Define pg_attribute_cold and pg_attribute_hot macros

david-rowley · david-rowley · commit 697e1d02f53f · 2020-11-24T11:29:28.000+13:00
For compilers supporting __has_attribute and __has_attribute (hot/cold). __has_attribute is supported on gcc >= 5, clang >= 2.9 and icc >= 17. A followup commit will implement some usages of these macros. Author: David Rowley Reviewed-by: Andres Freund, Peter Eisentraut Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAApHDvrVpasrEzLL2er7p9iwZFZ%3DJj6WisePcFeunwfrV0js_A%40mail.gmail.com
diff --git a/src/include/c.h b/src/include/c.h
@@ -191,6 +191,22 @@
 #define pg_noinline
 #endif
 
+/*
+ * Marking certain functions as "hot" or "cold" can be useful to assist the
+ * compiler in arranging the assembly code in a more efficient way.
+ */
+#if defined(__has_attribute) && __has_attribute (cold)
+#define pg_attribute_cold __attribute__((cold))
+#else
+#define pg_attribute_cold
+#endif
+
+#if defined(__has_attribute) && __has_attribute (hot)
+#define pg_attribute_hot __attribute__((hot))
+#else
+#define pg_attribute_hot
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Mark a point as unreachable in a portable fashion.  This should preferably
  * be something that the compiler understands, to aid code generation.
