linux-kernel - Re: [2.6 patch] fs/block_dev.c:I

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Date:	Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:03:27 +0300
From:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>
To:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
Cc:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Alexander van Heukelum <heukelum@...lshack.com>,
	jdike@...toit.com
Subject: Re: [2.6 patch] fs/block_dev.c:I_BDEV() mustn't be inline

On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 10:17:05AM +0200, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 11:06:31AM +0300, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> > On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 05:41:11PM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> > >...
> > > > -inline struct block_device *I_BDEV(struct inode *inode)
> > > > +struct block_device *I_BDEV(struct inode *inode)
> > > >  {
> > > >  	return &BDEV_I(inode)->bdev;
> > > >  }
> > > 
> > > There is NO WAY IN HELL this function shouldn't be inlined,
> > >...
> > 
> > Then CONFIG_OPTIMIZE_INLINING already broke it in your tree.
> 
> Can you please help me here.
> Previously we said: gcc shall inline
> Now we say: hi gcc - it is a good idea to inline this

Previosly we said:
"inline" means "must inline"

With CONFIG_OPTIMIZE_INLINING=y we say:
"inline" means "try a bit harder to inline"

> But even without any inline annotation we would expect gcc
> to inline it based on normal heuristics simply due to the
> small size/footprint of the function.

gcc anyway has to emit one global copy of this function.

And with the common CONFIG_CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE=y we tell gcc to focus 
on getting the smallest possible code.

> So I cannot see how the CONFIG_OPTIMIZE_INLINING have any
> effect here.
> It all smells like a gcc bug to me.

The compile error is a gcc bug.

> 	Sam

cu
Adrian

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