Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 5 Dec 1999 16:23:23 -0500 (EST) | From | Chris Wing <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] 32-bit UID support for 2.3.30pre6 (important update) |
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Alan:
> > I just increased everything to machine word size with the thinking that > > that would be optimal for integer math. (is it more efficient to avoid > > shorts on risc architectures?) > > Yes.
Okay good, otherwise I was afraid I'd take a beating over the increased cache footprint :)
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