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@@ -356,7 +356,8 @@ static inline unsigned long ifname_compare_aligned(const char *_a,
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* so nothing needs to be done there.
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*
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* xt_percpu_counter_alloc returns the address of the percpu
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- * counter, or 0 on !SMP.
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+ * counter, or 0 on !SMP. We force an alignment of 16 bytes
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+ * so that bytes/packets share a common cache line.
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*
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* Hence caller must use IS_ERR_VALUE to check for error, this
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* allows us to return 0 for single core systems without forcing
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@@ -365,7 +366,8 @@ static inline unsigned long ifname_compare_aligned(const char *_a,
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static inline u64 xt_percpu_counter_alloc(void)
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{
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if (nr_cpu_ids > 1) {
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- void __percpu *res = alloc_percpu(struct xt_counters);
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+ void __percpu *res = __alloc_percpu(sizeof(struct xt_counters),
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+ sizeof(struct xt_counters));
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if (res == NULL)
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return (u64) -ENOMEM;
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