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vjarnot@mnw.net (Asmodeus) wrote:


>I have set up an array in the following manner (obviously I just need
>0 or 1) :

>typedef struct my_bits {
>	unsigned the_bit : 1;
>};

>my_bits the_array[800][800];

>	My question is this : I have read that some operations ( =,+,- are
>what I use) are slower when performed on bits as opposed to other
>types.  My objective is to optimize the code for speed, and I figured
>using less memory would help me do so, now I'm having doubts.  So what
>is more efficient, bits or some other type???

>				Thanks in advance for your help.


compile both cases with the "generate assembly output file"  option
and compare the assemply output, then count the cpu cycles for each of
the instructions used on each of the outputs