Re: [2.6 patch] blackfin: "extern inline" -> "static inline"

["H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>]

Mike Frysinger wrote:
> On 10/24/07, Jie Zhang <jzhang.linux@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 10/25/07, Adrian Bunk <bunk@kernel.org> wrote:
> > > "extern inline" will have different semantics with gcc 4.3.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@kernel.org>
> > >
> > > --- a/include/asm-blackfin/string.h
> > > +++ b/include/asm-blackfin/string.h
> > > @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
> > >  #ifdef __KERNEL__              /* only set these up for kernel code */
> > >
> > >  #define __HAVE_ARCH_STRCPY
> > > -extern inline char *strcpy(char *dest, const char *src)
> > > +static inline char *strcpy(char *dest, const char *src)
> > >  {
> > >         char *xdest = dest;
> > >         char temp = 0;
> > What if we compile it with gcc 4.1?
>
> we'll have to either use the gcc attributes to force old inline
> behavior or use the gcc flag to force it

We should probably have an extern_inline define then, assuming this is a 
function that does exist in a linkable version already -- otherwise 
"static inline" is correct.

	-hpa
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