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diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/system.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/system.h
index b8fe48ee2ed9..33ecc3ea8782 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/system.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/system.h
@@ -451,10 +451,17 @@ void stop_this_cpu(void *dummy);
*
* (Could use an alternative three way for this if there was one.)
*/
-static inline void rdtsc_barrier(void)
+static __always_inline void rdtsc_barrier(void)
{
alternative(ASM_NOP3, "mfence", X86_FEATURE_MFENCE_RDTSC);
alternative(ASM_NOP3, "lfence", X86_FEATURE_LFENCE_RDTSC);
}
+/*
+ * We handle most unaligned accesses in hardware. On the other hand
+ * unaligned DMA can be quite expensive on some Nehalem processors.
+ *
+ * Based on this we disable the IP header alignment in network drivers.
+ */
+#define NET_IP_ALIGN 0
#endif /* _ASM_X86_SYSTEM_H */