[zeromq-dev] ØMQ VSM data alignment

[Ben Kloosterman]

Is that with optimizations on ?  Vc++ and Intel do 4 byte packing by default
but it can be adjusted. When I set it to pack 1  performance dropped  a bit
, I would be surprised pack 1 is default on gcc *maybe for debug or -Os).
Ensuring sizeof() was 32  also gave a boost ( prob due to fitting more in a
cache line ) 

Ben


 >-----Original Message-----
 >From: Matt Weinstein [mailto:matt_weinstein at yahoo.com]
 >Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2010 7:40 PM
 >To: bklooste at gmail.com; 0MQ development list
 >Subject: Re: [zeromq-dev] ØMQ VSM data alignment
 >
 >That's what gcc on CENTOS5/64 reported ...
 >
 >I like Martin's solution to put vsm_data at the head of the structure.
 >
 >In that case you get an added "feature": if you  overrun the vsm_data
 >you'll trash your own structure, so you'll know whose fault it is. :-)
 >
 >
 >
 >On Aug 6, 2010, at 11:13 PM, Ben Kloosterman wrote:
 >
 >>>> 0x00    void *content;
 >>>> 0x08    unsigned char flags;
 >>>> 0x09    unsigned char vsm_size;
 >>>> 0x0a    unsigned char vsm_data [ZMQ_MAX_VSM_SIZE];
 >> This is incorrect in most cases its
 >>
 >> 0x00    void *content;
 >> 0x08    unsigned char flags;
 >> 0x0a    unsigned char vsm_size;
 >> 0x0d    unsigned char vsm_data [ZMQ_MAX_VSM_SIZE];