 private:

 

+	// The 8-byte alignments follows convention of Linux and Windows.

+	// Linux and Windows receives most testing. Duplicate it here for

+	// other platforms like AIX and Solaris. AIX and Solaris often use

+	// alignments smaller than expected. In fact AIX caught us by

+	// surprise with word16 and word32.

 	T* GetAlignedArray() {return m_array;}

-	T m_array[S];

+	CRYPTOPP_ALIGN_DATA(8) T m_array[S];

 

 	A m_fallbackAllocator;

 	bool m_allocated;