linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] KVM: Reorder fields in 'struct kvm_mmu_memory

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Message-ID: <Y++uHlQz7OEOzojb@google.com>
Date:   Fri, 17 Feb 2023 08:41:02 -0800
From:   Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
To:     Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>
Cc:     Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
        Mathias Krause <minipli@...ecurity.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] KVM: Reorder fields in 'struct kvm_mmu_memory_cache'

On Fri, Feb 17, 2023, Christophe JAILLET wrote:
> Group some variables based on their sizes to reduce hole and avoid padding.
> On x86_64, this shrinks the size from 40 to 32 bytes.

Heh, a hair too late[*].  Unless I'm mistaken, Mathias will be sending a new
version in the not-too-distant future.

Thanks!

[*] https://lore.kernel.org/all/Y+puefrgtqf430fs@google.com