Re: [PATCH] sched/task_struct: Move alloc_tag to the end of the struct.

[Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@linutronix.de>]

On 2024-06-28 15:35:38 [-0400], Kent Overstreet wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 28, 2024 at 11:49:44AM +0200, Sebastian Andrzej Siewior wrote:
> > On 2024-06-21 12:27:52 [+0200], To linux-mm@kvack.org wrote:
> > > The alloc_tag member has been added to task_struct at the very
> > > beginning. This is a pointer and on 64bit architectures it forces 4 byte
> > > padding after `ptrace' and then forcing another another 4 byte padding
> > > after `on_cpu'. A few members later, `se' requires a cacheline aligned
> > > due to struct sched_avg resulting in 52 hole before `se'.
> > > 
> > > This is the case on 64bit-SMP architectures.
> > > The 52 byte hole can be avoided by moving alloc_tag away where it
> > > currently resides.
> > > 
> > > Move alloc_tag to the end of task_struct. There is likely a hole before
> > > `thread' due to its alignment requirement and the previous members are
> > > likely to be already pointer-aligned.
> > > 
> > > Fixes: 22d407b164ff7 ("lib: add allocation tagging support for memory allocation profiling")
> > > Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@linutronix.de>
> > 
> > Could we please get this merged and worry about possible performance
> > regression later? Or once there is a test case or an idea where this
> > pointer might fit better but clearly the current situation is worse.
> 
> Sebastian, I gave you review feedback on your patch; if you can
> incorporate it into a new version your patch will sail right in.

Kent, you said you didn't want it where it currently is. Fine. You said
you want it at the front next to `flags'. This isn't going to work since
there is no space left. You didn't make another suggestion or say how to
make room.

I don't impose this version, I just don't see a better way right now.

Sebastian