Re: [PATCH] fix warning in 8250.c

[Andrew Morton]

Russell King <rmk+lkml@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > While we're at it can we please kill _INLINE_?  Those functions that should
> > be inlined can become inline, but this macro just obsfucates the serial code.
> 
> No idea - I don't know about x86 nuances and why they wanted:
> 
> #if defined(__i386__) && (defined(CONFIG_M386) || defined(CONFIG_M486))
> #define _INLINE_ inline
> #else
> #define _INLINE_
> #endif
> 
> Maybe someone in the x86 world needs to comment?  Does the above even
> mean that we'll ever inline anything marked _INLINE_ ?

I suspect the reasoning behind this is lost in the mists of pre-bk time. 
I'd be inclined to just nuke it and see what happens.  Nothing, I expect.
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