netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] net: align pcpu_sw_netstats and pcpu

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Date:   Sat, 17 Nov 2018 21:37:39 -0800 (PST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     edumazet@...gle.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, eric.dumazet@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: align pcpu_sw_netstats and pcpu_lstats
 structs

From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2018 07:24:24 -0800

> Do not risk spanning these small structures on two cache lines,
> it is absolutely not worth it.
> 
> For 32bit arches, the hint might not be enough, but we do not
> really care anymore.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>

Applied.