On Tue, Jan 05, 2010 at 11:00:37PM +0800, Pei Lin wrote: > i only can think about the reason why not use the inline is that it is > support by C99 but not support by C89 ANSI C. No, the Linux kernel supports inline functions, no one builds the kernel with a C89-only complier, thankfully. thanks, greg k-h -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ