[jbaron@redhat.com: [PATCH 0/3] tracepoints: delay argument evaluation]

[Jason Baron]

hi,

While working on some Linux kernel code, I've found that functions that
are declared as 'static inline' are having their arguments evaluated
well before they are used. For example I have a function:

static inline void trace(arg1, arg2)
{
	if (unlikely(enabled)) {
		<use the arguments>
	}
}

If i call 'trace(ptr->arg1, ptr->arg2)', then the pointers are
dereferenced before the 'if' is executed. Is there any way to delay the
argument evaluation until they are used? Am I missing a compiler option?
I am used gcc 4.3.0.

thanks,

-Jason