Re: linux-2.4.0-test9

From: Jamie Lokier (lk@tantalophile.demon.co.uk)
Date: Thu Oct 05 2000 - 18:19:16 EST


David S. Miller wrote:
> > These items are specifically placed into the data section, not the
> > BSS, because these alignment games are not possible in the BSS.
>
> That would mean the BSS needs support alignment games.
>
> The problem is it doesn't work, please go try it.
> So until it does work, I am going to revert this change.

Put __attribute__ ((section (".data"))) into __tcp_clean_cacheline_pad
and it should do what you want.

Heck, section ".bss" might give you the alignment without the allocation
but I'm not as confident about that.

-- Jamie
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