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linux/include/net/aligned_data.h
Eric Dumazet 998642e999 net: move net_cookie into net_aligned_data
Using per-cpu data for net->net_cookie generation is overkill,
because even busy hosts do not create hundreds of netns per second.

Make sure to put net_cookie in a private cache line to avoid
potential false sharing.

Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Willem de Bruijn <willemb@google.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250630093540.3052835-3-edumazet@google.com
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
2025-07-02 14:22:02 -07:00

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/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later */
#ifndef _NET_ALIGNED_DATA_H
#define _NET_ALIGNED_DATA_H
#include <linux/atomic.h>
#include <linux/types.h>
/* Structure holding cacheline aligned fields on SMP builds.
* Each field or group should have an ____cacheline_aligned_in_smp
* attribute to ensure no accidental false sharing can happen.
*/
struct net_aligned_data {
atomic64_t net_cookie ____cacheline_aligned_in_smp;
};
extern struct net_aligned_data net_aligned_data;
#endif /* _NET_ALIGNED_DATA_H */