Re: [PATCH v16 01/10] rust: alloc: add `KBox::into_nonnull`

["Benno Lossin" <lossin@kernel.org>]

On Sun Mar 1, 2026 at 8:25 PM CET, Gary Guo wrote:
> `#[inline]` is a hint to make it more likely for compilers to inline. Without
> them, you're relying on compiler heurstics only. There're cases (especially with
> abstractions) where the function may look complex as it contains lots of
> function calls (so compiler heurstics avoid inlining them), but they're all
> zero-cost abstractions so eventually things get optimized away.
>
> For non-generic functions, there is additional issue where only very small
> functions get automatically inlined, otherwise a single copy is generated at the
> defining crate and compiler run on a dependant crate has no chance to even peek
> what's in the function.
>
> If you know a function should be inlined, it's better to just mark them as such,
> so there're no surprises.

Should we set clippy::missing_inline_in_public_items [1] to "warn"?

[1]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rust-clippy/master/index.html?search=missing_inline_in_public_items

Cheers,
Benno