Re: [PATCH 6/8] Allow per-cpu variables to be page-aligned

[H. Peter Anvin]

Rusty Russell wrote:
> AFAICT, we could save the wasted partial page in three ways: by trying
> to link it first, if it's only a case of one file, by having a special
> page-aligned percpu data section, or by having a smarter linker.

We already do the second of those for conventional data, so it would 
make sense for percpu as well.  Smarter linker would be better, but ugh, 
I don't see that happening any time soon.

	-hpa
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