+ include-linux-backing-dev-defsh-shrink-struct-backing_dev_info.patch added to -mm tree

+ include-linux-backing-dev-defsh-shrink-struct-backing_dev_info.patch added to -mm tree

[akpm]

The patch titled
     Subject: include/linux/backing-dev-defs.h: shrink struct backing_dev_info
has been added to the -mm tree.  Its filename is
     include-linux-backing-dev-defsh-shrink-struct-backing_dev_info.patch

This patch should soon appear at
    http://ozlabs.org/~akpm/mmots/broken-out/include-linux-backing-dev-defsh-shrink-struct-backing_dev_info.patch
and later at
    http://ozlabs.org/~akpm/mmotm/broken-out/include-linux-backing-dev-defsh-shrink-struct-backing_dev_info.patch

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From: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Subject: include/linux/backing-dev-defs.h: shrink struct backing_dev_info

Move the 4-byte `capabilities' field next to other 4-byte things.  Shrinks
sizeof(backing_dev_info) by 8 bytes on x86_64 for some strange reason.

Cc: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
---

 include/linux/backing-dev-defs.h |    2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff -puN include/linux/backing-dev-defs.h~include-linux-backing-dev-defsh-shrink-struct-backing_dev_info include/linux/backing-dev-defs.h
--- a/include/linux/backing-dev-defs.h~include-linux-backing-dev-defsh-shrink-struct-backing_dev_info
+++ a/include/linux/backing-dev-defs.h
@@ -137,12 +137,12 @@ struct backing_dev_info {
 	struct list_head bdi_list;
 	unsigned long ra_pages;	/* max readahead in PAGE_SIZE units */
 	unsigned long io_pages;	/* max allowed IO size */
-	unsigned int capabilities; /* Device capabilities */
 	congested_fn *congested_fn; /* Function pointer if device is md/dm */
 	void *congested_data;	/* Pointer to aux data for congested func */
 
 	char *name;
 
+	unsigned int capabilities; /* Device capabilities */
 	unsigned int min_ratio;
 	unsigned int max_ratio, max_prop_frac;
 
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