[LLVMdev] Fwd: Fwd: Adding multiples-of-8 integer types to MVT

OvermindDL1
Sun, 06 Dec 2009 03:12:36 -0000

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From: OvermindDL1 <overminddl1 at gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 8:12 PM
Subject: Re: [LLVMdev] Fwd: Adding multiples-of-8 integer types to MVT
To: ether zhhb <etherzhhb at gmail.com>


On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 7:24 PM, ether zhhb <etherzhhb at gmail.com>
wrote:
> ya, when you targeting some backend like FPGA, you are able to meet a
> integer with any bitwitdh.

That is a *very* good point.  Since most FPGA boards are configurable
right down to the bitwidth of the lines, any possible bitwidth could
possibly exist.