diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index afa5abb7..694eba20 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ Michael Voigt
 2008-10-15 Stephane Letz  <letz@grame.fr>
 	
 	* Fix a crash in JackEngine::Close when backend cannot be loaded.
+	* Tim Blechmann optimization patch.
 
 2008-10-15 Stephane Letz  <letz@grame.fr>
 	
diff --git a/common/JackConnectionManager.cpp b/common/JackConnectionManager.cpp
index 1b0a4e01..c84f535e 100644
--- a/common/JackConnectionManager.cpp
+++ b/common/JackConnectionManager.cpp
@@ -126,20 +126,6 @@ bool JackConnectionManager::IsConnected(jack_port_id_t port_src, jack_port_id_t
     return fConnection[port_src].CheckItem(port_dst);
 }
 
-/*!
-\brief Get the connection number of a given port.
-*/
-jack_int_t JackConnectionManager::Connections(jack_port_id_t port_index) const
-{
-    return fConnection[port_index].GetItemCount();
-}
-
-jack_port_id_t JackConnectionManager::GetPort(jack_port_id_t port_index, int connection) const
-{
-    assert(connection < CONNECTION_NUM_FOR_PORT);
-    return (jack_port_id_t)fConnection[port_index].GetItem(connection);
-}
-
 /*!
 \brief Get the connection port array.
 */
diff --git a/common/JackConnectionManager.h b/common/JackConnectionManager.h
index f98f8871..94af4c0d 100644
--- a/common/JackConnectionManager.h
+++ b/common/JackConnectionManager.h
@@ -396,8 +396,20 @@ class SERVER_EXPORT JackConnectionManager
         int Disconnect(jack_port_id_t port_src, jack_port_id_t port_dst);
         bool IsConnected(jack_port_id_t port_src, jack_port_id_t port_dst) const;
 
-        jack_int_t Connections(jack_port_id_t port_index) const;
-        jack_port_id_t GetPort(jack_port_id_t port_index, int connection) const;
+        /*!
+          \brief Get the connection number of a given port.
+        */
+        jack_int_t Connections(jack_port_id_t port_index) const
+        {
+            return fConnection[port_index].GetItemCount();
+        }
+
+        jack_port_id_t GetPort(jack_port_id_t port_index, int connection) const
+        {
+            assert(connection < CONNECTION_NUM_FOR_PORT);
+            return (jack_port_id_t)fConnection[port_index].GetItem(connection);
+        }
+
         const jack_int_t* GetConnections(jack_port_id_t port_index) const;
 
         bool IncFeedbackConnection(jack_port_id_t port_src, jack_port_id_t port_dst);
diff --git a/common/JackGraphManager.cpp b/common/JackGraphManager.cpp
index d5c3585c..922b9b5b 100644
--- a/common/JackGraphManager.cpp
+++ b/common/JackGraphManager.cpp
@@ -56,13 +56,6 @@ float* JackGraphManager::GetBuffer(jack_port_id_t port_index)
     return fPortArray[port_index].GetBuffer();
 }
 
-// RT, client
-int JackGraphManager::GetConnectionsNum(jack_port_id_t port_index)
-{
-    JackConnectionManager* manager = ReadCurrentState();
-    return manager->Connections(port_index);
-}
-
 // Server
 void JackGraphManager::InitRefNum(int refnum)
 {
diff --git a/common/JackGraphManager.h b/common/JackGraphManager.h
index da345e8c..ed32041a 100644
--- a/common/JackGraphManager.h
+++ b/common/JackGraphManager.h
@@ -79,7 +79,13 @@ class SERVER_EXPORT JackGraphManager : public JackShmMem, public JackAtomicState
         int Connect(jack_port_id_t src_index, jack_port_id_t dst_index);
         int Disconnect(jack_port_id_t src_index, jack_port_id_t dst_index);
         int IsConnected(jack_port_id_t port_src, jack_port_id_t port_dst);
-        int GetConnectionsNum(jack_port_id_t port_index);
+
+        // RT, client
+        int GetConnectionsNum(jack_port_id_t port_index)
+        {
+            JackConnectionManager* manager = ReadCurrentState();
+            return manager->Connections(port_index);
+        }
 
         const char** GetConnections(jack_port_id_t port_index);
         void GetConnections(jack_port_id_t port_index, jack_int_t* connections);  // TODO
diff --git a/common/JackPort.cpp b/common/JackPort.cpp
index bf01fcd9..2afec24b 100644
--- a/common/JackPort.cpp
+++ b/common/JackPort.cpp
@@ -73,11 +73,6 @@ void JackPort::Release()
     fAlias2[0] = '\0';
 }
 
-float* JackPort::GetBuffer()
-{
-    return fBuffer;
-}
-
 int JackPort::GetRefNum() const
 {
     return fRefNum;
@@ -154,11 +149,6 @@ int JackPort::EnsureMonitor(bool onoff)
     return 0;
 }
 
-bool JackPort::MonitoringInput()
-{
-    return (fMonitorRequests > 0);
-}
-
 const char* JackPort::GetName() const
 {
     return fName;
diff --git a/common/JackPort.h b/common/JackPort.h
index 4d08a992..4951ffa9 100644
--- a/common/JackPort.h
+++ b/common/JackPort.h
@@ -94,11 +94,17 @@ class SERVER_EXPORT JackPort
 
         int RequestMonitor(bool onoff);
         int EnsureMonitor(bool onoff);
-        bool MonitoringInput();
+        bool MonitoringInput()
+        {
+            return (fMonitorRequests > 0);
+        }
 
-        float* GetBuffer();
-        int GetRefNum() const;
+        float* GetBuffer()
+        {
+            return fBuffer;
+        }
 
+        int GetRefNum() const;
 };