netdev - Re: [PATCH 3/3][net-next] gianfar: Pack struct gfar_priv

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Date:	Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:22:39 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	claudiu.manoil@...escale.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3][net-next] gianfar: Pack struct gfar_priv_grp into
 three cachelines

From: Claudiu Manoil <claudiu.manoil@...escale.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:55:12 +0200

> * remove unused members(!): imask, ievent
> * move space consuming interrupt name strings (int_name_* members) to
> external structures, unessential for the driver's hot path
> * keep high priority hot path data within the first 2 cache lines
> 
> This reduces struct gfar_priv_grp from 6 to 3 cache lines.
> (Also fixed checkpatch warnings for the old code, in the process.)
> 
> Signed-off-by: Claudiu Manoil <claudiu.manoil@...escale.com>

Applied.
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