Add pg_attribute_always_inline.

Sometimes it is useful to be able to insist that the compiler inline a
function that its normal cost analysis would not normally choose to inline.
This can be useful for instantiating different variants of a function that
remove branches of code by constant folding.

Author: Thomas Munro
Reviewed-By: Andres Freund
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAEepm=09rr65VN+cAV5FgyM_z=D77Xy8Fuc9CDDDYbq3pQUezg@mail.gmail.com

diff --git a/src/include/c.h b/src/include/c.h
index a61428843a8886eba4024e1f0be80d5acd1c89f2..11fcffbae3954da4941d005f36fa8cbe92ecc746 100644 (file)
--- a/src/include/c.h
+++ b/src/include/c.h
@@ -146,6 +146,16 @@
 #define pg_attribute_noreturn()
 #endif
 
+/* GCC, Sunpro and XLC support always_inline via __attribute__ */
+#if defined(__GNUC__)
+#define pg_attribute_always_inline __attribute__((always_inline))
+/* msvc via a special keyword */
+#elif defined(_MSC_VER)
+#define pg_attribute_always_inline __forceinline
+#else
+#define pg_attribute_always_inline
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Forcing a function not to be inlined can be useful if it's the slow path of
  * a performance-critical function, or should be visible in profiles to allow