Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 18 Nov 2005 10:04:34 -0800 | From | Hans Reiser <> | Subject | Re: [2.6 patch] fs/reiser4/: possible cleanups |
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Arjan van de Ven wrote:
> gcc can and does optimize static functions more. A function being static > >(and not having it's address taken) means that gcc is aware of all >callers of this one function (unlike non-static obviously where places >outside the current .c may call it). That knowledge can and is used for >optimization. (and increasingly so in newer gcc's) > > > > > Interesting. We should use static wherever we can then. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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