Mail Archives: djgpp/1996/12/01/18:14:21
> > Hmmm...I would think that if about 20 people told me one thing, and I
> > was the only person considering the other, that I would be wrong... ;)
> <grin> I just figgured that because nobody was able to justify what they
> were saying I should press on :)
Heh heh... :) I guess I am the same...
> > Now, here's the difference: if your accessing 32 bit data, and its in
> > the cache, you get it for free (ie: 0 cycles), if you access 16 bit
> > data, you have a size prefix (1 cycle).
> I have been able to confirm that a size override for word sized data does
> in fact cause a 1 cycle stall on Pentiums... (I went and looked it up) :)
Or more... :|
> But (not that you were disputing this), this is a quote from the intel
> web site:
> The final story: avoid short ints, regular ints are just peachy, and keep
> on trucking with those chars.
> Have I got this clear?
Crystal... :)
Leathal.
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