diff --git a/common/include/utils.h b/common/include/utils.h
index 9d3ee80..567aac5 100644
--- a/common/include/utils.h
+++ b/common/include/utils.h
@@ -92,7 +92,11 @@ struct throughput_metrics
     uint64_t n_bytes;
 };
 
-void throughput_metrics_inc(struct throughput_metrics *iterm, uint64_t n_pkts, uint64_t n_bytes);
+static inline void throughput_metrics_inc(struct throughput_metrics *iterm, uint64_t n_pkts, uint64_t n_bytes)
+{
+    iterm->n_bytes += n_bytes;
+    iterm->n_pkts += n_pkts;
+}
 
 /******************************************************************************
  * device
diff --git a/common/src/utils.cpp b/common/src/utils.cpp
index d139e53..52df192 100644
--- a/common/src/utils.cpp
+++ b/common/src/utils.cpp
@@ -143,16 +143,6 @@ void route_ctx_copy(struct route_ctx *dst, struct route_ctx *src)
     dst->len = src->len;
 }
 
-/******************************************************************************
- * throughput_metrics
- ******************************************************************************/
-
-void throughput_metrics_inc(struct throughput_metrics *iterm, uint64_t n_pkts, uint64_t n_bytes)
-{
-    iterm->n_bytes += n_bytes;
-    iterm->n_pkts += n_pkts;
-}
-
 /******************************************************************************
  * device
  ******************************************************************************/
diff --git a/platform/src/packet_io.cpp b/platform/src/packet_io.cpp
index 345de21..305d418 100644
--- a/platform/src/packet_io.cpp
+++ b/platform/src/packet_io.cpp
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ void vlan_encapsulate(marsio_buff_t *mbuff, int vlan_id, int replace_orig_vlan_h
     }
 }
 
-static int send_packet_to_sf(struct session_ctx *session_ctx, marsio_buff_t *mbuff, struct metadata *meta, struct selected_sf *sf, struct thread_ctx *thread_ctx)
+static inline int send_packet_to_sf(struct session_ctx *session_ctx, marsio_buff_t *mbuff, struct metadata *meta, struct selected_sf *sf, struct thread_ctx *thread_ctx)
 {
     thread_ctx->tx_packets_ipid++;
     int nsend = 0;
@@ -533,9 +533,9 @@ static int send_packet_to_sf(struct session_ctx *session_ctx, marsio_buff_t *mbu
     return nsend;
 }
 
-static int action_nf_inject(marsio_buff_t *rx_buff, struct metadata *meta, struct selected_sf *sf, struct thread_ctx *thread_ctx);
+static inline int action_nf_inject(marsio_buff_t *rx_buff, struct metadata *meta, struct selected_sf *sf, struct thread_ctx *thread_ctx);
 
-static void action_err_bypass(marsio_buff_t *rx_buff, struct metadata *meta, struct selected_sf *sf, struct thread_ctx *thread_ctx)
+static inline void action_err_bypass(marsio_buff_t *rx_buff, struct metadata *meta, struct selected_sf *sf, struct thread_ctx *thread_ctx)
 {
     struct thread_metrics *thread_metrics = &thread_ctx->thread_metrics;
 
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ static void action_err_bypass(marsio_buff_t *rx_buff, struct metadata *meta, str
     }
 }
 
-static void action_err_block(marsio_buff_t *rx_buff, struct metadata *meta, struct selected_sf *sf, struct thread_ctx *thread_ctx)
+static inline void action_err_block(marsio_buff_t *rx_buff, struct metadata *meta, struct selected_sf *sf, struct thread_ctx *thread_ctx)
 {
     struct thread_metrics *thread_metrics = &thread_ctx->thread_metrics;
     struct packet_io *packet_io = thread_ctx->ref_io;
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ static void action_err_block(marsio_buff_t *rx_buff, struct metadata *meta, stru
 }
 
 // return nsend
-static int action_nf_inject(marsio_buff_t *rx_buff, struct metadata *meta, struct selected_sf *sf, struct thread_ctx *thread_ctx)
+static inline int action_nf_inject(marsio_buff_t *rx_buff, struct metadata *meta, struct selected_sf *sf, struct thread_ctx *thread_ctx)
 {
     struct thread_metrics *thread_metrics = &thread_ctx->thread_metrics;
     struct packet_io *packet_io = thread_ctx->ref_io;
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ static int action_nf_inject(marsio_buff_t *rx_buff, struct metadata *meta, struc
     return raw_len;
 }
 
-static void action_mirr_bypass(marsio_buff_t *rx_buff, struct metadata *meta, struct selected_sf *sf, struct thread_ctx *thread_ctx)
+static inline void action_mirr_bypass(marsio_buff_t *rx_buff, struct metadata *meta, struct selected_sf *sf, struct thread_ctx *thread_ctx)
 {
     struct thread_metrics *thread_metrics = &thread_ctx->thread_metrics;
 
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ static void action_mirr_bypass(marsio_buff_t *rx_buff, struct metadata *meta, st
     throughput_metrics_inc(&(thread_metrics->data_pkt.mirr_bypass), 1, raw_len);
 }
 
-static void action_mirr_block(marsio_buff_t *rx_buff, struct metadata *meta, struct selected_sf *sf, struct thread_ctx *thread_ctx)
+static inline void action_mirr_block(marsio_buff_t *rx_buff, struct metadata *meta, struct selected_sf *sf, struct thread_ctx *thread_ctx)
 {
     struct thread_metrics *thread_metrics = &thread_ctx->thread_metrics;
 
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ static void action_mirr_block(marsio_buff_t *rx_buff, struct metadata *meta, str
     throughput_metrics_inc(&(thread_metrics->data_pkt.mirr_block), 1, raw_len);
 }
 
-static void action_mirr_forward(struct session_ctx *session_ctx, marsio_buff_t *rx_buff, struct metadata *meta, struct selected_sf *sf, struct thread_ctx *thread_ctx)
+static inline void action_mirr_forward(struct session_ctx *session_ctx, marsio_buff_t *rx_buff, struct metadata *meta, struct selected_sf *sf, struct thread_ctx *thread_ctx)
 {
     struct thread_metrics *thread_metrics = &thread_ctx->thread_metrics;
     struct packet_io *packet_io = thread_ctx->ref_io;
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ static void action_mirr_forward(struct session_ctx *session_ctx, marsio_buff_t *
     sf_metrics_inc(thread_ctx->sf_metrics, sf->rule_vsys_id, sf->rule_id, sf->sff_profile_id, sf->sf_profile_id, 0, 0, 1, nsend);
 }
 
-static void action_stee_bypass(marsio_buff_t *rx_buff, struct metadata *meta, struct selected_sf *sf, struct thread_ctx *thread_ctx)
+static inline void action_stee_bypass(marsio_buff_t *rx_buff, struct metadata *meta, struct selected_sf *sf, struct thread_ctx *thread_ctx)
 {
     struct thread_metrics *thread_metrics = &thread_ctx->thread_metrics;
 
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ static void action_stee_bypass(marsio_buff_t *rx_buff, struct metadata *meta, st
     throughput_metrics_inc(&(thread_metrics->data_pkt.stee_bypass), 1, raw_len);
 }
 
-static void action_stee_block(marsio_buff_t *rx_buff, struct metadata *meta, struct selected_sf *sf, struct thread_ctx *thread_ctx)
+static inline void action_stee_block(marsio_buff_t *rx_buff, struct metadata *meta, struct selected_sf *sf, struct thread_ctx *thread_ctx)
 {
     struct thread_metrics *thread_metrics = &thread_ctx->thread_metrics;
     struct packet_io *packet_io = thread_ctx->ref_io;
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ static void action_stee_block(marsio_buff_t *rx_buff, struct metadata *meta, str
     marsio_buff_free(packet_io->instance, &rx_buff, 1, 0, thread_index);
 }
 
-static void action_stee_forward(struct session_ctx *session_ctx, marsio_buff_t *rx_buff, struct metadata *meta, struct selected_sf *sf, struct thread_ctx *thread_ctx)
+static inline void action_stee_forward(struct session_ctx *session_ctx, marsio_buff_t *rx_buff, struct metadata *meta, struct selected_sf *sf, struct thread_ctx *thread_ctx)
 {
     struct thread_metrics *thread_metrics = &thread_ctx->thread_metrics;