Re: Computer architects leaving Intel...

On Thu, 5 Sep 2024 14:05:08 +0000, Scott Lurndal wrote:

Terje Mathisen <terje.mathisen@tmsw.no> writes:

David Brown wrote:
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It would be nice if C had subrange types like Pascal or Ada, but it doe=

s not.=C2=A0 Usually int - or sizeed ints - are the practical choice.
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Agreed 100%

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Although absent architecture support, how does one ensure that the
value remains within the subrange?

   result = min(max(min_range,x),max_range);
or for 2^n values
   result = ( ( x << (64-width) ) >> (64-width) );
The top is 2 instructions, the bottom 1 (both signed and unsigned).