Hi, On Thu, 2 Feb 2012, Aldy Hernandez wrote:
> > Seriously - is there any real argument *against* just using the base
> > type as a hint for access size?
>
> If I'm on the hook for attempting to fix this again, I'd also like to
> know if there are any arguments against using the base type.
Sure. Simplest example: struct s {int i:24;} __attribute__((packed)).
You must access only three bytes, no matter what. The basetype (int) is
four bytes.
Ciao,
Michael.
