3 files changed, 13 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
index 12493c5485e5..1bd88ed978bd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
@@ -987,13 +987,21 @@ struct desc_ptr idt_descr = { 256 * 16 - 1, (unsigned long) idt_table };
 DEFINE_PER_CPU_FIRST(union irq_stack_union,
 		     irq_stack_union) __aligned(PAGE_SIZE);
 
-DEFINE_PER_CPU(char *, irq_stack_ptr) =
-	init_per_cpu_var(irq_stack_union.irq_stack) + IRQ_STACK_SIZE - 64;
+/*
+ * The following four percpu variables are hot.  Align current_task to
+ * cacheline size such that all four fall in the same cacheline.
+ */
+DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct task_struct *, current_task) ____cacheline_aligned =
+	&init_task;
+EXPORT_PER_CPU_SYMBOL(current_task);
 
 DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, kernel_stack) =
 	(unsigned long)&init_thread_union - KERNEL_STACK_OFFSET + THREAD_SIZE;
 EXPORT_PER_CPU_SYMBOL(kernel_stack);
 
+DEFINE_PER_CPU(char *, irq_stack_ptr) =
+	init_per_cpu_var(irq_stack_union.irq_stack) + IRQ_STACK_SIZE - 64;
+
 DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned int, irq_count) = -1;
 
 /*
@@ -1041,6 +1049,9 @@ DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct orig_ist, orig_ist);
 
 #else	/* CONFIG_X86_64 */
 
+DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct task_struct *, current_task) = &init_task;
+EXPORT_PER_CPU_SYMBOL(current_task);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_CC_STACKPROTECTOR
 DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, stack_canary);
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
index 59f4524984af..daa4107be3b4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
@@ -61,9 +61,6 @@
 
 asmlinkage void ret_from_fork(void) __asm__("ret_from_fork");
 
-DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct task_struct *, current_task) = &init_task;
-EXPORT_PER_CPU_SYMBOL(current_task);
-
 /*
  * Return saved PC of a blocked thread.
  */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
index ebefb5407b9d..c4c675d5ba1a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
@@ -55,9 +55,6 @@
 
 asmlinkage extern void ret_from_fork(void);
 
-DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct task_struct *, current_task) = &init_task;
-EXPORT_PER_CPU_SYMBOL(current_task);
-
 DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, old_rsp);
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned char, is_idle);