[PATCH] RCU: remove alignment padding from rcu_data on 64 bitbuilds

[Richard Kennedy]

Reorder rcu_data to remove 8 bytes of alignment padding on 64 bit builds
so saving a total of 16 bytes per cpu, (rcu_sched_data & rcu_bh_data).
    
When CONFIG_NO_HZ is set, it shrinks the size of this structure from 264
to 256 bytes allowing it to fit into one fewer cache lines.

Signed-off-by: Richard Kennedy <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---

patch against v2.6.39-rc6
compiled & tested on x86_64

I've been running with this patch for some weeks and have not seen any
issues.

regards
Richard



diff --git a/kernel/rcutree.h b/kernel/rcutree.h
index e8f057e..fcced0f 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutree.h
+++ b/kernel/rcutree.h
@@ -176,6 +176,9 @@ struct rcu_data {
 	bool		qs_pending;	/* Core waits for quiesc state. */
 	bool		beenonline;	/* CPU online at least once. */
 	bool		preemptable;	/* Preemptable RCU? */
+
+	int cpu;
+
 	struct rcu_node *mynode;	/* This CPU's leaf of hierarchy */
 	unsigned long grpmask;		/* Mask to apply to leaf qsmask. */
 
@@ -238,8 +241,6 @@ struct rcu_data {
 	unsigned long n_rp_gp_started;
 	unsigned long n_rp_need_fqs;
 	unsigned long n_rp_need_nothing;
-
-	int cpu;
 };
 
 /* Values for signaled field in struct rcu_state. */


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