At this time compiler inlines it, but this code will not be executed under normal conditions. Also, no inlining allows to use "nf_ct_resolve_clash%return" perf probe. Signed-off-by: Florian Westphal <fw@xxxxxxxxx> --- net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c index 0af1898af2b8..739b193970b6 100644 --- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c +++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c @@ -895,9 +895,10 @@ static void nf_ct_acct_merge(struct nf_conn *ct, enum ip_conntrack_info ctinfo, } /* Resolve race on insertion if this protocol allows this. */ -static int nf_ct_resolve_clash(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb, - enum ip_conntrack_info ctinfo, - struct nf_conntrack_tuple_hash *h) +static __cold noinline int +nf_ct_resolve_clash(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb, + enum ip_conntrack_info ctinfo, + struct nf_conntrack_tuple_hash *h) { /* This is the conntrack entry already in hashes that won race. */ struct nf_conn *ct = nf_ct_tuplehash_to_ctrack(h); -- 2.23.0