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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