Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:09:32 +0100 | From | Heiko Carstens <> | Subject | Re: [patch 1/2] locking: Make inlining decision Kconfig based |
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On Mon, Nov 09, 2009 at 03:21:34PM -0000, Thomas Gleixner wrote: > commit 892a7c67 (locking: Allow arch-inlined spinlocks) implements the > selection of which lock functions are inlined based on defines in > arch/.../spinlock.h: #define __always_inline__LOCK_FUNCTION > > Despite of the name __always_inline__* the lock functions can be built > out of line depending on config options. Also if the arch does not set > some inline defines the generic code might set them; again depending on > config options. > > This makes it unnecessary hard to figure out when and which lock > functions are inlined. Aside of that it makes it way harder and > messier for -rt to manipulate the lock functions. > > Convert the inlining decision to CONFIG switches. Each lock function > is inlined depending on CONFIG_INLINE_*. The configs implement the > existing dependencies. The architecture code can select ARCH_INLINE_* > to signal that it wants the corresponding lock function inlined. > ARCH_INLINE_* is necessary as Kconfig ignores "depends on" > restrictions when a config element is selected. > > No functional change. > > Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> > Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> > Cc: Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@de.ibm.com> > Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> > Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl> > Cc: linux-arch@vger.kernel.org > --- > arch/s390/Kconfig | 28 +++++ > arch/s390/include/asm/spinlock.h | 29 ----- > include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h | 75 +++++--------- > init/Kconfig | 1 > kernel/Kconfig.locks | 199 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > kernel/spinlock.c | 56 +++++----- > 6 files changed, 284 insertions(+), 104 deletions(-)
Acked-by: Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@de.ibm.com>
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