On 25/04/2012, erik quanstrom <quans...@quanstro.net> wrote: > i think you mean the maximum value of an integer > rather than a count. assuming this, vlongs are > still 64 bits with 8c and the 32-bit architecture. > > what's wrong with them?
Twice as many instructions, if I'm not mistaken, and a waste of good 64-bit registers.
