[LAD] Integer performance

[Clemens Ladisch]

Will Godfrey wrote:
> 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?

That depends on the CPU architecture.

Which is why <stdint.h> defines types like int16_fast_t.

> Also, would bool actually have an extra cost due to masking needs?

What masking?


Regards,
Clemens