X-Git-Url: http://git.linex4red.de/pub/USBasp.git/blobdiff_plain/b763c3f33e8596afe2dd21746890fa9641362c5e..04287b76c578b61fb16c90600af622d3e22e523b:/LUFA/Common/Attributes.h diff --git a/LUFA/Common/Attributes.h b/LUFA/Common/Attributes.h index 62ce9f29e..d6722a28d 100644 --- a/LUFA/Common/Attributes.h +++ b/LUFA/Common/Attributes.h @@ -29,20 +29,20 @@ */ /** \file - * \brief GCC special function/variable attribute macros. + * \brief Special function/variable attribute macros. * - * \copydetails Group_GCCAttributes + * \copydetails Group_FuncVarAttributes * * \note Do not include this file directly, rather include the Common.h header file instead to gain this file's * functionality. */ /** \ingroup Group_Common - * \defgroup Group_GCCAttributes Function/Variable Attributes - * \brief GCC special function/variable attribute macros. + * \defgroup Group_FuncVarAttributes Function/Variable Attributes + * \brief Special function/variable attribute macros. * - * This module contains macros for applying GCC specific attributes to functions and variables to control various - * optimiser and code generation features of the compiler. Attributes may be placed in the function prototype + * This module contains macros for applying specific attributes to functions and variables to control various + * optimizer and code generation features of the compiler. Attributes may be placed in the function prototype * or variable declaration in any order, and multiple attributes can be specified for a single item via a space * separated list. * @@ -85,13 +85,13 @@ */ #define ATTR_NAKED __attribute__ ((naked)) - /** Prevents the compiler from considering a specified function for inlining. When applied, the given - * function will not be inlined under any circumstances. + /** Prevents the compiler from considering a specified function for in-lining. When applied, the given + * function will not be in-lined under any circumstances. */ #define ATTR_NO_INLINE __attribute__ ((noinline)) /** Forces the compiler to inline the specified function. When applied, the given function will be - * inlined under all circumstances. + * in-lined under all circumstances. */ #define ATTR_ALWAYS_INLINE __attribute__ ((always_inline)) @@ -134,7 +134,9 @@ */ #define ATTR_ALIAS(Func) __attribute__ ((alias( #Func ))) - /** Marks a variable or struct element for packing into the smallest space available. */ + /** Marks a variable or struct element for packing into the smallest space available, omitting any + * alignment bytes usually added between fields to optimize field accesses. + */ #define ATTR_PACKED __attribute__ ((packed)) /** Indicates the minimum alignment in bytes for a variable or struct element.