linux-kernel - Re: Status of CONFIG_FORCED

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Date:	Wed, 23 May 2007 14:31:33 -0700
From:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...ux.intel.com>
To:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de>
CC:	Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Status of CONFIG_FORCED_INLINING?

Adrian Bunk wrote:
> 
> What about performance reasons?
> We habe "inline" code in header files that heavily relies on being 
> nearly completely optimized away after being inlined.

fair

> Especially with -Os it could even sound logical for a compiler to never 
> inline a non-forced "inline"'d three line function with 2 callers.

but you said "I Care about size more than performance". Your argument 
is thus absolutely incorrect.

> The rules are simple:
> - every static function in a header file must be __always_inline

wrong.

> 
> Your suggestion is possible, but please also send a patch that turns 
> every "inline" in header files into __always_inline...

this is 1) insane and 2) if inlines in headers are so big gcc decides 
to not inline them.. they're too big and don't belong in the header.
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