signal: Verify the alignment and size of siginfo_t

Update the static assertions about siginfo_t to also describe
it's alignment and size.

While investigating if it was possible to add a 64bit field into
siginfo_t[1] it became apparent that the alignment of siginfo_t
is as much a part of the ABI as the size of the structure.

If the alignment changes siginfo_t when embedded in another structure
can move to a different offset.  Which is not acceptable from an ABI
structure.

So document that fact and add static assertions to notify developers
if they change change the alignment by accident.

[1] https://lkml.kernel.org/r/YJEZdhe6JGFNYlum@elver.google.com
Acked-by: Marco Elver <elver@google.com>
v1: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20210505141101.11519-4-ebiederm@xmission.co
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/875yxaxmyl.fsf_-_@disp2133
Signed-off-by: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xmission.com>
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Eric W. Biederman
2021-05-04 11:25:22 -05:00
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@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ typedef union sigval {
#define __ARCH_SI_ATTRIBUTES
#endif
/*
* Be careful when extending this union. On 32bit siginfo_t is 32bit
* aligned. Which means that a 64bit field or any other field that
* would increase the alignment of siginfo_t will break the ABI.
*/
union __sifields {
/* kill() */
struct {