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[PATCH v2] docs/misra: document the expected sizes of integer types



Xen makes assumptions about the size of integer types on the various
architectures. Document these assumptions.

Signed-off-by: Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@xxxxxxx>
---
Changes in v2:
- add alignment info
---
 docs/misra/C-language-toolchain.rst | 58 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 58 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/misra/C-language-toolchain.rst 
b/docs/misra/C-language-toolchain.rst
index b7c2000992..24d3c1cac6 100644
--- a/docs/misra/C-language-toolchain.rst
+++ b/docs/misra/C-language-toolchain.rst
@@ -480,4 +480,62 @@ The table columns are as follows:
      - See Section "4.13 Preprocessing Directives" of GCC_MANUAL and Section 
"11.1 Implementation-defined behavior" of CPP_MANUAL.
 
 
+Sizes of Integer types
+______________________
+
+.. list-table::
+   :widths: 10 10 10 45
+   :header-rows: 1
+
+   * - Type
+     - Size
+     - Alignment
+     - Architectures
+
+   * - char 
+     - 8 bits
+     - 8 bits
+     - all architectures
+
+   * - short
+     - 16 bits
+     - 16 bits
+     - all architectures
+
+   * - int
+     - 32 bits
+     - 32 bits
+     - all architectures
+
+   * - long
+     - 32 bits
+     - 32 bits 
+     - 32-bit architectures (x86_32, ARMv8-A AArch32, ARMv8-R AArch32)
+
+   * - long
+     - 64 bits
+     - 64 bits 
+     - 64-bit architectures (x86_64, ARMv8-A AArch64, RV64, PPC64)
+
+   * - long long
+     - 64-bit
+     - 32-bit
+     - x86_32
+
+   * - long long
+     - 64-bit
+     - 64-bit
+     - 64-bit architectures, ARMv8-A AArch32, ARMv8-R AArch32
+
+   * - pointer
+     - 32-bit
+     - 32-bit
+     - 32-bit architectures (x86_32, ARMv8-A AArch32, ARMv8-R AArch32)
+
+   * - pointer
+     - 64-bit
+     - 64-bit
+     - 64-bit architectures (x86_64, ARMv8-A AArch64, RV64, PPC64)
+
+
 END OF DOCUMENT.
-- 
2.25.1




 


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