u16 sch;          /* subchannel */
                u8 chpid[8];      /* chpids 0-7 */
                u16 fla[8];       /* full link addresses 0-7 */
-       } *ssd_area;
+       } __attribute__ ((packed)) *ssd_area;
 
        ssd_area = page;
 
                u32 andesc[28];
                /* incident-specific information */
                u32 isinfo[28];
-       } *lir;
+       } __attribute__ ((packed)) *lir;
 
        lir = data;
        if (!(lir->iq&0x80))
                u32 reserved6;
                u32 ccdf[96];   /* content-code dependent field */
                /* ccdf has to be big enough for a link-incident record */
-       } *sei_area;
+       } __attribute__ ((packed)) *sei_area;
 
        if (!sei_page)
                return 0;
                u32 : 4;
                u32 fmt : 4;
                u32 : 16;
-       } *secm_area;
+       } __attribute__ ((packed)) *secm_area;
        int ret, ccode;
 
        secm_area = page;
                struct chsc_header response;
                u32 zeroes2;
                struct channel_path_desc desc;
-       } *scpd_area;
+       } __attribute__ ((packed)) *scpd_area;
 
        scpd_area = (void *)get_zeroed_page(GFP_KERNEL | GFP_DMA);
        if (!scpd_area)
                u32 cmg : 8;
                u32 zeroes3;
                u32 data[NR_MEASUREMENT_CHARS];
-       } *scmc_area;
+       } __attribute__ ((packed)) *scmc_area;
 
        scmc_area = (void *)get_zeroed_page(GFP_KERNEL | GFP_DMA);
        if (!scmc_area)
                u32 reserved5:4;
                u32 format2:4;
                u32 reserved6:24;
-       } *sda_area;
+       } __attribute__ ((packed)) *sda_area;
 
        sda_area = (void *)get_zeroed_page(GFP_KERNEL|GFP_DMA);
        if (!sda_area)
                u32 reserved4;
                u32 general_char[510];
                u32 chsc_char[518];
-       } *scsc_area;
+       } __attribute__ ((packed)) *scsc_area;
 
        scsc_area = (void *)get_zeroed_page(GFP_KERNEL | GFP_DMA);
        if (!scsc_area) {
 
 struct chsc_header {
        u16 length;
        u16 code;
-};
+} __attribute__ ((packed));
 
 #define NR_MEASUREMENT_CHARS 5
 struct cmg_chars {
        u32 values[NR_MEASUREMENT_CHARS];
-};
+} __attribute__ ((packed));
 
 #define NR_MEASUREMENT_ENTRIES 8
 struct cmg_entry {
        u32 values[NR_MEASUREMENT_ENTRIES];
-};
+} __attribute__ ((packed));
 
 struct channel_path_desc {
        u8 flags;
        u8 zeroes;
        u8 chla;
        u8 chpp;
-};
+} __attribute__ ((packed));
 
 struct channel_path {
        int id;