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Dir 4.6 and usage of "fast" types in stdint.h - michael.metivier - 12-10-2017
Directive 4.6 indicates "typedefs that indicate sign and signedness should be used in place of the basic numerical types" and suggests that, for C99-compliant systems, the types of should be used.
stdint.h also defines "fast" types which are at least of the indicated length, but may be larger if such a length could be handled more efficiently by the processor.
Is it a violation of Directive 4.6 to utilize these types? They are not "basic numerical types", but also do not necessarily adhere to a fixed length as specified by their names.
Re: Dir 4.6 and usage of "fast" types in stdint.h - misra-c - 08-12-2017
The use of types such as int_fast8_t and int_least8_t violates Directive 4.6.
The amplification to directive 4.6 states:
Quote: A type must not be defined with a specific length unless the implemented type is actually of that length.The use of types such as int_fast8_t and int_least8_t does not guarantee that the type is actually of 8-bits.