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Subject: Inlined code
From: Waldo Bastian <bastian () ens ! ascom ! ch>
Date: 1999-05-27 8:30:15
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pbrown@redhat.com wrote:
>
> On Thu, 27 May 1999, David Faure wrote:
>
> > > Modified Files:
> > > kconfig.h
> > > Log Message:
> > > hasKey() returns false if the key's value is null.
> >
> > Does it have to be inline ?
> > This commit forces full kdebase recompilation (I know, it's not the only one those
> > days !) but that's nonsense as the API isn't changed.
> > Such a big method being inline is a waste of memory isn't it ?
>
> It gets used a lot. I don't know, what's the rule of thumb here? I
> inlined all the functions that get used a lot when I redid KConfig. I am
> sure it increased code size, but I thought it was the right thing to do.
> Maybe not, I can't be sure. Opinions?
Some rule of thumbs:
* Use inline for simple setXXXX/getXXXX-like functions only.
* If code has a performance problem and profiling _shows_ that
inlining a function improves the performance significantly,
inline the function.
* Never assume that something will improve performance without
actually measuring it.
Basically you want to reduce the use of inline functions as much
as possible because:
* it will increase compile-times
(everyone including the header-file has to compile the inline-
functions),
* you need to recompile a lot if a change is made in the
implementation and
* it might increase memory usage.
The above rules of thumb try to balance these disadvantages
against the advantages (faster execution).
Cheers,
Waldo Bastian
bastian@kde.org
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