在c++中使用内联函数的优点/缺点是什么?我看到它只提高了编译器输出的代码的性能,但随着今天优化的编译器,快速的cpu,巨大的内存等(不像在1980年<内存是稀缺的,所有东西都必须适合100KB内存),他们今天真正有什么优势?


当前回答

我们的计算机科学教授敦促我们不要在c++程序中使用内联。当被问及原因时,他友好地向我们解释说,现代编译器应该自动检测何时使用内联。

是的,内联可以是一种优化技术,在任何可能的地方都可以使用,但显然这已经为你做了,只要有可能内联一个函数。

其他回答

我想补充一点,在构建共享库时,内联函数是至关重要的。如果不将函数标记为内联,则它将以二进制形式导出到库中。如果导出,它也将出现在符号表中。另一方面,内联函数不会被导出,既不会被导出到库二进制文件中,也不会被导出到符号表中。

当库打算在运行时加载时,它可能是关键的。它还可能打击二进制兼容的库。在这种情况下,不要使用内联。

Why not make all functions inline by default? Because it's an engineering trade off. There are at least two types of "optimization": speeding up the program and reducing the size (memory footprint) of the program. Inlining generally speeds things up. It gets rid of the function call overhead, avoiding pushing then pulling parameters from the stack. However, it also makes the memory footprint of the program bigger, because every function call must now be replaced with the full code of the function. To make things even more complicated, remember that the CPU stores frequently used chunks of memory in a cache on the CPU for ultra-rapid access. If you make the program's memory image big enough, your program won't be able to use the cache efficiently, and in the worst case inlining could actually slow your program down. To some extent the compiler can calculate what the trade offs are, and may be able to make better decisions than you can, just looking at the source code.

内联函数是编译器使用的优化技术。可以简单地在函数原型前加上inline关键字来使函数内联。内联函数指示编译器在代码中使用函数的任何地方插入完整的函数体。

优点:-

It does not require function calling overhead. It also save overhead of variables push/pop on the stack, while function calling. It also save overhead of return call from a function. It increases locality of reference by utilizing instruction cache. After in-lining compiler can also apply intra-procedural optimization if specified. This is the most important one, in this way compiler can now focus on dead code elimination, can give more stress on branch prediction, induction variable elimination etc..

要了解更多信息,可以点击这个链接 http://tajendrasengar.blogspot.com/2010/03/what-is-inline-function-in-cc.html

Generally speaking, these days with any modern compiler worrying about inlining anything is pretty much a waste of time. The compiler should actually optimize all of these considerations for you through its own analysis of the code and your specification of the optimization flags passed to the compiler. If you care about speed, tell the compiler to optimize for speed. If you care about space, tell the compiler to optimize for space. As another answer alluded to, a decent compiler will even inline automatically if it really makes sense.

另外,正如其他人所说,使用内联并不能保证任何东西都是内联的。如果你想要保证它,你必须定义一个宏而不是一个内联函数来实现它。

何时内联和/或定义宏强制包含?-只有当你对关键代码段的速度有了证明和必要的提高,并且知道这对应用程序的整体性能有影响时。

我们的计算机科学教授敦促我们不要在c++程序中使用内联。当被问及原因时,他友好地向我们解释说,现代编译器应该自动检测何时使用内联。

是的,内联可以是一种优化技术,在任何可能的地方都可以使用,但显然这已经为你做了,只要有可能内联一个函数。