On Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:50:43 +0000, john gilmore wrote: > >[2^15 - 1 =] 32767/8 is 4095, and 4095 x 8 is 32760, > >which is the largest integer not greater than 32767 that is a multiple of >eight (for doubleword alignment). > What particular penalty is incurred by not having the end of one's buffer doubleword aligned, supposing 32767 fits one's data well? I suppose that if GETMAIN allocates in doubleword units (rounding up, I hope), one byte will always be unused. That does not strike me as an exorbitant price.
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