[PATCH v2 3/4] system_data_types.7: Add uint_fastN_t family of types

Alejandro Colomar
2020-10-01T14:32:54Z

Signed-off-by: Alejandro Colomar <colomar.6.4.3@gmail.com>
---
man7/system_data_types.7 | 80 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 80 insertions(+)

diff --git a/man7/system_data_types.7 b/man7/system_data_types.7
index c5d0b700d..c130b7256 100644
--- a/man7/system_data_types.7
+++ b/man7/system_data_types.7
@@ -1348,6 +1348,86 @@ See also:
.BR getpwnam (2),
.BR credentials (7)
.RE
+.\"------------------------------------- uint_fastN_t -----------------/
+.TP
+.IR uint_fast N _t
+.RS
+Include:
+.IR <stdint.h> .
+Alternatively,
+.IR <inttypes.h> .
+.PP
+.IR uint_fast8_t ,
+.IR uint_fast16_t ,
+.IR uint_fast32_t ,
+.I uint_fast64_t
+.PP
+Usually the fastest (see Notes) unsigned integer type
+of a width of at least N bits,
+N being the value specified in its type name.
+According to the C language standard, they shall be
+capable of storing values in the range [0,
+.BR UINT_FAST N _MAX ],
+substituting N by the appropriate number.
+.PP
+The length modifiers for the
+.IR uint_fast N _t
+types for the
+.BR printf (3)
+family of functions
+are expanded by macros of the forms
+.BR PRIuFAST N,
+.BR PRIoFAST N,
+.BR PRIxFAST N
+and
+.BR PRIXFAST N
+(defined in
+.IR <inttypes.h> );
+resulting for example in
+.B %"PRIuFAST32"
+or
+.B %"PRIxFAST32"
+for printing
+.I uint_fast32_t
+values.
+The length modifiers for the
+.IR uint_fast N _t
+types for the
+.BR scanf (3)
+family of functions
+are expanded by macros of the forms
+.BR SCNuFAST N,
+.BR SCNoFAST N,
+.BR SCNxFAST N
+and
+.BR SCNXFAST N
+(defined in
+.IR <inttypes.h> );
+resulting for example in
+.B %"SCNuFAST16"
+or
+.B %"SCNxFAST16"
+for scanning
+.I uint_fast16_t
+values.
+.PP
+Conforming to:
+C99 and later; POSIX.1-2001 and later.
+.PP
+Notes:
+Where there is no single type that is fastest for all purposes,
+the implementation may choose any type
+with the required signedness and at least the minimum width.
+.PP
+See also the
+.IR int_fast N _t ,
+.IR int_least N _t ,
+.IR int N _t ,
+.IR uint_least N _t
+and
+.IR uint N _t
+types in this page.
+.RE
.\"------------------------------------- uintmax_t --------------------/
.TP
.I uintmax_t
--
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