our guidance on inline functions is a little bit difference because we're targeting embedded devices

doc/CODING_STYLE.html

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 <h3 id="Inline_Functions">Inline Functions</h3>
 
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+	<strike>
 <p>Define functions inline only when they are small, say, 10
 lines or fewer.</p>
+	</strike>
+	<p>Define inline functions when required to do so in order to get the compiler to generate more compact code.</p>
 </div>
 
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