Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Adaptec AIC7XXX v 6.0.6 BETA Released | Date | Thu, 14 Dec 2000 18:35:19 +0000 (GMT) | From | Alan Cox <> |
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> > generated better code than using inline functions. 2.2 upwards use a different > > (far nicer) method to find current. > > The macro is still likely to generate better code. All released > gcc versions have the "inline penalty" causing bad register allocation > (maybe it'll be fixed with gcc 3's tree inliner)
Given that the 2.4 source does
blan inline get_curent()
#define curret get_current()
I feel safe in believing that we can fix the 2.4 tree with no noticable change in performance. Justin is simply providing a reminder that the work has actually all been done
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