netdev - Re: [PATCH net v3] net: Force inlining of checksum functions in net/checksum.h

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Message-ID: <CAK7LNAQ3tdOEYP7LjSX5+vhy=eUf0q-YiktQriH-rcr1n2Q3aA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Fri, 18 Feb 2022 10:35:48 +0900
From:   Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>
To:     Segher Boessenkool <segher@...nel.crashing.org>
Cc:     David Laight <David.Laight@...lab.com>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        "linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org" <linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net v3] net: Force inlining of checksum functions in net/checksum.h

On Fri, Feb 18, 2022 at 3:10 AM Segher Boessenkool
<segher@...nel.crashing.org> wrote:
>
> On Fri, Feb 18, 2022 at 02:27:16AM +0900, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
> > On Fri, Feb 18, 2022 at 1:49 AM David Laight <David.Laight@...lab.com> wrote:
> > > That description is largely fine.
> > >
> > > Inappropriate 'inline' ought to be removed.
> > > Then 'inline' means - 'really do inline this'.
> >
> > You cannot change "static inline" to "static"
> > in header files.
>
> Why not?  Those two have identical semantics!

e.g.)


[1] Open  include/linux/device.h with your favorite editor,
     then edit

static inline void *devm_kcalloc(struct device *dev,

    to

static void *devm_kcalloc(struct device *dev,


[2] Build the kernel









>
>
> Segher







-- 
Best Regards
Masahiro Yamada