linux-kernel - Re: [patch 7/8] m68k: Add missing dma_sync_single_range_for

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Date:	Wed, 3 Sep 2008 15:12:20 +0300
From:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>
To:	Roman Zippel <zippel@...ux-m68k.org>
Cc:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>,
	linux-m68k@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch 7/8] m68k: Add missing
	dma_sync_single_range_for_{cpu,device}()

On Wed, Sep 03, 2008 at 12:59:04PM +0200, Roman Zippel wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Wed, 3 Sep 2008, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> 
> > Add the missing dma_sync_single_range_for_{cpu,device}(), and remove the bogus
> > `inline' for the non-static function dma_sync_single_for_device().
> 
> It's not bogus, it's a hint to gcc to inline the function into the callers 
> in the same file, but also to provide an external version.

"hint" = "we force gcc"

either we want it inlined into all callers or we want one external copy.
Doing both is suboptimal.

> bye, Roman

cu
Adrian

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