[clang] aligned attribute doc (PR #195278)
Kartik Ohlan via cfe-commits
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Sat May 2 10:16:43 PDT 2026
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@@ -10000,3 +9983,40 @@ different languages to coexist on the same call stack while each interpreting
exceptions according to their own rules.
}];
}
+
+def AlignedDocs : Documentation {
+ let Category = DocCatDecl;
+ let Heading = "aligned";
+ let Content = [{
+The ``aligned`` attribute specifies a minimum alignment (in bytes) for a
+variable, structure field, or type definition. The attribute takes an
+optional integer constant expression that must evaluate to a power of two.
+
+.. code-block:: c++
+
+ struct __attribute__((aligned(8))) S {
+ short f[3];
+ };
+
+If the alignment factor is omitted, the compiler defaults to the largest
+alignment supported by the target machine for any data type.
+
+Applying this attribute to a structure or union changes the type's layout
+properties. To ensure that array indexing and pointer arithmetic remain
+consistent, the compiler automatically increases the structure's total size
+(via tail padding) to a multiple of the alignment value. For example, a
+struct with a natural size of 6 bytes marked ``aligned(8)`` will be
+padded to 8 bytes.
+
+The attribute is additive and can only increase alignment; it cannot decrease
+alignment below the type's natural requirement. To force a smaller
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Ko496-glitch wrote:
got it thanks, i added this, please let me know it looks good
https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/195278
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