[pro] Meaning of "inline" when applied to a generic function?

[Jean-Claude Beaudoin]

Hello CL pros,

I am trying to figure out the meaning of the inline declaration when the so
qualified function happens to be a generic function. As in:

(declaim (inline foo))
(defgeneric foo (a b))

What can be expected of a compiler when it then faces a call to foo while
the above is in effect?

Is this an obvious no-op or did some find something useful to do in such a
context?

Thanks for your help,

JCB
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