What I understand with respect to static and inline functions is To make a function call CPU has to save registers and pass on ret instructions when ever the function call ends if we have a small fucntion which is used in a file and a function call via CPU then over head of saving flag registers ,saving stack and making the called function return to the location where the call was made is so much that it is preferred to replace that call via the actual function itself hence if some one has such a function which has is of very less number of lines and has been called once or twice then it is good to declare it inline. You need to understand mechanism of function call as what does processor do when a function call is made. -- Tapas http://mightydreams.blogspot.com http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/Xen_on_4_app_servers -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
