"Robert P. J. Day" <[email protected]> writes:
> first, there appear to be three possible ways of specifying an
> inline routine in the kernel source:
>
> $ grep -r "static inline " .
> $ grep -r "static __inline__ " .
> $ grep -r "static __inline " .
>
> i vaguely recall that this has something to do with a distinction
> between C99 inline and gcc inline
No, it doesn't (there is no C99 compatible inline in gcc before 4.3). It
has to do with the fact that inline is not a keyword in C89, so you need
to use a different spelling when you want to stay compatible with strict
C89.
Andreas.
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