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Since the macro evaluates the full 8-byte struct,\nClang emits a 64-bit `ldar` instruction. ARM64 architecture strictly\nrequires `ldar` to be naturally aligned, thus executing it on a 4-byte\naligned address triggers a strict Alignment Fault (FSC = 0x21).\n\nFix the read side by moving the `READ_ONCE()` directly to the `u32`\nmember, which emits a safe 32-bit `ldar Wn`.\n\nFurthermore, Eric Dumazet pointed out that `WRITE_ONCE()` on the entire\nstruct in `proc_fib_multipath_hash_set_seed()` is also flawed. Analysis\nshows that Clang splits this 8-byte write into two separate 32-bit\n`str` instructions. While this avoids an alignment fault, it destroys\natomicity and exposes a tear-write vulnerability. 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