linux-kernel - [PATCH 03/20] struct dentry: get rid of randomize

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Message-Id: <20231124060644.576611-3-viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
Date:   Fri, 24 Nov 2023 06:06:27 +0000
From:   Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
To:     linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 03/20] struct dentry: get rid of randomize_layout idiocy

This is beyond ridiculous.  There is a reason why that thing is
cacheline-aligned...

Reviewed-by: Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>
Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
---
 include/linux/dcache.h | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/dcache.h b/include/linux/dcache.h
index 3da2f0545d5d..1d9f7f132055 100644
--- a/include/linux/dcache.h
+++ b/include/linux/dcache.h
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ struct dentry {
 		struct hlist_bl_node d_in_lookup_hash;	/* only for in-lookup ones */
 	 	struct rcu_head d_rcu;
 	} d_u;
-} __randomize_layout;
+};
 
 /*
  * dentry->d_lock spinlock nesting subclasses:
-- 
2.39.2