Re: [PATCH net v3] net: Force inlining of checksum functions in net/checksum.h

[Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>]

On Fri, 18 Feb 2022 06:12:37 -0600
Segher Boessenkool <segher@kernel.crashing.org> wrote:

> On Fri, Feb 18, 2022 at 10:35:48AM +0900, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
> > On Fri, Feb 18, 2022 at 3:10 AM Segher Boessenkool
> > <segher@kernel.crashing.org> wrote:  
> > > On Fri, Feb 18, 2022 at 02:27:16AM +0900, Masahiro Yamada wrote:  
> > > > On Fri, Feb 18, 2022 at 1:49 AM David Laight <David.Laight@aculab.com> wrote:  
> > > > > That description is largely fine.
> > > > >
> > > > > Inappropriate 'inline' ought to be removed.
> > > > > Then 'inline' means - 'really do inline this'.  
> > > >
> > > > You cannot change "static inline" to "static"
> > > > in header files.  
> > >
> > > Why not?  Those two have identical semantics!  
> > 
> > e.g.)
> > 
> > 
> > [1] Open  include/linux/device.h with your favorite editor,
> >      then edit
> > 
> > static inline void *devm_kcalloc(struct device *dev,
> > 
> >     to
> > 
> > static void *devm_kcalloc(struct device *dev,
> > 
> > 
> > [2] Build the kernel  
> 
> You get some "defined but not used" warnings that are shushed for
> inlines.  Do you see something else?
> 
> The semantics are the same.  Warnings are just warnings.  It builds
> fine.

Kernel code should build with zero warnings, the compiler is telling you
something.