struct lp_type
lp_int_type(struct lp_type type)
{
- struct lp_type int_type;
+ struct lp_type res_type;
- memset(&int_type, 0, sizeof int_type);
- int_type.width = type.width;
- int_type.length = type.length;
- return int_type;
+ memset(&res_type, 0, sizeof res_type);
+ res_type.width = type.width;
+ res_type.length = type.length;
+
+ return res_type;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Return the type with twice the bit width (hence half the number of elements).
+ */
+struct lp_type
+lp_wider_type(struct lp_type type)
+{
+ struct lp_type res_type;
+
+ memcpy(&res_type, &type, sizeof res_type);
+ res_type.width *= 2;
+ res_type.length /= 2;
+
+ assert(res_type.length);
+
+ return res_type;
}