>
> On Mar 22, 2004, at 10:44 PM, Matt Thomas wrote:
>
>> Translating them to inline functions wouldn't bother me much.
>> On some architectures the call overhead can be quite high (VAX).
>>
>> But I want to see performance numbers for a number of architectures
>> including some of the older ones like m68k, vax, alpha.
>
> Yah, platforms where changing them to non-inline functions is likely to
> be a win:
>
> 	* alpha
> 	* Xscale (has branch prediction that optimizes function calls
> 	  nicely)
> 	* mips
> 	* modern IA32 (Xeon, P-III, P-IV)
>
> Platforms where it is likely to be a lose:
>
> 	* vax
> 	* m68k
> 	* ns32k
> 	* older IA32
>
>          -- Jason R. Thorpe <thorpej@wasabisystems.com>
>
>


When you say "inline", do you mean "C inline function" or simply a "C
macro" ?

Roberto