x86: add optimized inlining
add CONFIG_OPTIMIZE_INLINING=y. allow gcc to optimize the kernel image's size by uninlining functions that have been marked 'inline'. Previously gcc was forced by Linux to always-inline these functions via a gcc attribute: #define inline inline __attribute__((always_inline)) Especially when the user has already selected CONFIG_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE=y this can make a huge difference in kernel image size (using a standard Fedora .config): text data bss dec hex filename 5613924 562708 3854336 10030968 990f78 vmlinux.before 5486689 562708 3854336 9903733 971e75 vmlinux.after that's a 2.3% text size reduction (!). Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
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@@ -257,3 +257,16 @@ config CPA_DEBUG
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Do change_page_attr() self-tests every 30 seconds.
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endmenu
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config OPTIMIZE_INLINING
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bool "Allow gcc to uninline functions marked 'inline'"
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default y
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help
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This option determines if the kernel forces gcc to inline the functions
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developers have marked 'inline'. Doing so takes away freedom from gcc to
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do what it thinks is best, which is desirable for the gcc 3.x series of
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compilers. The gcc 4.x series have a rewritten inlining algorithm and
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disabling this option will generate a smaller kernel there. Hopefully
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this algorithm is so good that allowing gcc4 to make the decision can
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become the default in the future, until then this option is there to
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test gcc for this.
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