linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] lightnvm: change max_phys

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Date:	Thu, 12 Nov 2015 20:05:25 +0100
From:	Matias Bjørling <m@...rling.me>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>,
	linux-block@...r.kernel.org,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Jens Axboe <axboe@...com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] lightnvm: change max_phys_sect to ushort

On 11/12/2015 08:02 PM, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 10:57 AM, Matias Bjørling <m@...rling.me> wrote:
>>
>> Grah, I need to be more careful. I sent the wrong patch after I had fixed it
>> to unsigned short.
>
> Actually, I think "unsigned int" was better.
>
> You're not saving any space with "unsigned short" (the size of the
> structure will be rounded up to the alignment of it anyway), and we
> should generally strive to avoid 16-bit accesses unless there is some
> real reason for them, because they are often slower than either "char"
> or "int". Several architectures have weak support for 16-bit accesses
> (eg alpha), and even on x86 you end up having operand size overrides
> etc.
>

Thanks

> So unless there is a clear *reason* to use "short" - just don't.
>
>                     Linus
>

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