Re: [PATCH -v7][RFC]: mutex: implement adaptive spinning

[Andi Kleen]

On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 12:53:42AM +0000, Jamie Lokier wrote:
> Harvey Harrison wrote:
> > Oh yeah, and figure out what actually breaks on alpha such that they added
> > the following (arch/alpha/include/asm/compiler.h)
> > 
> > #ifdef __KERNEL__
> > /* Some idiots over in <linux/compiler.h> thought inline should imply
> >    always_inline.  This breaks stuff.  We'll include this file whenever
> >    we run into such problems.  */
> 
> Does "always_inline" complain if the function isn't inlinable, while

Yes it does.

> "inline" allows it? 

(unless you set -Winline which the kernel doesn't) 

-Andi

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