From: Roland McGrath <roland@hack.frob.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:13:26 -0700 (PDT)
> The original intent seems to have been what {,u}int_fast8_t is for.
> So why not use that?
I would say because, like reg_char, they seem utterly useless.
Nobody overrides them just like nobody overrides reg_char.