Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 19:13:31 -0400 (EDT)
From: Alexander Viro <viro@math.psu.edu>
Nice spotting, but bad fix, IMO. swab...() stuff is a perfect
example of the dangerous use of macros. BTW, 2.4 has the same
problem.
Would you mind taking a look at the difference in code output when
register pressure in a given function is moderate to high? :-)
Unfortunately, gcc does not make inline functions as cheap as "macros
with type checking". There are extra costs and often the register
allocator cannot cope and stuff starts getting spilled to the stack.
I agree with you totally from the "dangerous use" standpoint.
Later,
David S. Miller
davem@redhat.com
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