+ #if __GNUC__ >= 3\r
+ /** Indicates to the compiler that the function can not ever return, so that any stack restoring or\r
+ * return code may be omitted by the compiler in the resulting binary.\r
+ */\r
+ #define ATTR_NO_RETURN __attribute__ ((noreturn))\r
+ \r
+ /** Indicates that the function returns a value which should not be ignored by the user code. When\r
+ * applied, any ignored return value from calling the function will produce a compiler warning.\r
+ */\r
+ #define ATTR_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT __attribute__ ((warn_unused_result))\r
+\r
+ /** Indicates that the specified parameters of the function are pointers which should never be NULL.\r
+ * When applied as a 1-based comma separated list the compiler will emit a warning if the specified\r
+ * parameters are known at compiler time to be NULL at the point of calling the function.\r
+ */\r
+ #define ATTR_NON_NULL_PTR_ARG(...) __attribute__ ((nonnull (__VA_ARGS__)))\r
+\r
+ /** Removes any preamble or postamble from the function. When used, the function will not have any\r
+ * register or stack saving code. This should be used with caution, and when used the programmer\r
+ * is responsible for maintaining stack and register integrity.\r
+ */\r
+ #define ATTR_NAKED __attribute__ ((naked))\r
+ \r
+ /** Prevents the compiler from considering a specified function for inlining. When applied, the given\r
+ * function will not be inlined under any circumstances.\r
+ */\r
+ #define ATTR_NO_INLINE __attribute__ ((noinline))\r
+\r
+ /** Forces the compiler to inline the specified function. When applied, the given function will be\r
+ * inlined under all circumstances.\r
+ */\r
+ #define ATTR_ALWAYS_INLINE __attribute__ ((always_inline))\r
+ \r
+ /** Indicates that the specified function is pure, in that it has no side-effects other than global\r
+ * or parameter variable access.\r
+ */\r
+ #define ATTR_PURE __attribute__ ((pure))\r
+ \r
+ /** Indicates that the specified function is constant, in that it has no side effects other than\r
+ * parameter access.\r
+ */\r
+ #define ATTR_CONST __attribute__ ((const))\r
+ \r
+ /** Marks a given function as deprecated, which produces a warning if the function is called. */\r
+ #define ATTR_DEPRECATED __attribute__ ((deprecated))\r
+ \r
+ /** Marks a function as a weak reference, which can be overridden by other functions with an\r
+ * identical name (in which case the weak reference is discarded at link time).\r
+ */\r
+ #define ATTR_WEAK __attribute__ ((weak))\r
+ #endif\r