diff --git a/regex-automata/src/util/pool.rs b/regex-automata/src/util/pool.rs
index c03d7b013..95afa4a0d 100644
--- a/regex-automata/src/util/pool.rs
+++ b/regex-automata/src/util/pool.rs
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ impl<T: Send, F: Fn() -> T> Pool<T, F> {
     /// the value to go back into the pool) and then calling get again is
     /// *not* guaranteed to return the same value received in the first `get`
     /// call.
+    #[inline]
     pub fn get(&self) -> PoolGuard<'_, T, F> {
         PoolGuard(self.0.get())
     }
@@ -200,6 +201,7 @@ impl<'a, T: Send, F: Fn() -> T> PoolGuard<'a, T, F> {
     /// This circumvents the guard's `Drop` implementation. This can be useful
     /// in circumstances where the automatic `Drop` results in poorer codegen,
     /// such as calling non-inlined functions.
+    #[inline]
     pub fn put(this: PoolGuard<'_, T, F>) {
         inner::PoolGuard::put(this.0);
     }
@@ -208,12 +210,14 @@ impl<'a, T: Send, F: Fn() -> T> PoolGuard<'a, T, F> {
 impl<'a, T: Send, F: Fn() -> T> core::ops::Deref for PoolGuard<'a, T, F> {
     type Target = T;
 
+    #[inline]
     fn deref(&self) -> &T {
         self.0.value()
     }
 }
 
 impl<'a, T: Send, F: Fn() -> T> core::ops::DerefMut for PoolGuard<'a, T, F> {
+    #[inline]
     fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut T {
         self.0.value_mut()
     }
@@ -469,6 +473,7 @@ mod inner {
     impl<T: Send, F: Fn() -> T> Pool<T, F> {
         /// Get a value from the pool. This may block if another thread is also
         /// attempting to retrieve a value from the pool.
+        #[inline]
         pub(super) fn get(&self) -> PoolGuard<'_, T, F> {
             // Our fast path checks if the caller is the thread that "owns"
             // this pool. Or stated differently, whether it is the first thread
@@ -562,6 +567,7 @@ mod inner {
         /// Puts a value back into the pool. Callers don't need to call this.
         /// Once the guard that's returned by 'get' is dropped, it is put back
         /// into the pool automatically.
+        #[inline]
         fn put_value(&self, value: Box<T>) {
             let caller = THREAD_ID.with(|id| *id);
             let stack_id = caller % self.stacks.len();
@@ -587,11 +593,13 @@ mod inner {
         }
 
         /// Create a guard that represents the special owned T.
+        #[inline]
         fn guard_owned(&self, caller: usize) -> PoolGuard<'_, T, F> {
             PoolGuard { pool: self, value: Err(caller), discard: false }
         }
 
         /// Create a guard that contains a value from the pool's stack.
+        #[inline]
         fn guard_stack(&self, value: Box<T>) -> PoolGuard<'_, T, F> {
             PoolGuard { pool: self, value: Ok(value), discard: false }
         }
@@ -599,6 +607,7 @@ mod inner {
         /// Create a guard that contains a value from the pool's stack with an
         /// instruction to throw away the value instead of putting it back
         /// into the pool.
+        #[inline]
         fn guard_stack_transient(&self, value: Box<T>) -> PoolGuard<'_, T, F> {
             PoolGuard { pool: self, value: Ok(value), discard: true }
         }
@@ -633,6 +642,7 @@ mod inner {
 
     impl<'a, T: Send, F: Fn() -> T> PoolGuard<'a, T, F> {
         /// Return the underlying value.
+        #[inline]
         pub(super) fn value(&self) -> &T {
             match self.value {
                 Ok(ref v) => &**v,
@@ -657,6 +667,7 @@ mod inner {
         }
 
         /// Return the underlying value as a mutable borrow.
+        #[inline]
         pub(super) fn value_mut(&mut self) -> &mut T {
             match self.value {
                 Ok(ref mut v) => &mut **v,
@@ -681,6 +692,7 @@ mod inner {
         }
 
         /// Consumes this guard and puts it back into the pool.
+        #[inline]
         pub(super) fn put(this: PoolGuard<'_, T, F>) {
             // Since this is effectively consuming the guard and putting the
             // value back into the pool, there's no reason to run its Drop
@@ -729,6 +741,7 @@ mod inner {
     }
 
     impl<'a, T: Send, F: Fn() -> T> Drop for PoolGuard<'a, T, F> {
+        #[inline]
         fn drop(&mut self) {
             self.put_imp();
         }
@@ -806,6 +819,7 @@ mod inner {
     impl<T: Send, F: Fn() -> T> Pool<T, F> {
         /// Get a value from the pool. This may block if another thread is also
         /// attempting to retrieve a value from the pool.
+        #[inline]
         pub(super) fn get(&self) -> PoolGuard<'_, T, F> {
             let mut stack = self.stack.lock();
             let value = match stack.pop() {
@@ -815,6 +829,7 @@ mod inner {
             PoolGuard { pool: self, value: Some(value) }
         }
 
+        #[inline]
         fn put(&self, guard: PoolGuard<'_, T, F>) {
             let mut guard = core::mem::ManuallyDrop::new(guard);
             if let Some(value) = guard.value.take() {
@@ -825,6 +840,7 @@ mod inner {
         /// Puts a value back into the pool. Callers don't need to call this.
         /// Once the guard that's returned by 'get' is dropped, it is put back
         /// into the pool automatically.
+        #[inline]
         fn put_value(&self, value: Box<T>) {
             let mut stack = self.stack.lock();
             stack.push(value);
@@ -847,16 +863,19 @@ mod inner {
 
     impl<'a, T: Send, F: Fn() -> T> PoolGuard<'a, T, F> {
         /// Return the underlying value.
+        #[inline]
         pub(super) fn value(&self) -> &T {
             self.value.as_deref().unwrap()
         }
 
         /// Return the underlying value as a mutable borrow.
+        #[inline]
         pub(super) fn value_mut(&mut self) -> &mut T {
             self.value.as_deref_mut().unwrap()
         }
 
         /// Consumes this guard and puts it back into the pool.
+        #[inline]
         pub(super) fn put(this: PoolGuard<'_, T, F>) {
             // Since this is effectively consuming the guard and putting the
             // value back into the pool, there's no reason to run its Drop
@@ -878,6 +897,7 @@ mod inner {
     }
 
     impl<'a, T: Send, F: Fn() -> T> Drop for PoolGuard<'a, T, F> {
+        #[inline]
         fn drop(&mut self) {
             self.put_imp();
         }
@@ -931,6 +951,7 @@ mod inner {
         /// Lock this mutex and return a guard providing exclusive access to
         /// `T`. This blocks if some other thread has already locked this
         /// mutex.
+        #[inline]
         fn lock(&self) -> MutexGuard<'_, T> {
             while self
                 .locked
@@ -963,18 +984,21 @@ mod inner {
     impl<'a, T> core::ops::Deref for MutexGuard<'a, T> {
         type Target = T;
 
+        #[inline]
         fn deref(&self) -> &T {
             self.data
         }
     }
 
     impl<'a, T> core::ops::DerefMut for MutexGuard<'a, T> {
+        #[inline]
         fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut T {
             self.data
         }
     }
 
     impl<'a, T> Drop for MutexGuard<'a, T> {
+        #[inline]
         fn drop(&mut self) {
             // Drop means 'data' is no longer accessible, so we can unlock
             // the mutex.