[PATCH] proc: uninline proc_create()

From: Alexey Dobriyan
Date: Sat Aug 19 2017 - 05:47:18 EST


Save some code from ~320 invocations all clearing last argument.

add/remove: 3/0 grow/shrink: 0/158 up/down: 45/-702 (-657)
function old new delta
proc_create - 17 +17
__ksymtab_proc_create - 16 +16
__kstrtab_proc_create - 12 +12
yam_init_driver 301 298 -3

...

cifs_proc_init 249 228 -21
via_fb_pci_probe 2304 2280 -24

Signed-off-by: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@xxxxxxxxx>
---

fs/proc/generic.c | 8 ++++++++
include/linux/proc_fs.h | 8 +-------
2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

--- a/fs/proc/generic.c
+++ b/fs/proc/generic.c
@@ -499,6 +499,14 @@ struct proc_dir_entry *proc_create_data(const char *name, umode_t mode,
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(proc_create_data);

+struct proc_dir_entry *proc_create(const char *name, umode_t mode,
+ struct proc_dir_entry *parent,
+ const struct file_operations *proc_fops)
+{
+ return proc_create_data(name, mode, parent, proc_fops, NULL);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(proc_create);
+
void proc_set_size(struct proc_dir_entry *de, loff_t size)
{
de->size = size;
--- a/include/linux/proc_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/proc_fs.h
@@ -28,13 +28,7 @@ extern struct proc_dir_entry *proc_create_data(const char *, umode_t,
const struct file_operations *,
void *);

-static inline struct proc_dir_entry *proc_create(
- const char *name, umode_t mode, struct proc_dir_entry *parent,
- const struct file_operations *proc_fops)
-{
- return proc_create_data(name, mode, parent, proc_fops, NULL);
-}
-
+struct proc_dir_entry *proc_create(const char *name, umode_t mode, struct proc_dir_entry *parent, const struct file_operations *proc_fops);
extern void proc_set_size(struct proc_dir_entry *, loff_t);
extern void proc_set_user(struct proc_dir_entry *, kuid_t, kgid_t);
extern void *PDE_DATA(const struct inode *);