Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 15 Jan 2003 23:21:04 -0800 (PST) | Subject | Re: [PATCH] __cacheline_aligned_in_smp? | From | "David S. Miller" <> |
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From: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au> Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 19:02:20 +1100
> I want alignment on cache line boundary, and I don't want anything > else in that cacheline. A "read-mostly" section might be appropriate, then. Of course, you'd have to split the structure, in that case, and it's not worth it if there are only a few of these. Have I finally got it through my thick skull now?
I think so. A read-mostly section would allow us to exploit this more for other things.
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