Re: Multi-protocol patch, part 1

[Bill Stoddard]

>
> > However, please note that we can/should simply toss the darned bit fields
> > from conn_rec, and certainly this one.
>
> I seriously disagree with this.  bit fields are incredibly useful, and we
> should take advantage of them, not dump them.
>

FWIW, I am not a fan of bit fields.  They are slower to check and all you get back is 
a bit of space
savings....maybe (if you cram multiple bit fields into an int).

Bill