diff --git a/hostmap.go b/hostmap.go
index 6466a9b9..a8acfac5 100644
--- a/hostmap.go
+++ b/hostmap.go
@@ -238,18 +238,26 @@ const (
 )
 
 type HostInfo struct {
+	// The first cache line is everything the packet paths touch.
+
 	remote          atomic.Pointer[netip.AddrPort]
-	remotes         *RemoteList
-	promoteCounter  atomic.Uint32
 	ConnectionState *ConnectionState
-	remoteIndexId   uint32
-	localIndexId    uint32
+
+	// Traffic bits, pendingDeletion, and the rebind epoch we last sent under
+	state atomic.Uint32
+
+	promoteCounter atomic.Uint32
+	remoteIndexId  uint32
+	localIndexId   uint32
+	remotes        *RemoteList
 
 	// vpnAddrs is a list of vpn addresses assigned to this host that are within our own vpn networks
 	// The host may have other vpn addresses that are outside our
 	// vpn networks but were removed because they are not usable
 	vpnAddrs []netip.Addr
 
+	// Everything below is off the packet path: handshakes, relays, roaming and the connection manager.
+
 	// networks is a combination of specific vpn addresses (not prefixes!) and full unsafe networks assigned to this host.
 	networks   *bart.Table[NetworkType]
 	relayState RelayState
@@ -270,9 +278,6 @@ type HostInfo struct {
 	lastRoam       time.Time
 	lastRoamRemote netip.AddrPort
 
-	// Traffic bits, pendingDeletion, and the rebind epoch we last sent under
-	state atomic.Uint32
-
 	// lastUsed tracks the last time ConnectionManager checked the tunnel and it was in use.
 	// This value will be behind against actual tunnel utilization in the hot path.
 	// This should only be used by the ConnectionManagers ticker routine.