Re: [PATCH v2 3/5] kernel hacking: new config NO_AUTO_INLINE to disable compiler auto-inline optimizations

[Arnd Bergmann]

On Wed, May 2, 2018 at 9:44 AM,  <changbin.du@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: Changbin Du <changbin.du@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> This patch add a new kernel hacking option NO_AUTO_INLINE. Selecting
> this option will prevent the compiler from optimizing the kernel by
> auto-inlining functions not marked with the inline keyword.
>
> With this option, only functions explicitly marked with "inline" will
> be inlined. This will allow the function tracer to trace more functions
> because it only traces functions that the compiler has not inlined.
>
> Signed-off-by: Changbin Du <changbin.du@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Should this be closer to CONFIG_OPTIMIZE_INLINING or
possibly mutually exclusive with it?

       Arnd