[PATCH 1/8] drivers/random: Cache align ip_random better

[George Spelvin]

Cache aligning the secret[] buffer makes copying from it infinitesimally
more efficient.
---
 drivers/char/random.c |    2 +-
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/char/random.c b/drivers/char/random.c
index 72a4fcb..4bcc4f2 100644
--- a/drivers/char/random.c
+++ b/drivers/char/random.c
@@ -1417,8 +1417,8 @@ static __u32 twothirdsMD4Transform(__u32 const buf[4], __u32 const in[12])
 #define HASH_MASK ((1 << HASH_BITS) - 1)
 
 static struct keydata {
-	__u32 count; /* already shifted to the final position */
 	__u32 secret[12];
+	__u32 count; /* already shifted to the final position */
 } ____cacheline_aligned ip_keydata[2];
 
 static unsigned int ip_cnt;
-- 
1.7.4.1

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