On Tue, Jul 26, 2005 at 09:49:02PM -0400, Horst von Brand wrote: > Adrian Bunk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "extern inline" doesn't make much sense. > > The gcc info here (4.0.1-4 on Fedora rawhide) says it means that the > function should be inlined, and no local copy should be generated > ever. This way the build will bomb out when something isn't inlined. > > It also says you should use: > > static inline void foo(some args) __attribute__((always_inline));
We are already doing this automatically. > as a prototype in this case for future proofing (gcc inlining is not C99 > compatible!), but I don't know if that is supported as far back as 2.95.3 > (as per Documentation/Changes the required compiler). __attribute__((always_inline)) is supported since gcc 3.1 . > Side question: Is there anybody still seriously using such ancient > compilers? I'd guess almost everybody is using newer versions, so this > would really be not a supported combination anymore. gcc 2.95 is still a 100% supported compiler. Compilation of the complete kernel sources usually works [1] and I know several people still using gcc 2.95 for several reasons. cu Adrian [1] on i386 -- "Is there not promise of rain?" Ling Tan asked suddenly out of the darkness. There had been need of rain for many days. "Only a promise," Lao Er said. Pearl S. Buck - Dragon Seed - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/