[PATCH] D119567: [libcxx] String format class marked as packed

[Mark de Wever via Phabricator via llvm-commits]

Mordante added inline comments.


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Comment at: libcxx/include/__format/parser_std_format_spec.h:111
   _Type __type{_Type::__default};
-};
+} __attribute__((packed));
 
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hubert.reinterpretcast wrote:
> Mordante wrote:
> > hubert.reinterpretcast wrote:
> > > Use double-underscore form to avoid macro problems.
> > > 
> > > Actually, are we assuming GNU attribute support in general "everywhere"?
> > Is there something like godbolt where I can check the layout on AIX online?
> > I've been working on some changes regarding this class. In that new version unconditionally pack the struct on all platforms might lead to sub-optimal code. For the current code I don't see an issue with the packing.
> > 
> > > Actually, are we assuming GNU attribute support in general "everywhere"?
> > 
> > I theory yes. The pre-commit CI tests all supported platforms. So when the CI passes it works. (The ASAN errors are unrelated.) But I think it would be cleaner to make the packing conditional.
> > 
> > 
> > Is there something like godbolt where I can check the layout on AIX online?
> 
> Yes: godbolt
> 
> https://godbolt.org/z/9j49baqsM
Thanks I wasn't aware godbolt also has AIX support. Good to know for the future.


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