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x86 CPUs have always been forgiving of unaligned access. So while modern x86 CPUs might have resolved this performance issue, if you ever want to run your soft
by wvenable 12y ago
x86 CPUs have always been forgiving of unaligned access. So while modern x86 CPUs might have resolved this performance issue, if you ever want to run your software on ARM, for example, you're still going to have to align everything.
- gsnedders 12y agoFWIW, since ARMv6 unaligned access has been supported on ARM.
- TazeTSchnitzel 12y agoDepends on the OS you target. IIRC Windows will handle misalignment for you.