Structure padding and memory waste in C | by Isla Mukheef | Dec, 2024 | Medium

It’s when the compiler adds empty byte/s between the members of the structure to align them in memory. The point of this alignment is to improve the CPU access speed. Padding wastes memory. If your…

It’s when the compiler adds empty byte/s between the members of the structure to align them in memory. The point of this alignment is to improve the CPU access speed. Padding wastes memory. If your…


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