On Tue, Apr 24, 2007 at 08:07:39PM +0200, Johannes Berg wrote: > This patch removes a bunch of inline abuse from wext. Most functions > that were marked inline are only used once so the compiler will inline > them anyway, others are used multiple times but there's no requirement > for them to be inline since they aren't in any fast paths. > > Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> That's clearly not true of all compilers. All gcc versions before 4.0 need serious help to inline functions used only once. Our current minimal requirement for the kernel is gcc 3.2, therefore this code is still useful. Note that this is a legitimate use of inline (tell the compiler to inline the function), not an abuse. Jean - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
