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

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Date:	Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:57:44 +0200
From:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
To:	Jeff Dike <jdike@...toit.com>
Cc:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.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>
Subject: Re: [2.6 patch] fs/block_dev.c:I_BDEV() mustn't be inline

On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 10:32:17PM -0400, Jeff Dike wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 05:41:11PM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> > So just removing the inline is simply not acceptable any more, since it 
> > just implies total and utter breakage of the compiler. At some point you 
> > just have to say: "That is sh*t", and not take it any more.
> > 
> > What is UML doing to trigger this? 
> 
> Beats the crap out of me.  These things are very generic code from
> UML's point of view.

How does the preprocessed code look like around the definition
and the declaration + use of said function?

Try to do an:
make path/to/file.i

To see the preprocessed output.

Just in case we have some subtle things going on..

	Sam
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