linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 23/35] mm/slub: Mark slab_free_freelist_hook() __always

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Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2024 21:08:48 -0500
From: Kent Overstreet <kent.overstreet@...ux.dev>
To: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 23/35] mm/slub: Mark slab_free_freelist_hook()
 __always_inline

On Mon, Feb 12, 2024 at 04:31:14PM -0800, Kees Cook wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 12, 2024 at 01:39:09PM -0800, Suren Baghdasaryan wrote:
> > From: Kent Overstreet <kent.overstreet@...ux.dev>
> > 
> > It seems we need to be more forceful with the compiler on this one.
> 
> Sure, but why?

Wasn't getting inlined without it, and that's one we do want inlined -
it's only called in one place.