bench: Add test for function call overhead.

For a trivial operation, calling a function is 5 times slower than doing
operation inline.

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diff --git a/tests/bench/funcall-1-inline.py b/tests/bench/funcall-1-inline.py
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+++ b/tests/bench/funcall-1-inline.py
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+# Function call overhead test
+# Establish a baseline for performing a trivial operation inline
+import bench
+
+def test(num):
+    for i in iter(range(num)):
+        a = i + 1
+
+bench.run(test)