>>> On 9/24/2010 at 06:56 PM, in message <AANLkTikhWVuL18zRcPTu2TcEQrv8Bpr4O0eafNsPgNjt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Sri Ram Vemulpali <sri.ram.gmu06@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi all, > > I am encountering alot macros in the code. I did not understand what > those macro means. > > Can anyone explain them and the use of them putting them like that. > > "unlikely" Related to gcc branch-prediction, iirc. > "always_inline" -- defined at the signature of the function. > "inline" -- I know inline keyword in compiler is used to place the > code in to the caller function at the time of compiler, but why > declared as macro Probably so it can be enabled/disabled as a .config option. Kind Regards, -Greg -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-rt-users" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
