Tag
bit-fields
- Nov 24, 2025 Fixed-Width Instruction Encoding and Where the Fields Go How a 32-bit instruction divides into opcode, register and immediate fields, why the register fields keep the same bit offsets across formats, and what that costs in reachable constants. computer architecture
- Jun 8, 2025 Bitfield Allocation and Packed Structures How bit-fields are packed into storage units on the two major ABIs, why the standard leaves the bit order open, and what packed structs cost at every member access. systems programming