linux-kernel - [PATCH tj-percpu] percpu: add __read_mostly to variables which are mostly read only

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Date:	Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:27:23 +0900
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
CC:	tglx@...utronix.de, x86@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	hpa@...or.com, jeremy@...p.org, cpw@....com, mingo@...e.hu,
	tony.luck@...el.com
Subject: [PATCH tj-percpu] percpu: add __read_mostly to variables which are
 mostly read only

Most global variables in percpu allocator are initialized during boot
and read only from that point on.  Add __read_mostly as per Rusty's
suggestion.

Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
Cc: Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
---
Added to #tj-percpu.

 mm/percpu.c |   16 ++++++++--------
 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mm/percpu.c b/mm/percpu.c
index 9ac0198..5954e7a 100644
--- a/mm/percpu.c
+++ b/mm/percpu.c
@@ -83,18 +83,18 @@ struct pcpu_chunk {
 	struct page		*page[];	/* #cpus * UNIT_PAGES */
 };
 
-static int pcpu_unit_pages;
-static int pcpu_unit_size;
-static int pcpu_chunk_size;
-static int pcpu_nr_slots;
-static size_t pcpu_chunk_struct_size;
+static int pcpu_unit_pages __read_mostly;
+static int pcpu_unit_size __read_mostly;
+static int pcpu_chunk_size __read_mostly;
+static int pcpu_nr_slots __read_mostly;
+static size_t pcpu_chunk_struct_size __read_mostly;
 
 /* the address of the first chunk which starts with the kernel static area */
-void *pcpu_base_addr;
+void *pcpu_base_addr __read_mostly;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pcpu_base_addr);
 
 /* the size of kernel static area */
-static int pcpu_static_size;
+static int pcpu_static_size __read_mostly;
 
 /*
  * One mutex to rule them all.
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ static int pcpu_static_size;
  */
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(pcpu_mutex);
 
-static struct list_head *pcpu_slot;		/* chunk list slots */
+static struct list_head *pcpu_slot __read_mostly; /* chunk list slots */
 static struct rb_root pcpu_addr_root = RB_ROOT;	/* chunks by address */
 
 static int __pcpu_size_to_slot(int size)
-- 
1.6.0.2

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