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

[Horst von Brand]

Arjan van de Ven <arjan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > IOW: I'd prefer that we be the ones who specify which functions are going
> > to be inlined and which ones are not.

> a bold statement... especially since the "and which ones are not" isn't
> currently there, we still leave gcc a lot of freedom there ... but only
> in one direction.

Besides, this is currently an everywhere or nowhere switch. gcc (in
principle at least) could decide which calls to inline and for which ones
it isn't worth it. Just like the (also long to die) "register" keyword.
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