Byte Alignment Check
The tool checks the byte alignment of structure variables in the source code.
Prerequisites
- /opt is the default installation directory of the tool. The following uses this directory as an example. Replace it with the actual directory.
- In the IDE, the tool plugin can scan local projects. If the source code is included in a compressed package, decompress the package and select the decompressed folder.
Procedure
- On the left pane of the page, choose Affinity Analyzer > Byte Alignment Check and click
to create a task. See Figure 1.
Table 1 Parameter description Parameter
Description
Task Name
A task name is automatically generated by default, which can be modified as required.
Source File Path
Set this parameter using either of the following methods:
- Enter the absolute path of the source file.
- Click Select Folder on the right and select the folder for storing the source file.
Compile Command
Command to be used to compile the source code. If there are multiple compile commands to be run on the server, separate them with semicolons (;).
Example: cd build;cmake ..;make.
NOTE:Compile commands do not allow setting common variables or environment variables.
Example: CFLAGS='-O0 -g';make or export CFLAGS='-O0 -g';make
- Click Check. After the check is complete, the check report page is displayed. See Figure 2.
- You can click
to sort the source files to be modified by path or number of recommended items. - In the upper right corner of the page, you can click Download Report. Then click Download Report (.csv) or Download Report (.html) to download the analysis report. Alternatively, you can click
next to the task name and click Download Report (.csv) or Download Report (.html) to download the analysis report.
Table 2 Parameters in the report Parameter
Description
Source File Statistics
Files to Modify
Total number of files to be modified in the source file path.
Code Lines to Modify
Number of code lines to be modified.
Total Number of Suggestions
Total number of items recommended for modification. Modify these items to enhance application performance on the Kunpeng platform.
Source Files to Modify
Source files to be modified and suggestions for each file. You can click View Suggested Source Code in the Operation column to quickly go to the source file suggestion page.
- You can click
- Click the View Suggested Source Code tab to switch to the alignment check result page. See Figure 3.
- The tool supports concurrent running of multiple byte alignment check tasks.
- To cancel a task, click Close during the task running process.
- To modify the configuration of a successful or failed task, click
on the right of the task name to restart the task. - Only one of the 64-bit mode check and byte alignment check can be performed by a user at a time.
- If you use shortcut keys to modify the source code, pay attention to shortcut key conflicts caused by the input method or IDE environment.
- The analysis result may vary according to the environment, which is normal.
- If the scan result does not match the code, macro expansion may be involved.
- If the system displays a message indicating that the task times out, rectify the fault by following instructions in Task Timeout.


