What is the adventage of macros against function

[İsmail Baydan]

2011/4/27 Ramya Desai <ramya.desai at gmail.com>

> 2011/4/27 İsmail Baydan <ibaydan at gmail.com>:
> > Currently I am trying to learn linux kernel while looking around I saw
> that
> > a lot of function likes macros are defined.What is the adventage of
> macros
> > over functions.
> If the size of the function is very small, then the macro is better
> when compared to function. The macros are replaced at the time of
> preprocessing. However, if there is a function, then there may be
> overhead in calling the function. When there is a call, the return
> address needs to be stored on the stack. This makes some overhead. So,
> if the size of a fucction is big, then define it as function otherwise
> make it as a macro.
>
> I guess, this helps you a bit.
>
> Regards,
> Ramya.
>
> > Thanks
> >
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thanks

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İsmail Baydan
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