[PATCH] xf86drmMode.h: inline -> __inline for use with gcc -std=c89 -pedantic
Emil Velikov
emil.l.velikov at gmail.com
Sun Mar 29 09:20:08 PDT 2015
On 26/03/15 16:57, randyf at sibernet.com wrote:
[...]
>>> Alternatively can we:
>>> (1) move the wrapper to xf86drmMode.h itself, or
>>> (2) move this inline helper function out of xf86drmMode.h and into
>>> the two libdrm tests that use it (or a shared test helper .h [0])
>>> (3) remove the inline and make drm_property_type_is a non-inline
>>> function in xf86drmMode.c
>>>
>>> [0] I think Thierry already has a patch set that rearranges the tests
>>> to use some shared headers. Perhaps this will work well once his set
>>> lands.
>>>
>> Fwiw I would opt for 1 or 3 (leaning towards 1), as 2 might lead to:
>> - Everyone coming up with their own "helper", or
>> - Ignoring DRM_MODE_PROP_EXTENDED_TYPE checking
>> drmModePropertyPtr::flags, thus causing all sorts of chaos.
>>
>>
>> Randy, Niveditha, Stuart,
>>
>> Does the compiler(s) used to build libdrm and friends support __inline ?
>
> It should. I can't be 100% sure as there was just recently a new
> compiler release, but I would also suspect if this support was broken or
> dropped, then lots of stuff would break.
>
>
Thanks for the information Randy.
Daniel
Based Randy's input we can go with the original solution :-) Will leave
the patch around for a week or so, for others to comment, before pushing
it. If someone else beats me to it, feel free to add:
Reviewed-by: Emil Velikov <emil.l.velikov at gmail.com>
Cheers,
Emil
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