netdev - Re: [PATCH 0/3 net-next] Bring sizeof(net

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Message-ID: <20150410000151.GA1728@Alexeis-MBP.westell.com>
Date:	Thu, 9 Apr 2015 17:01:52 -0700
From:	Alexei Starovoitov <alexei.starovoitov@...il.com>
To:	Thomas Graf <tgraf@...g.ch>
Cc:	davem@...emloft.net, jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com,
	intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	eric.dumazet@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3 net-next] Bring sizeof(net_device) down to < 2K bytes

On Fri, Apr 10, 2015 at 01:43:25AM +0200, Thomas Graf wrote:
> The size of struct net_device crossed the 2K boundary a while ago which
> is a waste in combination with many net namespaces. This series brings
> the size of struct net_device down to well below 2K in total size with
> a typical configuration. Some reserves a several holes leave room for
> further expansion.

Great stuff!
Can you share what was the sizeof(struct net_device) with typical
x86 config before and after?

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