From: Gavin Shan
> Sent: 08 May 2017 01:20
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> >Why 16 bits?
> >You are just making life hard for the compiler and possibly generating
> >random padding.
> >
>
> It's because there are 256 NCSI channels to maximal degree. So 16-bits
> is the minial data width to hold it in signed format. Yes, I think
> __s32 would be better in this case. However, I would like to discard
> the negotiation mechanism in next respin.
Just because the domain of a value fits in 16 bits doesn't mean
that a 16bit type is appropriate.
It is generally much better to use 32 (aka machine word) sized
items unless you have an array or are trying to fit a lot of
items into a small memory area.
David
