I have a Fortran code like this:
file1.f90
program myprog
use func1mod
do i=1,N
call subroutine1
enddo
subroutine subroutine1
integer*8::var1,var2,var3,...
do j=1,N
x=func1(var1,var2,var3,..)
computations based on x
enddo
return
end
end
file2.f90
module func1mod
contains
func1(var1,var2,var3,....)
func1=some computations based on var1, var2, var3, ...
return
end function func1
end module func1mod
function func1
does not modify any of its arguments. It computes a value based on the arguments and returns a value. The # of arguments is large but the function is less than 30 lines of code. What is the best approach to reduce the function call overhead.
One approach would be to inline the function. Is there any other way out?
The best you can do is be as explicit as possible about the semantics of the function, turn optimization up as high as possible, and let the compiler make the best decision it can about how best to implement the call. Make sure the dummy variables are marked intent(in)
, and mark the function as pure
- although if it's only 30 lines, the compiler will doubtless notice these things anyway at high optimization - and check your compiler options to see if there's anything you can do to encourage (for instance) inlining.