linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] lib: mpi: Use "static inline" instead of "extern inline" in header file for __GNUC_

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Date:	Sun, 09 Nov 2014 01:11:01 -0800
From:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:	Chen Gang <gang.chen.5i5j@...il.com>
Cc:	dmitry.kasatkin@...el.com,
	"akpm@...ux-foundation.org" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] lib: mpi: Use "static inline" instead of "extern
 inline" in header file for __GNUC__

On Sun, 2014-11-09 at 16:58 +0800, Chen Gang wrote:
> In header file, "extern inline" may cause multiple definition, so need
> change it to "static inline". And also need be quoted  by __GNUC__ for
> they are as inline functions only for __GNUC__.
[]
> diff --git a/lib/mpi/mpi-inline.h b/lib/mpi/mpi-inline.h
[]
> @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
>  #define G10_MPI_INLINE_H
>  
>  #ifndef G10_MPI_INLINE_DECL
> -#define G10_MPI_INLINE_DECL  extern inline
> +#define G10_MPI_INLINE_DECL  static inline

Why not remove the #define and use static inline
in the 4 places the #define is currently used?


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