linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 11/13] x86_64: Remove pointless set

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Date:   Sat, 5 Nov 2022 21:54:01 +0100
From:   "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@...c4.com>
To:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>,
        Uros Bizjak <ubizjak@...il.com>, x86@...nel.org,
        willy@...radead.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        aarcange@...hat.com, kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com,
        jroedel@...e.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH 11/13] x86_64: Remove pointless set_64bit() usage

On Sat, Nov 05, 2022 at 04:14:19PM +0100, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> Also:
> 
> $ ./align
> 16, 16
> 
> ---
> 
> #include <stdio.h>
> 
> int main(int argx, char **argv)
> {
> 	__int128 a;
> 
> 	printf("%d, %d\n", sizeof(a), __alignof(a));
> 	return 0;
> }

zx2c4@...nkpad /tmp $ x86_64-linux-musl-gcc -O2 a.c -static && qemu-x86_64 ./a.out
16, 16
zx2c4@...nkpad /tmp $ aarch64-linux-musl-gcc -O2 a.c -static && qemu-aarch64 ./a.out
16, 16
zx2c4@...nkpad /tmp $ powerpc64le-linux-musl-gcc -O2 a.c -static && qemu-ppc64le ./a.out
16, 16
zx2c4@...nkpad /tmp $ s390x-linux-musl-gcc -O2 a.c -static && qemu-s390x ./a.out
16, 8
zx2c4@...nkpad /tmp $ riscv64-linux-musl-gcc -O2 a.c -static && qemu-riscv64 ./a.out
16, 16

Er, yea, you're right. Looks like of these, it's just s390x, so
whatever.

Jason