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compiler, clang: Add always_inline attribute to inline

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David Rientjes June 20, 2017, 11:12 p.m. UTC
On Tue, 20 Jun 2017, Mark Rutland wrote:

> As with my reply to David, my preference would be that we:
> 
> 1) Align compiler-clang.h with the compiler-gcc.h inlining behaviour, so
>    that things work by default.
> 
> 2) Fix up the arm64 core code (and drivers for architected / common
>    peripherals) to use __always_inline where we always require inlining.
> 
> 3) Have arm64 select CONFIG_ARCH_SUPPORTS_OPTIMIZED_INLINING, and have
>    people test-build configurations with CONFIG_OPTIMIZE_INLINING, with
>    both GCC and clang.
> 
> 4) Fix up drivers, etc, as appropriate.
> 
> 5) Once that's largely stable, and if there's a benefit, have arm64
>    select CONFIG_OPTIMIZE_INLINING by default.
> 
> That should avoid undue breakage, while enabling this ASAP.
> 

Sounds good, but I think we should simply deal with the 
__attribute__((unused)) needed for clang as part of compiler-gcc.h by 
simply adding it to the inline override there to avoid duplicated code.

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Mark Rutland June 22, 2017, 9:43 a.m. UTC | #1
On Tue, Jun 20, 2017 at 04:12:32PM -0700, David Rientjes wrote:
> On Tue, 20 Jun 2017, Mark Rutland wrote:
> 
> > As with my reply to David, my preference would be that we:
> > 
> > 1) Align compiler-clang.h with the compiler-gcc.h inlining behaviour, so
> >    that things work by default.
> > 
> > 2) Fix up the arm64 core code (and drivers for architected / common
> >    peripherals) to use __always_inline where we always require inlining.
> > 
> > 3) Have arm64 select CONFIG_ARCH_SUPPORTS_OPTIMIZED_INLINING, and have
> >    people test-build configurations with CONFIG_OPTIMIZE_INLINING, with
> >    both GCC and clang.
> > 
> > 4) Fix up drivers, etc, as appropriate.
> > 
> > 5) Once that's largely stable, and if there's a benefit, have arm64
> >    select CONFIG_OPTIMIZE_INLINING by default.
> > 
> > That should avoid undue breakage, while enabling this ASAP.
> > 
> 
> Sounds good, but I think we should simply deal with the 
> __attribute__((unused)) needed for clang as part of compiler-gcc.h by 
> simply adding it to the inline override there to avoid duplicated code.

Agreed. That looks much better.

Thanks,
Mark.

> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/compiler-clang.h b/include/linux/compiler-clang.h
> --- a/include/linux/compiler-clang.h
> +++ b/include/linux/compiler-clang.h
> @@ -15,11 +15,3 @@
>   * with any version that can compile the kernel
>   */
>  #define __UNIQUE_ID(prefix) __PASTE(__PASTE(__UNIQUE_ID_, prefix), __COUNTER__)
> -
> -/*
> - * GCC does not warn about unused static inline functions for
> - * -Wunused-function.  This turns out to avoid the need for complex #ifdef
> - * directives.  Suppress the warning in clang as well.
> - */
> -#undef inline
> -#define inline inline __attribute__((unused)) notrace
> diff --git a/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h b/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h
> index 0efef9cf014f..71fe0994cf1a 100644
> --- a/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h
> +++ b/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h
> @@ -66,18 +66,22 @@
>  
>  /*
>   * Force always-inline if the user requests it so via the .config,
> - * or if gcc is too old:
> + * or if gcc is too old.
> + * GCC does not warn about unused static inline functions for
> + * -Wunused-function.  This turns out to avoid the need for complex #ifdef
> + * directives.  Suppress the warning in clang as well by using "unused"
> + * function attribute, which is redundant but not harmful for gcc.
>   */
>  #if !defined(CONFIG_ARCH_SUPPORTS_OPTIMIZED_INLINING) ||		\
>      !defined(CONFIG_OPTIMIZE_INLINING) || (__GNUC__ < 4)
> -#define inline		inline		__attribute__((always_inline)) notrace
> -#define __inline__	__inline__	__attribute__((always_inline)) notrace
> -#define __inline	__inline	__attribute__((always_inline)) notrace
> +#define inline inline		__attribute__((always_inline,unused)) notrace
> +#define __inline__ __inline__	__attribute__((always_inline,unused)) notrace
> +#define __inline __inline	__attribute__((always_inline,unused)) notrace
>  #else
>  /* A lot of inline functions can cause havoc with function tracing */
> -#define inline		inline		notrace
> -#define __inline__	__inline__	notrace
> -#define __inline	__inline	notrace
> +#define inline inline		__attribute__((unused)) notrace
> +#define __inline__ __inline__	__attribute__((unused)) notrace
> +#define __inline __inline	__attribute__((unused)) notrace
>  #endif
>  
>  #define __always_inline	inline __attribute__((always_inline))
Prasad Sodagudi June 23, 2017, 6:45 a.m. UTC | #2
On 2017-06-22 02:43, Mark Rutland wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 20, 2017 at 04:12:32PM -0700, David Rientjes wrote:
>> On Tue, 20 Jun 2017, Mark Rutland wrote:
>> 
>> > As with my reply to David, my preference would be that we:
>> >
>> > 1) Align compiler-clang.h with the compiler-gcc.h inlining behaviour, so
>> >    that things work by default.
>> >
>> > 2) Fix up the arm64 core code (and drivers for architected / common
>> >    peripherals) to use __always_inline where we always require inlining.
>> >
>> > 3) Have arm64 select CONFIG_ARCH_SUPPORTS_OPTIMIZED_INLINING, and have
>> >    people test-build configurations with CONFIG_OPTIMIZE_INLINING, with
>> >    both GCC and clang.
>> >
>> > 4) Fix up drivers, etc, as appropriate.
>> >
>> > 5) Once that's largely stable, and if there's a benefit, have arm64
>> >    select CONFIG_OPTIMIZE_INLINING by default.
>> >
>> > That should avoid undue breakage, while enabling this ASAP.
>> >
>> 
>> Sounds good, but I think we should simply deal with the
>> __attribute__((unused)) needed for clang as part of compiler-gcc.h by
>> simply adding it to the inline override there to avoid duplicated 
>> code.
> 
> Agreed. That looks much better.
> 
> Thanks,
> Mark.
> 
>> 
>> diff --git a/include/linux/compiler-clang.h 
>> b/include/linux/compiler-clang.h
>> --- a/include/linux/compiler-clang.h
>> +++ b/include/linux/compiler-clang.h
>> @@ -15,11 +15,3 @@
>>   * with any version that can compile the kernel
>>   */
>>  #define __UNIQUE_ID(prefix) __PASTE(__PASTE(__UNIQUE_ID_, prefix), 
>> __COUNTER__)
>> -
>> -/*
>> - * GCC does not warn about unused static inline functions for
>> - * -Wunused-function.  This turns out to avoid the need for complex 
>> #ifdef
>> - * directives.  Suppress the warning in clang as well.
>> - */
>> -#undef inline
>> -#define inline inline __attribute__((unused)) notrace
>> diff --git a/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h 
>> b/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h
>> index 0efef9cf014f..71fe0994cf1a 100644
>> --- a/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h
>> +++ b/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h
>> @@ -66,18 +66,22 @@
>> 
>>  /*
>>   * Force always-inline if the user requests it so via the .config,
>> - * or if gcc is too old:
>> + * or if gcc is too old.
>> + * GCC does not warn about unused static inline functions for
>> + * -Wunused-function.  This turns out to avoid the need for complex 
>> #ifdef
>> + * directives.  Suppress the warning in clang as well by using 
>> "unused"
>> + * function attribute, which is redundant but not harmful for gcc.
>>   */
>>  #if !defined(CONFIG_ARCH_SUPPORTS_OPTIMIZED_INLINING) ||		\
>>      !defined(CONFIG_OPTIMIZE_INLINING) || (__GNUC__ < 4)
>> -#define inline		inline		__attribute__((always_inline)) notrace
>> -#define __inline__	__inline__	__attribute__((always_inline)) notrace
>> -#define __inline	__inline	__attribute__((always_inline)) notrace
>> +#define inline inline		__attribute__((always_inline,unused)) notrace
>> +#define __inline__ __inline__	__attribute__((always_inline,unused)) 
>> notrace
>> +#define __inline __inline	__attribute__((always_inline,unused)) 
>> notrace
>>  #else
>>  /* A lot of inline functions can cause havoc with function tracing */
>> -#define inline		inline		notrace
>> -#define __inline__	__inline__	notrace
>> -#define __inline	__inline	notrace
>> +#define inline inline		__attribute__((unused)) notrace
>> +#define __inline__ __inline__	__attribute__((unused)) notrace
>> +#define __inline __inline	__attribute__((unused)) notrace
>>  #endif
>> 
>>  #define __always_inline	inline __attribute__((always_inline))
Hi David,

I just want to cross check with you.
Do you want me to update this change in next patch set ? Or are you 
going to add this ?

-Thanks, Prasad
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diff --git a/include/linux/compiler-clang.h b/include/linux/compiler-clang.h
--- a/include/linux/compiler-clang.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler-clang.h
@@ -15,11 +15,3 @@ 
  * with any version that can compile the kernel
  */
 #define __UNIQUE_ID(prefix) __PASTE(__PASTE(__UNIQUE_ID_, prefix), __COUNTER__)
-
-/*
- * GCC does not warn about unused static inline functions for
- * -Wunused-function.  This turns out to avoid the need for complex #ifdef
- * directives.  Suppress the warning in clang as well.
- */
-#undef inline
-#define inline inline __attribute__((unused)) notrace
diff --git a/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h b/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h
index 0efef9cf014f..71fe0994cf1a 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h
@@ -66,18 +66,22 @@ 
 
 /*
  * Force always-inline if the user requests it so via the .config,
- * or if gcc is too old:
+ * or if gcc is too old.
+ * GCC does not warn about unused static inline functions for
+ * -Wunused-function.  This turns out to avoid the need for complex #ifdef
+ * directives.  Suppress the warning in clang as well by using "unused"
+ * function attribute, which is redundant but not harmful for gcc.
  */
 #if !defined(CONFIG_ARCH_SUPPORTS_OPTIMIZED_INLINING) ||		\
     !defined(CONFIG_OPTIMIZE_INLINING) || (__GNUC__ < 4)
-#define inline		inline		__attribute__((always_inline)) notrace
-#define __inline__	__inline__	__attribute__((always_inline)) notrace
-#define __inline	__inline	__attribute__((always_inline)) notrace
+#define inline inline		__attribute__((always_inline,unused)) notrace
+#define __inline__ __inline__	__attribute__((always_inline,unused)) notrace
+#define __inline __inline	__attribute__((always_inline,unused)) notrace
 #else
 /* A lot of inline functions can cause havoc with function tracing */
-#define inline		inline		notrace
-#define __inline__	__inline__	notrace
-#define __inline	__inline	notrace
+#define inline inline		__attribute__((unused)) notrace
+#define __inline__ __inline__	__attribute__((unused)) notrace
+#define __inline __inline	__attribute__((unused)) notrace
 #endif
 
 #define __always_inline	inline __attribute__((always_inline))