linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] x86/paravirt: Make the struct paravirt_patch

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Message-ID: <1DF3CDEE-E9DF-4F16-B5DA-1727BBBC3C2D@vmware.com>
Date:   Fri, 9 Jun 2023 18:25:35 +0000
From:   Nadav Amit <namit@...are.com>
To:     Hou Wenlong <houwenlong.hwl@...group.com>
CC:     kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Lai Jiangshan <jiangshan.ljs@...group.com>,
        Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>,
        Ajay Kaher <akaher@...are.com>,
        Alexey Makhalov <amakhalov@...are.com>,
        Pv-drivers <Pv-drivers@...are.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        X86 ML <x86@...nel.org>, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        "virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org" 
        <virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] x86/paravirt: Make the struct paravirt_patch_site
 packed


> On Jun 9, 2023, at 2:45 AM, Hou Wenlong <houwenlong.hwl@...group.com> wrote:
> 
> Similar to struct alt_instr, make the struct paravirt_patch_site packed
> and get rid of all the .align directives. This could save 2 bytes for
> one entry on X86_64.

Thanks for taking care of it.