Converting inline __attribute__((format (printf,x,y) functions to macros or statement expressions produces smaller objects before: $ size vmlinux text data bss dec hex filename 4716770 474560 618496 5809826 58a6a2 vmlinux after: $ size vmlinux text data bss dec hex filename 4716706 474560 618496 5809762 58a662 vmlinux Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx> include/linux/fs.h | 9 ++++----- 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h index b84b848..a0ba590 100644 --- a/include/linux/fs.h +++ b/include/linux/fs.h @@ -2055,11 +2055,10 @@ static struct file_operations __fops = { \ .write = simple_attr_write, \ }; -static inline void __attribute__((format(printf, 1, 2))) -__simple_attr_check_format(const char *fmt, ...) -{ - /* don't do anything, just let the compiler check the arguments; */ -} +/* don't do anything, just let the compiler check the arguments; */ + +#define __simple_attr_check_format(fmt, args...) \ + do { if (0) printk(fmt, ##args); } while (0) int simple_attr_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file, int (*get)(void *, u64 *), int (*set)(void *, u64), - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-fsdevel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html