> > can put i_nwid on an odd byte boundary, but the wi driver treats most data
> > as 16-bit data.  This will result in unaligned accesses which are fatal on
> > MIPS cpus.  
> 
> I don't see the point here, wouldn't fixing the wi driver be the right thing
> to do?

Having the structure be naturally aligned probably helps performance
on all platforms, in addition to making the mips one work at all.