fix: `missing_inline_in_public_items` FP on functions with `extern`

1 files changed, 13 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/missing_inline.rs b/clippy_lints/src/missing_inline.rs
index 25c95d23436..ca54fc693e7 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/missing_inline.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/missing_inline.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use clippy_utils::diagnostics::span_lint;
 use rustc_attr_data_structures::{AttributeKind, find_attr};
-use rustc_hir as hir;
-use rustc_hir::Attribute;
+use rustc_hir::def_id::DefId;
+use rustc_hir::{self as hir, Attribute};
 use rustc_lint::{LateContext, LateLintPass, LintContext};
 use rustc_middle::ty::AssocItemContainer;
 use rustc_session::declare_lint_pass;
@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for MissingInline {
         }
         match it.kind {
             hir::ItemKind::Fn { .. } => {
+                if fn_is_externally_exported(cx, it.owner_id.to_def_id()) {
+                    return;
+                }
+
                 let desc = "a function";
                 let attrs = cx.tcx.hir_attrs(it.hir_id());
                 check_missing_inline_attrs(cx, attrs, it.span, desc);
@@ -173,3 +177,10 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for MissingInline {
         check_missing_inline_attrs(cx, attrs, impl_item.span, desc);
     }
 }
+
+/// Checks if this function is externally exported, where #[inline] wouldn't have the desired effect
+/// and a rustc warning would be triggered, see #15301
+fn fn_is_externally_exported(cx: &LateContext<'_>, def_id: DefId) -> bool {
+    let attrs = cx.tcx.codegen_fn_attrs(def_id);
+    attrs.contains_extern_indicator()
+}