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From: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
To: Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net>
Cc: tglx@linutronix.de, frederic@kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, x86@kernel.org, cai@lca.pw,
	mgorman@techsingularity.net
Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH 7/7] sched: Replace rq::wake_list
Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2020 16:09:51 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20200605140951.GE4117@hirez.programming.kicks-ass.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <9784a2ec-b778-2492-76fc-c5aef83b66ad@roeck-us.net>

On Fri, Jun 05, 2020 at 06:33:38AM -0700, Guenter Roeck wrote:

> I have not made the C standard. You point out yourself a possible explicit
> culprit: struct randomization. 

The randomization crud is very much outside the C spec.

> That by itself shows that you can not rely
> on two elements of different structures having the same alignment,

Randomization does not change the alignment, if it were to do that it
would break all sorts. All it does is change the order of elements.

> which is pretty much exactly what I said (and may explain why observing
> the problem seemed to at least somewhat depend on the weather).

A normal C compiler will have deterministic layout, otherwise unions and
union based type punning would not be a thing.

      reply	other threads:[~2020-06-05 14:10 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 62+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2020-05-26 16:10 [RFC][PATCH 0/7] Fix the scheduler-IPI mess Peter Zijlstra
2020-05-26 16:10 ` [RFC][PATCH 1/7] sched: Fix smp_call_function_single_async() usage for ILB Peter Zijlstra
2020-05-26 23:56   ` Frederic Weisbecker
2020-05-27 10:23   ` Vincent Guittot
2020-05-27 11:28     ` Frederic Weisbecker
2020-05-27 12:07       ` Vincent Guittot
2020-05-29 15:26   ` Valentin Schneider
2020-06-01  9:52   ` [tip: sched/core] " tip-bot2 for Peter Zijlstra
2020-06-01 11:40     ` Frederic Weisbecker
2020-05-26 16:10 ` [RFC][PATCH 2/7] smp: Optimize flush_smp_call_function_queue() Peter Zijlstra
2020-05-28 12:28   ` Frederic Weisbecker
2020-06-01  9:52   ` [tip: sched/core] " tip-bot2 for Peter Zijlstra
2020-05-26 16:11 ` [RFC][PATCH 3/7] smp: Move irq_work_run() out of flush_smp_call_function_queue() Peter Zijlstra
2020-05-29 13:04   ` Frederic Weisbecker
2020-06-01  9:52   ` [tip: sched/core] " tip-bot2 for Peter Zijlstra
2020-05-26 16:11 ` [RFC][PATCH 4/7] smp: Optimize send_call_function_single_ipi() Peter Zijlstra
2020-05-27  9:56   ` Peter Zijlstra
2020-05-27 10:15     ` Peter Zijlstra
2020-05-27 15:56       ` Paul E. McKenney
2020-05-27 16:35         ` Peter Zijlstra
2020-05-27 17:12           ` Peter Zijlstra
2020-05-27 19:39             ` Paul E. McKenney
2020-05-28  1:35               ` Joel Fernandes
2020-05-28  8:59             ` [tip: core/rcu] rcu: Allow for smp_call_function() running callbacks from idle tip-bot2 for Peter Zijlstra
2021-01-21 16:56             ` [RFC][PATCH 4/7] smp: Optimize send_call_function_single_ipi() Peter Zijlstra
2021-01-22  0:20               ` Paul E. McKenney
2021-01-22  8:31                 ` Peter Zijlstra
2021-01-22 15:35                   ` Paul E. McKenney
2020-05-29 13:01   ` Frederic Weisbecker
2020-06-01  9:52   ` [tip: sched/core] " tip-bot2 for Peter Zijlstra
2020-05-26 16:11 ` [RFC][PATCH 5/7] irq_work, smp: Allow irq_work on call_single_queue Peter Zijlstra
2020-05-28 23:40   ` Frederic Weisbecker
2020-05-29 13:36     ` Peter Zijlstra
2020-06-05  9:37       ` Peter Zijlstra
2020-06-05 15:02         ` Frederic Weisbecker
2020-06-05 16:17           ` Peter Zijlstra
2020-06-05 15:24         ` Kees Cook
2020-06-10 13:24         ` Frederic Weisbecker
2020-06-01  9:52   ` [tip: sched/core] " tip-bot2 for Peter Zijlstra
2020-05-26 16:11 ` [RFC][PATCH 6/7] sched: Add rq::ttwu_pending Peter Zijlstra
2020-06-01  9:52   ` [tip: sched/core] " tip-bot2 for Peter Zijlstra
2020-05-26 16:11 ` [RFC][PATCH 7/7] sched: Replace rq::wake_list Peter Zijlstra
2020-05-29 15:10   ` Valdis Klētnieks
2020-06-01  9:52   ` [tip: sched/core] " tip-bot2 for Peter Zijlstra
2020-06-02 15:16     ` Frederic Weisbecker
2020-06-04 14:18   ` [RFC][PATCH 7/7] " Guenter Roeck
2020-06-05  0:24     ` Eric Biggers
2020-06-05  7:41       ` Peter Zijlstra
2020-06-05 16:15         ` Eric Biggers
2020-06-06 23:13           ` Guenter Roeck
2020-06-09 20:21             ` Eric Biggers
2020-06-09 21:25               ` Guenter Roeck
2020-06-09 21:38                 ` Eric Biggers
2020-06-09 22:06                   ` Peter Zijlstra
2020-06-09 23:03                     ` Guenter Roeck
2020-06-10  9:09                       ` Peter Zijlstra
2020-06-18 17:57                 ` Steven Rostedt
2020-06-18 19:06                   ` Guenter Roeck
2020-06-09 22:07               ` Peter Zijlstra
2020-06-05  8:10     ` Peter Zijlstra
2020-06-05 13:33       ` Guenter Roeck
2020-06-05 14:09         ` Peter Zijlstra [this message]

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