> `inline' is basically advisory (or ignored) in modern gcc's. So gcc > has felt free to ignore it in __rmqueue_fallback and __rmqueue_smallest > because gcc thinks it knows best. That's why we created > __always_inline, to grab gcc by the scruff of its neck. > > So... I think this patch could do with quite a bit more care, tuning > and testing with various gcc versions.
We should just everything in the hot path mark __always_inline. -Andi
