diff --git a/chrome/chrome_common.gypi b/chrome/chrome_common.gypi
index 5719444e1417a4..3c6eb5aa6f84a3 100644
--- a/chrome/chrome_common.gypi
+++ b/chrome/chrome_common.gypi
@@ -265,9 +265,9 @@
         'common/service_messages.cc',
         'common/service_messages.h',
         'common/services_messages_internal.h',
-	'common/service_process_type.h',
-	'common/service_process_util.cc',
-	'common/service_process_util.h',
+        'common/service_process_type.h',
+        'common/service_process_util.cc',
+        'common/service_process_util.h',
         'common/socket_stream_dispatcher.cc',
         'common/socket_stream_dispatcher.h',
         'common/spellcheck_common.cc',
diff --git a/ipc/ipc_message_impl_macros.h b/ipc/ipc_message_impl_macros.h
index 10983574803f63..f9eede93e1d3dc 100644
--- a/ipc/ipc_message_impl_macros.h
+++ b/ipc/ipc_message_impl_macros.h
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@
                                                                         \
   void msg_class::Log(const Message* msg, std::wstring* l) {            \
     if (msg->is_sync()) {                                               \
-      SendParam p;                                                      \
+      TupleTypes<SendParam>::ValueTuple p;                              \
       if (ReadSendParam(msg, &p))                                       \
         IPC::LogParam(p, l);                                            \
                                                                         \
diff --git a/ipc/ipc_message_utils.h b/ipc/ipc_message_utils.h
index 12eb02fd7e8793..05d39165f248fc 100644
--- a/ipc/ipc_message_utils.h
+++ b/ipc/ipc_message_utils.h
@@ -20,6 +20,21 @@
 #include "base/utf_string_conversions.h"
 #include "ipc/ipc_sync_message.h"
 
+#if defined(COMPILER_GCC)
+// GCC "helpfully" tries to inline template methods in release mode. Except we
+// want the majority of the template junk being expanded once in the
+// implementation file (and only provide the definitions in
+// ipc_message_utils_impl.h in those files) and exported, instead of expanded
+// at every call site. Special note: GCC happily accepts the attribute before
+// the method declaration, but only acts on it if it is after.
+#define IPC_MSG_NOINLINE  __attribute__((noinline));
+#elif defined(COMPILER_MSVC)
+// MSVC++ doesn't do this.
+#define IPC_MSG_NOINLINE
+#else
+#error "Please add the noinline property for your new compiler here."
+#endif
+
 // Used by IPC_BEGIN_MESSAGES so that each message class starts from a unique
 // base.  Messages have unique IDs across channels in order for the IPC logging
 // code to figure out the message class from its ID.
@@ -960,16 +975,7 @@ class MessageWithTuple : public Message {
   // those translation units.
   MessageWithTuple(int32 routing_id, uint32 type, const RefParam& p);
 
-  // TODO(erg): Migrate this method into ipc_message_utils_impl.h once I figure
-  // out why just having the template in that file and the forward declaration
-  // here breaks the release build.
-  static bool Read(const Message* msg, Param* p) {
-    void* iter = NULL;
-    if (ReadParam(msg, &iter, p))
-      return true;
-    NOTREACHED() << "Error deserializing message " << msg->type();
-    return false;
-  }
+  static bool Read(const Message* msg, Param* p) IPC_MSG_NOINLINE;
 
   // Generic dispatcher.  Should cover most cases.
   template<class T, class Method>
@@ -1160,20 +1166,10 @@ class MessageWithReply : public SyncMessage {
 
   MessageWithReply(int32 routing_id, uint32 type,
                    const RefSendParam& send, const ReplyParam& reply);
-
-  // TODO(erg): Migrate these ReadSendParam/ReadReplyParam() methods to
-  // ipc_message_utils_impl.h once I figure out how to get the linkage correct
-  // in the release builds.
-  static bool ReadSendParam(const Message* msg, SendParam* p) {
-    void* iter = SyncMessage::GetDataIterator(msg);
-    return ReadParam(msg, &iter, p);
-  }
-
-  static bool ReadReplyParam(const Message* msg,
-                             typename TupleTypes<ReplyParam>::ValueTuple* p) {
-    void* iter = SyncMessage::GetDataIterator(msg);
-    return ReadParam(msg, &iter, p);
-  }
+  static bool ReadSendParam(const Message* msg, SendParam* p) IPC_MSG_NOINLINE;
+  static bool ReadReplyParam(
+      const Message* msg,
+      typename TupleTypes<ReplyParam>::ValueTuple* p) IPC_MSG_NOINLINE;
 
   template<class T, class Method>
   static bool Dispatch(const Message* msg, T* obj, Method func) {
diff --git a/ipc/ipc_message_utils_impl.h b/ipc/ipc_message_utils_impl.h
index 53c798645c8cd1..715df8f498c971 100644
--- a/ipc/ipc_message_utils_impl.h
+++ b/ipc/ipc_message_utils_impl.h
@@ -18,8 +18,14 @@ MessageWithTuple<ParamType>::MessageWithTuple(
   WriteParam(this, p);
 }
 
-// TODO(erg): Migrate MessageWithTuple<ParamType>::Read() here once I figure
-// out why having the definition here doesn't export the symbols.
+template <class ParamType>
+bool MessageWithTuple<ParamType>::Read(const Message* msg, Param* p) {
+  void* iter = NULL;
+  if (ReadParam(msg, &iter, p))
+    return true;
+  NOTREACHED() << "Error deserializing message " << msg->type();
+  return false;
+}
 
 // We can't migrate the template for Log() to MessageWithTuple, because each
 // subclass needs to have Log() to call Read(), which instantiates the above
@@ -35,8 +41,19 @@ MessageWithReply<SendParamType, ReplyParamType>::MessageWithReply(
   WriteParam(this, send);
 }
 
-// TODO(erg): Migrate ReadSendParam()/ReadReplyParam() here when we can force
-// the visibility/linkage.
+template <class SendParamType, class ReplyParamType>
+bool MessageWithReply<SendParamType, ReplyParamType>::ReadSendParam(
+    const Message* msg, SendParam* p) {
+  void* iter = SyncMessage::GetDataIterator(msg);
+  return ReadParam(msg, &iter, p);
+}
+
+template <class SendParamType, class ReplyParamType>
+bool MessageWithReply<SendParamType, ReplyParamType>::ReadReplyParam(
+    const Message* msg, typename TupleTypes<ReplyParam>::ValueTuple* p) {
+  void* iter = SyncMessage::GetDataIterator(msg);
+  return ReadParam(msg, &iter, p);
+}
 
 }  // namespace IPC