Re: [patch 00/2] improve .text size on gcc 4.0 and newer compilers

Jakub Jelinek
2006-01-02T19:18:57Z

On Mon, Jan 02, 2006 at 11:03:41AM -0800, Andrew Morton wrote:
> > But what _is_ the best idea?
>
> Just use `inline'. With gcc-3 it'll be inlined.

Where does this certainity come from? gcc-3.x (as well as 2.x) each had
its own heuristics which functions should be inlined and which should not.
inline keyword has always been a hint.

Jakub