linux-kernel - Re: optimizing out inline functions

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Date:	Thu, 29 May 2008 19:20:12 +0200
From:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
To:	Steve French <smfrench@...il.com>
Cc:	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: optimizing out inline functions

On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 11:39:32AM -0500, Steve French wrote:
> Ran into one loosely related question, printk takes a variable
> argument list, so the calling function in this case would also need to
> be able to handle thos variable arguments.  With macros, we are able
> to do things like with variable arguments easily
> 
> #define function_to_print_some_warning(format, arg...)
> printk(KERN_WARNING ": " format "\n" , ## arg)
> 
> Are there style rules (or nicely written examples) for doing this
> (variable argument lists) with (inline) functions

Searching the code base I'm sure you will find plenty.
But I cannot point one out from the top of my head.

	Sam
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