linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH] blk-mq: change bio_set

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Date:   Wed, 31 Aug 2022 09:22:03 +0800
From:   Liu Song <liusong@...ux.alibaba.com>
To:     Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
Cc:     linux-block@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] blk-mq: change bio_set_ioprio to inline


On 2022/8/31 08:59, Jens Axboe wrote:
> On 8/30/22 6:42 PM, Liu Song wrote:
>> On 2022/8/30 21:59, Jens Axboe wrote:
>>> On 8/30/22 3:45 AM, Liu Song wrote:
>>>> From: Liu Song <liusong@...ux.alibaba.com>
>>>>
>>>> Change "bio_set_ioprio" to inline to avoid calling overhead.
>>> Let's not try to 2nd guess the compiler here. Most things that are
>>> marked inline should not be.
>> Agree, I think there is something wrong with the commit log written here,
>> it should be expected to reduce the call overhead, bio_set_ioprio seems
>> to be appropriate to use inline.
> I'm sure it's worth inlining, but did you check if it isn't already?
> If it's small I'd fully expect the compiler to inline it already,
> without needing to add things to do so.
>
It is indeed possible, thanks for your reply.

Thanks