On Sun, 03 May 2015 21:36:25 +0200 Florian Weimer <f...@deneb.enyo.de> wrote:
> * Will Godfrey: > > > Just a curious thought... > > > > If you are using only small values is there really any benefit in > > using chars and shorts rather than just using integers everywhere > > and letting the compiler sort it out? > > Many languages do not actually support arithmetic on chars and shorts, > but promote them to ints first. Currently I work in C and C++. I don't see that changing any time soon. They are more then enough to keep me occupied! > It is usually beneficial to use the smallest possible data type for > arrays because it cuts down memory use and increases the number of > array elements which fit into the CPU caches. Good point. I didn't think of that. -- It wasn't me! (Well actually, it probably was) ... the hard part is not dodging what life throws at you, but trying to catch the good bits. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-dev mailing list Linux-audio-dev@lists.linuxaudio.org http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-dev
