--- deliantra/server/common/los.C	2009/11/04 18:17:57	1.65
+++ deliantra/server/common/los.C	2009/11/29 17:41:07	1.67
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@
   FLG_QUEUED  = 0x80  // already queued in queue, or border
 };
 
+// it is important for performance reasons that this structure
+// has a size easily computable by the cpu (*8 is perfect).
+// it is possible to move culled and visible into flags, at
+// some speed loss.
 struct los_info
 {
   uint8 flags;   // FLG_xxx
@@ -83,7 +87,7 @@
 
   l.flags |= flags;
 
-  if (l.flags & FLG_QUEUED)
+  if (expect_false (l.flags & FLG_QUEUED))
     return;
 
   l.flags |= FLG_QUEUED;
@@ -303,26 +307,29 @@
   }
 } los_init;
 
-// brighten area, ignore los
-sint8
-los_brighten_nolos (sint8 b, sint8 l)
-{
-  return min (b, l);
-}
+// the following functions cannot be static, due to c++ stupidity :/
+namespace {
+  // brighten area, ignore los
+  sint8
+  los_brighten_nolos (sint8 b, sint8 l)
+  {
+    return min (b, l);
+  }
 
-// brighten area, but respect los
-sint8
-los_brighten (sint8 b, sint8 l)
-{
-  return b == LOS_BLOCKED ? b : min (b, l);
-}
+  // brighten area, but respect los
+  sint8
+  los_brighten (sint8 b, sint8 l)
+  {
+    return b == LOS_BLOCKED ? b : min (b, l);
+  }
 
-// darken area, respect los
-sint8
-los_darken (sint8 b, sint8 l)
-{
-  return max (b, l);
-}
+  // darken area, respect los
+  sint8
+  los_darken (sint8 b, sint8 l)
+  {
+    return max (b, l);
+  }
+};
 
 template<sint8 change_it (sint8, sint8)>
 static void