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SubjectRe: [PATCH] Inline vfat_strnicmp()
On Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 10:52:23PM +0900, OGAWA Hirofumi wrote:
> Denis Vlasenko <vda@port.imtp.ilyichevsk.odessa.ua> writes:
>
> > On 27 July 2003 19:33, OGAWA Hirofumi wrote:
> > > Ren <l.s.r@web.de> writes:
> > >
> > > > the function vfat_strnicmp() has just one callsite. Inlining it
> > > > actually shrinks vfat.o slightly.
> > >
> > > Thanks. I'll submit this patch to Linus.
> >
> > Just to deinline it in some months?
> >
> > Come on, automatically inlining static functions with
> > just one callsite is a compiler's job. Don't do it.
>
> Unfortunately "gcc version 3.2.3 20030415 (Debian prerelease)"
> doesn't, at least.

And how big is the performance loss? Is it even measurable?
And even if it is, is optimizing this really worth the trouble?


Regards: David Weinehall
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