Re: [PATCH -v7][RFC]: mutex: implement adaptive spinning

[Jamie Lokier]

Harvey Harrison wrote:
> Oh yeah, and figure out what actually breaks on alpha such that they added
> the following (arch/alpha/include/asm/compiler.h)
> 
> #ifdef __KERNEL__
> /* Some idiots over in <linux/compiler.h> thought inline should imply
>    always_inline.  This breaks stuff.  We'll include this file whenever
>    we run into such problems.  */

Does "always_inline" complain if the function isn't inlinable, while
"inline" allows it?  That would explain the alpha comment.

-- Jamie
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